I was born in 1962 into a household steeped in sport and rhythm. My father was a senior amateur and lower-league professional footballer, while my mother, equally formidable, was an award-winning ballroom dancer. Their spirited household didn’t just hum with ambition, it danced to it.

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After earning a degree in History from Leeds University, I took an unexpected turn into the then-nascent world of information technology in the late 1980s. Yet, the call of story and stage never left me. Alongside a thriving tech career, I freelanced as a journalist and book reviewer, earning one small by-line in the national press, and also spent over a decade performing in village halls and theatres across the south of England.

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A true inheritor of my family’s sporting zeal, I later pivoted into live sports broadcasting. In the 1990s, I became a trusted rugby ‘stato’ for the BBC, ITV, EuroSport, and TVNZ, bringing insight and analysis to major rugby tournaments including the Heineken Cup, Six Nations, World Sevens, and Rugby World Cups.

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As a writer, I have made my mark across genres. My debut novel, Songs of Bliss, was published in 2017, followed by A Solitude of Stars in 2019, and the companion piece to Solitude, A Symphony Of Sorrows, comes out later in 2026. I have released four exciting short story collections, The Mechanic’s Curse, The Insomniac Booth, Melodies in Black Ink, and most recently in January 2026, Proud Jenny Jay.

I am also an 'award-winning' occasional poet and the author of a biography detailing the life of a former professional footballer, namely my father.

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Since 2018, I have served as Managing Editor of the Firesides Tales Project, a global storytelling initiative that has published over 30 collections of folktales, fairy tales, myths, and legends from around the world.

Today, I continue to write fiction rich in folklore, as well as more direct commentaries on the current state of the world, combining my deep love of narrative with a lifelong fascination with the human spirit.