I've been writing all sorts of stuff — poems, songs, newspaper reviews, translations and academic pieces — for many years, but only ever played around with full-length novels for my own amusement, never thinking I'd get anywhere. Nonetheless, if some of the fun I've had writing the books can be shared with readers, I'd be happy. They employ a number of different genres--mystery, suspense, thriller, action--but break the rules a bit, so hopefully I can raise a few laughs along the way. I guess my main teaching field of Postmodernist Fiction will have had something to do with that. Some of the travelling I've done has also come in handy for background colour. MY NEW BOOK—THE SHOWDOWN IN WOLLONGONG—IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON—A FANTASY NOVEL NOT TO BE MISSED!  PHOTO WITH MY NEW FRIEND, ITALIAN GREYHOUND CYNDY. NEW PHOTO. Noddy in Wonderland REVIEW IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. — NEW PHOTO HERE. — MY SONG RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THESE LINKS: "DO YOU KNOW...?" "BERTHA" "LONG ROAD" "WHERE THE RIVER FLOWS BLACK VELVET" "EVERYTHING COMES TOO LATE OR TOO SOON" — FULL LIST OF RECORDINGS AVAILABLE HERE.

BA Hons General Arts: Modern Languages and History (University of Leeds).
PGDip. TESOL (University of Leeds).
Ph.D. English Literature (University of North London).