: About Me

I began life in a mining village in the central midlands of England, where i was schooled in the local primary and comprehensive schools. I never achieved any academic qualifications, and at the ripe old age of sixteen i joined the British army to become an infanteer(great career move)He says sarcastically. After loyally serving a period of nine years and visiting various exotic places such as the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf conflict and Hong Kong, with several postings of Northern Ireland in between.
I finally rejoined the ranks of civilian street in ninety nine and embarked on a myriad of occupations. I've tried many a thing from being a bailiff to running my own security company, i have been a refuge collector, a cleaner, I've worked in bars and hotels in Spain and i even opened a sex shop there at one point and that was very short lived.
During my time in the real world (the De-militarized zone) i have added to the injuries that i sustained whilst a soldier. Accident prone i believe is the best way to describe my self. Recently i have been breaking an average of three bones a year, And no before you ask i don't have brittle bones just a really poor sense of being in the right place at the right time. i amcurrentlyunemployed and finding my options are very limited.
My true passion is telling stories, i love to create and invent Characters and tales to accompany them. i have written one novel which i would love to see published, and i have many works in progress. As i see my stories in visions i would ideally like them to be turned into film as i believe it to be the perfect media to share them with a broader audience, and that is why i like to create them, for the entertainment of others or what is the point.
I'm not quite sure what i expect to achieve on this site as i found it by accident, But if anagent, publisher or a film maker happened to take the notion of reading my material then i think i would be more than happy to oblige.

My passion is ...

writing fiction, my wife and my dog.

I know too much about ...

nothing, as you can never know too much about anything!

My parents always told me ...

honesty is the best policy.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a soldier. Been there done that, got akitbag full of T-shirts,lol

My favorite memory ...

passing out as a junior colour sergeant from the junior infantry battalion

Why I write ...

because my head is full of stories, and i like to escape from the drudgery of reality.

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

i have never been a reader, but i am currently into movies by Shane Meadows.a fellow midlander.

My first job ...

Soldier

My best moment ...

becoming a soldier.

My inspiration ...

i am inspired by the lack of entertaining tv drama's, this inspiresme to create something that is worth while watching.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fly on the wall

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There I was was minding my own business, just hanging around in the lounge. I hadn't been out of the house for a few days as the weather had been miserable and wet of late. I wasn't really up to much at all, as I said earlier, I was just hanging around ,watching the television, relaxing and basically eves dropping. Davey and Sue were discussing something. Something that seemed very dark and suspicious. They were whispering and acting secretively. I wasn't too bothered that they had failed to include me in their private mutterings, it was nothing new. I had always been the black sheep of th...

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