The Green Leaves of Winter

About the Book

In 2004 I joined a writing group run by two lectures from The University of East Anglia. The result of which is my book “The Green Leaves of Winter” a collection of short stories and poems. The stories and poems are mostly humorous, serious, horrific with a strong sexual element. The inclusion of the poems breaks up the stories making the book a more interesting read. The stories range from bare fist fighting, naughty Nuns, Black Shuck the devil’s dog, even god trying to make prettier bums for his angels, and a dog on trial trying to stop them removing his nuts ! Truly a strange story collection.

About the Author

A street urchin from London I was taken away to be raised in a very strict religious orphanage. A very introverted child my creative energy soon turned me into a painter and a bookworm. Reading became my window onto the world outside the orphanage. I left the orphanage at age 14 and returned to London. My first job earned me the princely sum of 25 shillings a week a pound went for my keep the 5 shillings had to pay my tram fares to work and take my sister to the pictures once a week. I joined the RAF and worked on Lancasters, and finished my service working on jet fighters. I left the RAF and went to work as a lab technician at the Marsden. From there I went to Paris to study art. When I returned I joined the London Fire Brigade later transferring to Norfolk Fire  Service  As well as painting I began to write and have had a short story and two poems published.