New Year's Eve at the mighty L'Opaline restaurant in Beverley, New friends, new foods and the amazing Helen bossing the front of house seamlessly,
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A collection of Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction
About Me
Having been a writer now for over thirty years, I thought it was high time to bring all of my various strings into one bow. In 2016 I published my first novel, Rules for a Born Again bachelor, which is available on Amazon as hardback, softback and Kindle versions. I have since completed two more novels and am writing a fourth. More can be found about them in the fiction section of the site. The second novel The Perry Gene was released in Jan 2020 on Kindle and Paperback. The third Novel 120, a deception bank robbery, was released on 1st April 2022. The fourth novel, the Fairway was released on 25th April 2025. Now available on Amazon!
The earliest serious writing I undertook was poetry and in total now I have over 3500 poems stored and ready to deploy on top of a passionate love of Japanese short forms such as Haiku, Tanka and Senryu. My work as Poet in residence of Tower Hamlets Cemetery park from 2018 to 2021 has just been released in Kindle and Paperback formats. My current poetry project which is due for release in August 2025 is a book called "Tube Lines" which features one poem for every London underground station, it took over a year to write as there are nearly 270 of them.
Along the way, there have been short stories and forays in to Non-fiction through the Analogies project which is an organization trying to improve compliance to policy through the use of story telling.
Also the other non-fiction writing comes under the guise of Hoofing-IT my former blog site on horse racing which is due to be turned into a guide to all the racetracks in the UK and will be released in 2028 (after completion of my PhD).
The earliest serious writing I undertook was poetry and in total now I have over 3500 poems stored and ready to deploy on top of a passionate love of Japanese short forms such as Haiku, Tanka and Senryu. My work as Poet in residence of Tower Hamlets Cemetery park from 2018 to 2021 has just been released in Kindle and Paperback formats. My current poetry project which is due for release in August 2025 is a book called "Tube Lines" which features one poem for every London underground station, it took over a year to write as there are nearly 270 of them.
Along the way, there have been short stories and forays in to Non-fiction through the Analogies project which is an organization trying to improve compliance to policy through the use of story telling.
Also the other non-fiction writing comes under the guise of Hoofing-IT my former blog site on horse racing which is due to be turned into a guide to all the racetracks in the UK and will be released in 2028 (after completion of my PhD).
Poetry
This time the Indian flavours of L'Opaline come to the fore as we attend the Wednesday night Biriyani Feast. A treat for the senses.
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A poem to celebrate an early Father's day trip to see the most excellent Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre. Superb show and a wonderful day of Father and Son time, made even more magically with pictures shared on my new 11 week old Grand daughter.
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A poem to celebrate the first Sunday brunch at L'Opaline in Beverley. The new creation of MasterChef winner Eddie Scott which features a mix of classic French and modern Indian flavours.
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A poem in celebration of mental health awareness week. This year the theme was keep moving, showing the important link between mental and physical health.
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A fabulous day in SW19 meeting great people and watching two of the best matches. Philip the "King of Condiments" added that special sauce that made the day magical.
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We met Emma at the races, mixing up cocktails and she told us the story of her fabulous Phoenix Tattoo. So good it was worth sharing with you.
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A day racing on the Knavesmire at York on June 16th and we met the delightful Rafferty and his parents while cheering on a few winners.
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We met the most amazing pair of 11 week old pups in the Black Lion on Sunday, along with their humans. A few words seems a good idea to capture the mood.
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There is a thing, its called Yorkshireness. it is a gladness, a joy of spirit. When you meet people in this country, you know them, they are honest. A night out in Beverley is anything but ordinary. We love it.
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A repost from Linked in about building teams.
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In 2016, I released my debut novel, "Rules for A Born-Again Bachelor” followed by "Perry Gene" in 2020 and "120" in 2022, making "The Fair Way" my fourth novel
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Non-Fiction
Contact The Writer
- Barnet, England, United Kingdom
Author of 4 novels, 2 books of poetry and currently a student of history doing a PhD on Nautical history
