So, for those who are interested, here's the bio....
I was born in 1957 (you work out what that means now, I don't care to!). I've been, at various times, a seaman, a missionary, a janitor, a storekeeper, a clerical assistant, a petrol pump attendant and unemployed. For fifteen years or so I was a Scenes of Crime Officer, (or Crime Scene Investigator as we're now called). Not at all a bad job, but nothing like it looks on TV. (As I said at least once every working day!).
My working life ended as a part-time bookkeeper for St Michael's Without, a city centre church in Bath. I am now retired, which has given me more time for writing. And reading. And sleeping.
Three things of significance about me.
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I was born in 1957 (you work out what that means now, I don't care to!). I've been, at various times, a seaman, a missionary, a janitor, a storekeeper, a clerical assistant, a petrol pump attendant and unemployed. For fifteen years or so I was a Scenes of Crime Officer, (or Crime Scene Investigator as we're now called). Not at all a bad job, but nothing like it looks on TV. (As I said at least once every working day!).
My working life ended as a part-time bookkeeper for St Michael's Without, a city centre church in Bath. I am now retired, which has given me more time for writing. And reading. And sleeping.
Three things of significance about me.
- I'm a Christian. I don't like to narrow that down with tighter definitions. I'm exploring the mystery of God, which is a far bigger thing than any denomination or tradition. I have been a Local Preacher in the Methodist church, (Lay Preacher, if you're not familiar with Methodist terminology), but I've now stepped back from that. I'd like to think that my faith is expressed in everything I do, but I'm not the best person to make that judgement.
- I'm married, with one wife (Annie), three sons (Tom, Matt and Andy), and two dogs (Edna and Willow). The boys have all grown up and moved away now, and we've moved to the grandparent stage of life - courtesy of Tom and his wife Charlotte, who have gifted the world with Otis and Etta.
- I write stories. More accurately, I think of stories! Nearly every waking moment of my life there's a story of some sort going round in my head. Perhaps more than one. And it's been like that as far back as I can remember - I was making up stories long before I could begin to write them! And even now, I've got more stories inside me than I'll ever have time to write. Every now and then I have to get some of them out of my head and put them into words. It helps to relieve the pressure.
Scroll through the menu for our annual family letters, a tradition going back to 1998. Or follow this link for the latest edition, and find out what's been happening for us in 2024.
