Richard has a life-long interest in Native Americans and their culture. As a boy, he always played the Indian in cowboys and Indians. He has been writing since high school, producing short stories, poems and novels. He is a graduate of Xavier University and took creative writing courses at the University of Cincinnati. His desire to publish a novel led to Hunkpapa Sioux, in which he combined two passions of his life. A Vietnam veteran, he resides in Cincinnati. He is currently working on his next young adult novel about Native Americans.