Stephen Ricker has worked as a lifeguard, a smuggler (Neither guns nor drugs), a Dramaturg, as a DOD civilian in Europe until the danged Soviets suddenly gave up on him, an importe...view moreStephen Ricker has worked as a lifeguard, a smuggler (Neither guns nor drugs), a Dramaturg, as a DOD civilian in Europe until the danged Soviets suddenly gave up on him, an importer, bartender, as a Jeopardy! Champion, and a wine expert. He lives with his dear lovely wife, Carmen, and their geriatric golden retriever in Laguna Beach, California. The Kaserne is his first novel.view less