Originally from the South Coast of England, he moved to Scotland in 2003. He has had three collection published; ‘Love Cry and Wonder Why (2007), ‘A Hatching of Ghosts’ (2011) and ‘Headlines’ (2013). This piece, ‘Curious Street’ was originally written as a special exercise for the Aberdeenshire based writers group ‘The Apothecary Sessions’ of which he is a member.