"What can I say that would be even vaguely interesting to the reader? I am lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of the South West of England. I'm married, have five children and far too many dogs and cats. I thoroughly enjoy my life but it is a boring subject for others. I was born in England a few years after the end of World War II. I spent my formative years bathed in the twilight of the British Empire in wonderful places such as Sri Lanka, Kenya and Bermuda and not so wonderful places like Aden. My peripatetic early years left me with an insatiable curiosity about the world, a love of travel and, I like to think, reasonably good powers of observation.
"I have always had a passion for reading and it was this, combined with an idle moment or two, that led me serendipitously to discover a Newsgroup called ASSM. I was confused by what I found. There were extremely well written pieces mixed with the most unspeakable drivel. I thought I could at least fit somewhere in the middle. So, after lurking around for a while, I wrote my first short story and posted it to ASSM in June 2002. A number of the 'regulars' were extremely helpful and supportive so I persevered. The results are what you now see here and may judge for yourself."
