Dr. A.W. Sibley | Author | Writer

About Dr. A. W. Sibley the Author

In the early 1930s the Sibley family lived on the edge of the Sabine River bottom on the Louisiana side, across the river from Hemphill, Texas. This used to be called no man's land and was claimed by both the United States and Mexico. Today the Sabine River is the dividing line between Louisiana and Texas. In the early '30s, however, most of the big forest country of the Sabine River bottom was still called no man's land.
By 1938 we wound up living even farther into the river bottom about a mile and a half from Negreet Creek. We lived down a narrow log road about

two miles off the parish road in an old frame house that came with the hundred and twenty acres my Dad bought from a kind elderly man by the name of Courtney. Mr. Courtney homesteaded the place and planted fruit trees of every kind along with several kinds of pecan and walnut trees. When we moved in and settled, there was an orchard already established.
As a farm boy growing up in pre-WWII Louisiana I spent my childhood years working on the farm, hunting and fishing,
and exploring the surrounding woods with my best friends; a half-wolf-pup named Ring and a filly called Honey Gal.
My works, let's call them"enhanced autobiography" or if you prefer "autobiographical fiction," are based on those
early childhood years and adventures.
Born in 1933, one of eight children, I served in the U.S. Army before attending college in Lake Charles, Louisiana and then attending Loyola University in New Orleans obtaining my Doctorate in Dentistry. I met my wife Margaret on a blind date set up by our respective best friends. We have four children and five grandchildren. I spent my career working as a cattle rancher and country dentist in rural Southwest Louisiana, where I retired with my wife of 60 years.

Book Reviews

"A Wolf Called Ring is an instant classic with literary skill to match that of White Fang and The Call of the Wild. It should be in every school library and required reading for high school students. It is a slice of American history peppered with love, duty, and man’s best friendship. Highly, HIGHLY, recommended." - The Portsmouth Review

"A Wolf Called Ring" clearly establishes author A. W. Sibley as an impressively gifted storyteller of the first order. A consistently compelling read from first page to last, "A Wolf Called Ring" is unreservedly recommended and certain to
be an enduringly popular addition to community library General Fiction collections. For personal collections it should be noted that "A Wolf Called Ring" is also available in Kindle format ($5.99). - The Midwest Review

I fell in love with this memoir from the beginning and didn’t want it to end. Stunning, beautiful, and intriguing. Readers will find this fast-paced tale memorable. A journey both sweet and sad. Overall, I highly recommend A Wolf Called Ring to readers worldwide. - Urban Book Reviews