Richard Edgar Zwez was born in Tela, Honduras. He studied in the American Schools of the United Fruit Company. He has a B.A. from the University of New Orleans where he was selected for the Advanced Composition course. He has an M.A. from Tulane University in New Orleans, and a Ph.D. from LSU in Baton Rouge. He taught for forty-five years from the elementary through the university levels while teaching Special Education, Spanish, and French in several American cities. He retired from the armed forces of the United States after serving in the Army and the Naval Reserve. He has been active in service organizations including the Lions, Rotary, and the Shriners. He is a commander of the American Legion.And he has served in various church organizations. He has published literary studies, poems, novellas, and novels dealing with science fiction, mystery, Louisiana life, and romance with preference for the funny side of life. He published the humorous realistic novel "New Orleans Spirit: A Tchoupitoulas Life" and now its equally funny sequel, "New Orleans Energy: The Dynamic Culture in Its People."