Growing up I have always been a student of history. In college I became a history major and an avid reader. My favorite authors include historians like Doris Kearns Goodwin, and popular fiction writers like Robert B.Parker, and Clive Cussler. I also pursued a professional cartooning career for a time and was able to have a good number of my cartoons and illustrations published in trade magazines and books. A collection of my favorite cartoons appear in Cartoon Madness, now for sale on Amazon. My interest in historical figures led me to write  my first novel, Vengeance of the Ripper published by Lulu Press and available for sale on Amazon.com. My book pits Jack the Ripper against old west legend, Wyatt Earp. The action takes place in Los Angeles, California in the year 1908, twenty years after his murderous rampage in London. I am working on another novel combining my love of history with adventure.