about me

I'm London-born Anglo-Irish; five wonderful early years in Mid-Wales; my beachcomber habits were then reinforced during nearly fifteen years in West Sussex; thereafter very much London and the so-called Home Counties.

For me the past is only relevant as a learning curve (albeit a fairly jagged one!) towards the future and, as I've told both my kids, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

I have a great family (two kids, a son-in-law, and four grandchildren) so, what more could I want? Maybe, a companionable female barrister (this is a long-held hypothesis which I would still like to test), however she would need to be a tennis-player (I play at least twice a week).

My only formal qualifications are in theoretical physics (including a postgraduate year at Imperial College), followed by thirteen years of research work in the Scientific Civil Service. That training, coupled with three years working for a former forensic auditor, has stood me in good stead for the current 'day job' which comprises a mix of investigative accounting, database integrity, and proofreading.

Informal qualifications include years spent as an NCO in the Territorial Army, RYA Short Range Certificate, and Sports First Aid.

I'm also a professional polo commentator and am trying to break into the American voiceover market.

favourite books

Bring on the Empty Horses, Dew on the Grass, Don't think of Purple Spotted Oranges, Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation, Eat to Win, End of the Chapter, Excession, Figures in a Landscape, How to Solve It, Sparkenbroke, The Alexandrian Quartet, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Forsyte Saga, The HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy (all four books of the trilogy), The House that Ran Behind, The Lord of the Rings, The Maltese Cat, The Man who Never Was, The Screwtape Letters, The Square Sun, Women who Run with the Wolves

my websites

http://www.BarefootProofreader.com     http://www.Soft-SpokenWords.com