<p>I started the story of <i>Life On Th' Rockin' W</i> in 1964. I have always loved horses, worked horses, and had a passion to draw. With that combination, I began to create a story in the form of a comic strip, of a family's struggles, good times, and adventures on a ranch. After the completion of 16 pages, I submitted the idea of <i>Life On Th' Rockin' W</i> to The Tennessean to become one of their paper's comic strips. They rejected the idea and I returned home somewhat disappointed. Having the responsibility of supporting my family and helping my wife raise our seven children, I put my dream aside. </p>

<p>In 2009, 45 years later, I resurrected my long neglected dream, the story of <i>Life On Th' Rockin' W<i>. The local weekly newspaper began to publish the comic strip and soon afterward had a dedicated following of readers. This book is a collection of the comic strip in its entirety. As the story unfolded there was a colt born, that was given the name "Sparky". There was actually a horse in my past named Sparky. I had big dreams for him, maybe the next Trigger. I had to sell him because I had to go to War. The new Sparky that was revealed in the comic strip is in memory of the original. The coloring book <i>Sparky and Some Friends</i> was created from the story of <i>Life On Th' Rockin' W<i>. Family, true to life characters, friends, and neighbors form the nucleus of the book, along with a host of horses and other animals. I hope you have a good visit with us. </p>