My last story for The People's Friend was called This is The Life. Winning first prize in a raffle transforms Josie into a lady of leisure just in time for Hallowe'en. Little does she know how this taste of the good life will transform her existence. Not pure romance but certainly a dream come true.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon was a Prize Winner in The Lady 2005 short fiction competition  and  featured in the magazine. Take Twelve Eggs, published in the magazine summer 2006 sparked an idea for a full-length romantic comedy currently under consideration by an agent. Please click on Novels to read an extract.

The November 2008 issue of View, in which The Scent of Summer appears, is circulated within Wiltshire and Hampshire. But don't feel left out - you can access editions online by typing View Magazines into your search engine.

Blue Tattoo, a magazine published in Wales, will appeal to those who enjoy writing that pushes the boundaries. My contribution, Scarlet, appears in Issue 2 and its subject matter takes me out of my comfort zone. But I enjoy a challenge! A second story, Vicious Fruit, is scheduled for publication in 2010.

My stories Lunch Breaks and Avalanches plus flash fiction County Mayo appear in this relationships-themed ollection of new writing. I very much enjoyed working with my fellow students at Trinity College Carmarthen and you can read the result of this liaison in de/tached, published 2006 by Parthian - ISBN: 1-902638-97-2.

On my writing-room wall hangs the print used to illustrate The Garden Party, my first story published in a national magazine. My Weekly editor Liz Smith asked writers to provide a short synopsis of their favourite fiction hero. He may not sport a wet shirt but...if human, MOLE (Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame) would be highly eligible. He's hard-working, conscientious and caring but never boring. Sensing the onset of spring, this adorable 'new man' abandons the housework and heads for the riverbank. He's a faithful friend who loves life and I bet he'd put the top back on the toothpaste!