Paul Pumpian majored in TV Writing And Production at the University of North Carolinaand went on to write for dozens of TV variety shows, industrial films and radio commercials. He’s penned 3 National Magazine short stories; a comedy album and has written material for Friar’s Roasts, Golden Boot Awards and numerous stand-up comedians. For 23 years, he was a steady contributor to the “Blondie” comic strip.

He has owned, bred, raced and shown a number of World and National Champion Appaloosa horses.

Pumpian’s years of research into the American West and the Mexican Revolutionary period of 1911-1918 led to the writing of “Compadres” where his fictional characters blend with historical personalities and events.