: About Me

I'm a former sports journalist who has recently arrived in South Korea to teach the wonders of the English language to elementary school kids. Although for 10 years I did scribble for a living, I always preferred the idea of a career in 'the other' writing sector - fiction, short stories etc. It's a challenge I plan to meet but, for now, I'll just enjoy scribbling the odd few words together.

My passion is ...

everyone else says writing but I'll say witnessing life

I know too much about ...

the quantity of zero

My parents always told me ...

shussshhh!

My childhood ambition ...

be a professional soccer player

My favorite memory ...

Stuttgart 1988, Rep of Ireland 1 England 0. Or perhaps the Champions League final 1999 Manchester Utd 2 Bayern Munich 1 (the simple pleasures are the best)

Why I write ...

Because I see or realise something I want to tell people about

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading a collection of short stories by William Trevor

My first job ...

was in a pub

My best moment ...

is yet to come (I hope)

My inspiration ...

is that the best is yet come

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Former US President Bill Clinton once commented that "(America) needs a debate that's not a screaming match". Whether or not President Clinton ranks amongst your favorites to hold that esteemed position, his words are nonetheless true: a debate can promote progress, but a screaming match can promote little other than insults and anger. One of the hardest things to do is to convince people that you are right, especially when their own point of view differs from yours. Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule that guarantees that anyone will agree with you, but there are some things tha...

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