B Gerad O’Brien was born in Tralee, Ireland and now lives in Newport, South Wales with his wife Jennifer and daughters Shelly and Sarah.

As a child he spent his summer holidays in Listowel, Co Kerry. His uncle had a Harness Maker’s shop there, and it was a magnet for all sorts of colourful characters. It was there that his love of words was kindled by the stories of John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon, who often wandered into the shop for a chat and bit of jovial banter.

After serving nine years in the Royal Navy he progressed to retail management, currently working as a Department manager with the UK’s second largest Supermarket. (‘asda be good, eh?)

His hobby is writing short stories, fifteen of which have already been published over the years.  Most of them can be viewed on BeWrite.net, free of charge.

 His novel, Once On A Cold And Grey September, was published in 2002 by iUniverse.