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At the age of 10, having failed in his lifelong ambition to become a vigilante vampire werewolf – otherwise known as a vamp-wolf – Ray Hamill finally admitted defeat and turned his attention full-time to daydreaming instead.

A mere few decades later, the world of crime fighting’s loss is now the literary world’s gain.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Ray moved to the United States after graduating college, spending time in Boston and San Francisco before settling among the redwoods in Northern California, where he has worked as a journalist for the past 20 years.

In that time he has published three books, including his most recent, Help, My Horse is Drowning!, a humorous look at the world of sports and the life of the enthusiastically delusional athlete in us all.

He previously published the outrageously satirical Free the Leprechauns! as well as the semi-autobiographical Help Me, Im Irish! - a book about the non-meaning of life.

Ray is also the host of a weekly sports talk radio show broadcast locally in Northern California on Blue Ox Community Radio, and a sports blog at barstoolfanatics.com.

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Plenty of tournament action for H-DNL teams

The Arcata Tigers comfortably advanced to the semifinals of their own tournament on Thursday after getting the better of Buckingham Charter 74-18. Also at the Arcata tournament, McKinleyville overcame a poor shooting […]