Ayooo! Greetings! As the name implies, it's reasonably safe to say that I'm one of the (*ahem*) older folks on here. :)

I am a published author and an artist. I currently have six novels, two short stories, and an art book that have been self-published through KDP - Kindle Direct Publishing (I had started with CreateSpace, but they were bought by Amazon). They are currently available in print on Amazon, which also has a version for Kindle. The titles available now are:

Novels

"Family Tails - The Story of a Mixed Family in the Genetic Age", published May 3, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1505637694

"Tangled Vines", published October 12, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-1978085374

Daggers of Darkness ™ series:
#1 - "Into the Black", published October 28, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-1979233446
#2 - "The Heart of Élendor", published February 2, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-1795372114
#3 - "On the Trail of Legends", published January 28, 2020, ISBN-13: 978-1674851563
#4 - "An Unexpected Discovery" (finished writing, waiting on editor)
#5 - "The First Ones" (in progress)

The Sacrifice for Peace (trilogy):
#1 - "The Gathering", published July 16, 2018, ISBN-13: 978-1987597585

Short Stories

"The Changed One", published March 2, 2015, ISBN-13: 978-1508650072

"The Little Mouse and The Old Wolf", published May 25, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-1546749479


Art Books

"The Art of Tangled Vines", published October 11, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-1978178397


My other book projects are: "The Sacrifice for Peace", which is a trilogy that I have the first volume written--"The Gathering" (no relation with the card game), and it's now published (see above list); "Daggers of Darkness", which is a nine-book series, starting off with "Into the Black", which is available in print and for Kindle, book #4, "An Unexpected Discovery", is done, just waiting on my editor to catch up (as of 2022-06-25); book #5, "The First Ones", I have the Prologue and Chapter 1 done so far (as of 2022-06-25).

I have lots of traditional artwork on here and am now doing mostly digital art, most are related to my stories--character portraits and scenes. I do not draw or write porn of any kind (perhaps a tasteful nude or near nude, here and there); nowadays, my artwork is first done in mechanical pencil, then I ink the outlines, scan, then digitally paint it. I typically list in the Description field what I used to draw each piece when I post the picture, in case anyone might be interested.

A word about comments. I appreciate polite comments, suggestions, and constructive criticism. If someone just wants to post something to be rude, crude, and socially unacceptable, then I'll delete the offending comment. I know that no one can please everyone every time, and I know that my art and stories won't appeal to everyone. All that I ask is that if you do choose to leave a comment, please keep it civil, okay? :)

I now have a Patreon account if anybody would like to donate a bit. (https://www.patreon.com/ArtandStoriesbyAncientWolf)
I also accept donations and payments via PayPal (send me a personal message for details).
I can be found on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070055390011)
I have an account on Blogger (https://artandstoriesbyancientwolf.blogspot.com/).
My Amazon Author Page is http://www.amazon.com/author/ronaldlebeck

Just a little bit about myself:

I'm 62 years old, born and raised in the Midwest, USA. I served my country honorably in the U.S. Navy and have been to many places in the world. My hobbies include cooking, listening to music (mostly Celtic, '50's-'70's Rock-n-Roll, Classical, light jazz, world music, and "epic" music). I have fair skill at leather working, enjoy hiking and backpacking, canoeing, cycling, and walking. I'm single, unattached, and "straight", I now live in Fairbanks, Alaska. Although my background is in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology, I write stories that may have humans, G.E.L.F.s (Genetically Engineered Life Form), various four-footed or winged animals, and aliens. My stories tend to be love stories that may be some combination of action, adventure, drama, mysticism, sci-fi, alternate reality, folk tale, and heroic fantasy.