Born in the middle of Canada in the Sixties, Vaughn moved to California in the Seventies and has stayed there ever since. Although his family roots on both sides sink deep in religious pacifism (starting somewhere in 1525 with the Dutch Anabaptists) he began devouring military history books as a boy. He also loved the Arthurian legends and tales of knights and fair maidens and often wondered how that translated into medieval reality. Today he teaches High School in Turlock, California and scribbles such old-fashioned stories whenever he can spare the time.