Jack Teague

Bibliography
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Scientific/Technical

“No Music at the Beach,” ​Florida Journal of Environmental Health​, March, 2000. Nonfiction
piece chronicling the discovery that ocean water along the beaches of Key West became
contaminated with fecal bacteria after rainfall events and the actions transpiring afterwards,
including remedial efforts by the City of Key West. Viewable at​ ​www.scribd.com/jteague​.

“Waste Not…”, ​Tallahassee Magazine​, March, 1994. Article on the City of Tallahassee’s
municipal utilities’ experimental recycling of treated wastewater by using it for the irrigation of
non-food grain crops to be used as livestock feed.

“Revisiting the Key West Freshwater Lens,” ​Florida Journal of Environmental Health​,
November, 1993. Nonfiction story detailing the analytical investigation of a small source of
highly vulnerable, fresh, groundwater in Key West, Florida that provided drinking water to the
wells of some long-time city residents.

“A Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Potable Water Distribution System Petroleum

Contamination in 1992,” November 1992. Nonfiction piece about a petroleum contamination
event of water in the piping of the only public potable water supply to the Florida Keys.

“Regulatory News – 1991,” ​TURF Magazine​, April, 1991. Article digesting recent changes to
the United States Department of Agriculture’s regulations governing the application of pesticides
to ornamental turf.

“High Octane Water,” ​Florida Journal of Environmental Health​, April, 1991. Article on the
benzene contamination event involving Perrier bottled water.

“Earth Power,” ​Tallahassee Magazine,​ May-June 1990. Article on the use of ground loop
technology which relies on the earth’s thermal properties to heat and cool homes and buildings.

“Orlando Midyear Covers Water Issues,” ​National Journal of Environmental Health​, May-June,
1990. Article focusing on a variety of water-related issues covered at the 1990 annual national
convention of Environmental Health professionals.
“Water, Water Everywhere,” ​Tallahassee Magazine​, July-August 1989. Article about the
groundwater used as the source of the City of Tallahassee, Florida’s municipal drinking water
system.

Entertainment

“Winter came Early to the Keys this Year,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide​, December 2008. A
reflective article on the passing of Captain Tony Tarracino, one of Key West’s more notable
personalities.

“Heavy Metal,” ​Tallahassee Magazine,​ March/April, 1995. Article on Florida State University’s
student steel drum orchestra, including historical information on the origins of steel drum music.

“Claudia Johnson – Defender,” ​Tallahassee Magazine,​ September, 1994. Biographical piece on a

Florida State University professor who lead a first amendment action against the school board of
a nearby rural county where she lived for their attempt to ban certain works of classic American
literature from their curriculums.

“Educating Film Makers,” ​Tallahassee Magazine​, July-August, 1989. Article about the creation
of the film school at Florida State University.

Fitness/Health

“Lose It, Don’t Abuse It,” ​Tallahassee Magazine​, May-June, 1990. Article on diet and nutrition.

“No pain, No Gain in the Capital City,” ​Tallahassee Magazine,​ September-October, 1989.
Article about popular physical activity choices and their associated benefits.

Fishing

“Dawn Patrol – New Year’s Day Tarpon,”​ ​www.flaflyfish.com​ , Dec 2010. A re-cast for this
e-zine of a reflective piece on the magic of an early tarpon fishing outing in the Keys published
earlier in hard copy.

“A Dispatch from the Oil Spill Front,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, Summer 2010. First-hand
description of the impacts of the BP Spill on the tourism-based economy of Alabama’s Gulf
Coast.
“The Tarpon Wind Carries the Day,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys,​ April-May 2010. A reflective
piece on the seasonal conditions of the beginning of Tarpon fishing season in the Florida Keys.

“The ‘Poons of Spring,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, February-March 2010. Article describing the
annual spring migration of Tarpon into the Florida Keys.

“Cold produced Keys Fish-sicles,”​ Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ February 2010. Article
highlighting the detrimental impact the extreme cold temperatures produced on fish populations
in the Florida Keys in early 2010.

“Cobia – another winter ‘Snow-fish’,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, December 2009-January 2010.
Article about fishing for Cobia in the Florida Keys.

“Anglers Target the Big Fish of Winter,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide​, December 2009.
Article highlighting the types of larger fish anglers may expect to find during colder months in
the Florida Keys.

“Under-appreciated But Not Unwanted,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys,​ October-November 2009.
Article highlighting some of the species of inshore game fish in the Florida Keys that do not
enjoy the glamour of Bonefish, Tarpon or Permit, but are often more readily available and
comparably game quarry in many instances.

“Keys Fishing Guide Offers Tips to Beat the Heat,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide​, August
2009. Article offering advice on fishing during the warmer seasons in the Florida Keys.

“My Mentor Was a Fisher of Men and Fish,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ June 2009. A
homage to the gentleman who was my friend and mentor and taught me the basics of offshore
saltwater fishing.

“Bittersweet Ending,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys,​ June-July 2009. Article describing the
circumstances leading to the end of tarpon season in the Florida Keys.

“Finding the ‘Honey Hole’ Isn’t Easy,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ April 2009. Article
discussing the nuances of locating fertile fishing spots in the Florida Keys.

“Spring into the Skinny Water,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, April-May 2009. Article describing
the species anglers seek in shallow water in the Spring season in the Florida Keys and the
methods used to catch them.
“Even if it’s Cold, We Can Still Fish,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ February 2009. Article
describing the types of fishing opportunities available during the Keys relatively colder months.

“What’s an MRIP – and Why Should I Care?,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys, ​February-March 2009.
Article on the initiation of a Federal recreational saltwater fishing license and its potential
ramifications to citizens of the Florida Keys.

“Hey Mate, Follow this Advice for Success,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, December 2008-January
2009. Article detailing the job of a mate on a charter fishing boat in the Florida Keys.

“Reasoning with the Season is Almost Over,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ October 2008.
Article describing the changes in fishing accompanying the fall season in the Florida Keys.

“The Best Job in the World?,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, October-November 2008. Article
detailing the joys and trials of working as a charter-fishing captain in the Florida Keys.

“Man-versus-Lobster Battle Has Sweet Ending,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide,​ August 2008.
Article describing the activity of recreational hunting for spiny lobster in the Florida Keys.

“Permitted to Fish,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, August-September 2008. Article discussing the
pursuit of Permit in the Florida Keys.

“It’s Summertime and the Fishing is Easy,” ​Key West Citizen Locals Guide​, April 2008. A
reflection on the marvels of fishing in the Florida Keys.

“The Braidy Bunch,” ​Fishing the Florida Keys​, June-July 2008. Article discussing the merits of
different types of fishing line for different uses for fishing in the Florida Keys.

“A Picture is Worth…?,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys​, April-May 2008. Article clarifying Florida
Fish and Wildlife regulations on removing tarpon from the water for the purpose of taking a
photograph.

“The Dawn Patrol rings in 2008,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys​, February-March 2008. A reflective
article on fly fishing for tarpon on New Year’s day 2008 in the Florida Keys.

“Resurrection,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys​, December 2007-January 2008. Article on the
re-vitalization of The Hell’s Bay Boatworks company after emerging from corporate demise.
“Kick Off Time,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys​, October/November 2007. Article on fishing for
Blackfin Tuna in the Florida Keys.

“King of the Florida Keys,” ​Florida Game and Fish Magazine​, November-December 2007.
Article on fishing for King Mackerel in the Florida Keys.

“Flats 101: Beat the Heat,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys,​ August-September 2007. Article on how
to catch shallow water species in the Keys when summer water temperatures are not in the range
of their comfort zone.

“Stubborn Dolphin Can Drive You Nuts,” ​Fishing The Florida Keys , ​June-July 2007. Photo
Illustration for article by John Sahagian.

“Angling in the Conch Republic,” ​Game and Fish Magazine,​ May 2007. Article about the main
species of fish expected to be caught late spring/early summer in the Florida Keys, appropriate
gear, tactics and bait.

“Fishin’ Time in Key West,” ​Florida Wildlife Magazine,​ May-June 2006. Photo Illustration for
article by Carolee Anita Boyles.

Fiction/Screenplays

“Last Drink With Sarge,” Short Feature Dramatic Script. Writer and Director, August 2018. A
young man pours out his heart in a letter that will never be read.
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Drink-Sarge-Boogie-Dabney/dp/B07VBBNNTG/ref=sr_1_25?ke
ywords=sarge&qid=1563791567&s=movies-tv&sr=1-25

“Dark Friend,” Short Feature Dramatic Script. Writer and Director, July 2012. An old man on his
deathbed is visited by death in three personifications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiWoKDilelg&feature=em-share_video_user

“Listen,” Short Feature Dramatic Script. Co-writer, January 2012. A teenager has run away from
home and finds herself in trouble. She phones home in the wee hours of morning to pour her
heart out to her Momma, or so she thinks…​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bynpdE6ksWc

“Balseros,” ​Flyfish Journal,​ August 2010. The tale of a Key West flats fishing guide drawn into
an ill-fated Cuban migrant smuggling attempt after an injury leaves him destitute and homeless.
Viewable at​ ​www.scribd.com/jteague​.
“Tetch,”​ Modmobilian.com​, July 2012. Short fiction adapted from one chapter of my novel,
“Rituals of Solace”. A young man has returned to the rural southern community of his birth to
attend the funeral of an uncle who raised him after his parents were killed in an automobile
accident. Amidst the solemn traditions of mourning at the uncle’s home, he encounters his high
school sweetheart, relatives and friends and a Vietnam Vet cousin struggling to cope with PTSD
in a community that doesn’t understand it. Viewable at​ ​www.scribd.com/jteague​. Also has been
developed as a short feature dramatic screenplay.

”Rituals of Solace,”​ Amazon Kindle,​ November 3, 2010. A novel about a younger man who finds
himself at a confluence of life crises – the loss of his promising accounting career for refusing to
participate in an “Enron type” accounting fraud, the unexpected end of his marriage and the
unexpected death of an uncle who raised him after his parents were killed in an auto accident
when he was a child. He journeys back to the rural southern community of his birth to attend the
funeral and contemplate a way forward for his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Rituals-of-Solace-ebook/dp/B004APA4P2/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&
ie=UTF8&qid=1372010382&sr=1-2&keywords=Rituals+of+Solace

“Time Flyz” - ​Yale Anglers Journal,​ June 2008. Short Fiction. A snapshot in the tale of two
sons, each in their own way, coping with the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease in their father, set
against the family’s passion for fly fishing in Montana’s Yellowstone River. Viewable at
www.scribd.com/jteague​. Also has been developed as a short feature screenplay.

Projects In Progress

A Part of Them Forever: Hemingway’s Last Journey –​ A non-fiction photo-essay book and
documentary film re-tracing the route of Ernest Hemingway’s last journey by automobile from
the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota to his home in Sun Valley, Idaho during the final
week before he took his life in 1961. A companion documentary film is planned as well. In
progress.

South to Paris​ – A dramatic literary screenplay. The story of a restless youth who runs away
from home via tramp steamer to see the world, his loss of innocence along the voyage, the
heartbreak of first love gone awry in Paris, later, the loss of his wife and child to the troubles of
Ireland and his retreat to a Caribbean Island to capture it all in memoir. In progress.

A Wet Hook: The Making of a Key West Charter Captain​ – A non-fiction, reflective, photo
illustrated autobiographical collection of personal fishing experiences that lead to the
establishment of my business, Finatic Charters. 2005 – In progress
Don’t Stop the Music​ – A speculative screenplay on the subject of payola in the music industry.
1987. Screenplay is complete and being converted to electronic format.

Christmas Grouper – A ​ speculative screenplay that is the tale of two, laid-off Florida mill
workers who discover a floating bale of marijuana during an offshore grouper fishing trip in the
Gulf of Mexico. Against the backdrop of a lean holiday season and a bleak economic future,
they struggle with the dilemma of its disposition compounded with unexpected family
consequences. Based upon my short fiction of the same title. Screenplay is complete.

A Moveable Feast​ – A speculative screenplay adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel of the

same title. The story of Hemingway’s struggling years as a then unknown, young, expatriate
writer in Bohemian Paris and how it came to an end. 1984-85. Screenplay is complete. Most
recent polish 8/2019.

Cess Pit: Case Studies and Threats to Human Health in America​ - A narrative nonfiction work
describing incidents over a twenty three year career in Environmental Public Health and
associated cautionary analysis of contemporary threats to America’s public health - in progress.
Contemplated as a high school to college level text book.