RubyAnn Stiegelmeier has been helping others as long as she can remember. After her dad died when she was 11, her childhood on their family farm and ranch became a bootcamp in creative problem solving. She turned to writing as a way of trialing long-term solutions. As the proud aunt of 22 nieces and nephews, Sir Rupert came to life after she heard "auntie, tell us a story!' innumerable times. She lives in Dickinson, North Dakota.