I was born in Caterham, Surrey in 1956 the youngest of four children and I have lived most of my life in Surrey though I have never returned to the town of my birth. I am married to Tina and we have three sons Ben, Josh and Sam. My family are my inspiration and I write chiefly to please myself though I find it very satisfying when it also pleases others. We are actively involved in our local church, where Tina also teaches Sunday school. I have been writing for about twenty five years, principally, for my own amusement although I have had some success getting my work published also. I mainly write poetry, which varies greatly in length (from two lines to 20k words) and in subject, though I favour humour. I also write short biography, anecdotes, short stories, and articles. My longest piece thus far is a 20k words adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in verse which I have used as the core of a Christmas book which contains history, origins, Myth and Legend about the Christmas season which I have titled “The Christmas Companion”.

My Work Has Been Published In Print in the following publications.

Anchor Books, Ancient Heart Magazine, Decanto, Dial 174, Dogma Books, Earth Love, Erbacce, Feelings, Funny Paper, The Great Northern, Green Queen, Paw Prints, Laughout, Jaam Tracks, The Journal, The Mozzie, Now You Know, Pennine Ink, Poetic Hours, Poetic Licence, Poetry Now, Romance Adventure, Roundyhouse, Select Six, Serenity, Spire Poetry Poster, Splizz,

Sp Quill, Taj Mahal Review, Triumph House, Visionary Tongue, Weeds Corner, Windhover And Write On. Also I Will Have A Piece In An American Chapbook Publication Later In 2007 Called Panderings.