Born and educated in London, I attended a College of Education for teachers and obtained a teaching diploma, but decided to travel. I liked teaching English to foreign students, so I took a year's course in Christchurch College, Canterbury. Then I went abroad again to teach EFL. In Rapallo a scholastic publisher published several books of short fiction for students and activity books, which sold well. De Agostini took over the publisher. I also had a story in book form published by OUP - "The Mystery of Allegra". I married an Italian and we have a daughter. I started to write novels and found agents, but had no luck, so decided to self-publish on Amazon Kindle. I am semi-retired and continuing to write and publish short stories, essays and poems.