My writing, my family history, and the Forest Of Dean.
The photo below is of Hope Mansell, taken on a frosty winter morning. It’s about a mile from where I live.

The photo below is of Hope Mansell, taken on a frosty winter morning. It’s about a mile from where I live.
For as far back as I can remember, I have loved books. Mostly I have bought and read old books. Not that I have any objection to new books per se. In part, it’s because I am lazy and time has done the work of winnowing the chaff of the uninteresting or untrue from the best grain. As an example of this, Shakespeare’s writing has stood the test of time for various good reasons.
Also, second-hand books are generally cheaper than new ones. I was brought up to be careful with money, and that habit stuck.
I had no plan to write for publication, but with time on my hands due to Covid in the Spring of 2020 I started writing about John, a 10-year-boy, who has an alien AI arrive to share his brain. The John & Andy series is the story of John’s life and adventures, aided by his alien brain-mate, who he calls Andy.
In December 2021 I decided to prepare these stories for self-publication, starting with Book 1 An Ancient Arrival.
I hope people enjoy reading about what John does after Andy joins him. If so, it will be lovely to feel I have paid a little of my debt of enjoyment of past writers forward to future readers.
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