Ben is an American author and attended a federal service academy, serving in the Navy during the first Persian Gulf War. He has traveled to twenty-five countries on four continents, has two undergrad degrees, and an MBA in Global Management. When he isn't writing fables for George to illustrate, he writes fantasy novels, comic book stories, and screenplays. He teaches English and minored in creative writing in one of his undergrad degrees. Ben has a daughter whose favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day. There were no stories about little girl leprechauns when his daughter was growing up and so he writes these picture book fables so that one day her children will have stories to inspire them.