Wayne Ruple is an Alabama, USA based author, photographer and writer who has contributed to several national and international magazines including: THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS, STAMP WORLD, PAN AM CLIPPER, FATE, UNDERSTANDING, LOST TREASURE, NORTH-SOUTH TRADER, ANIMAL LOVERS MAGAZINE, AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE, COLLECTORS NEWS, ACCENT, THE SPOTLIGHT, UFO UNIVERSE, NATIONAL EXAMINER, ALABAMA LIVING, WESTERN & EASTERN TREASURES, WOODALL’S SOUTHERN RV, ALABAMA CONSERVATION and FLORIDA LIVING.

He has worked at various newspapers in his home state of Alabama including: The St.Clair News-Aegis, The Robertsdale Independent, The Sand Mountain Reporter and The Cleburne News.

In addition to his books published by Lulu, he has also completed an area book on historic photographs “Images of America, Cleburne County” available through Arcadia Publishing