Writer · software engineer
Hard-bitten by three decades of corporate IT. Still a softie about people, place, and a good story.
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Stories about the things we build, the people we ignore and what it all costs.
Debut novel
Beth is the exhausted software engineer who’s spent years on call as the main breadwinner for her young family. Chrissie is a returning American executive, parachuted in to restructure the local workforce. With data centres on the horizon and AI threatening jobs, both women must decide which future they want, for themselves and this small Kentish town.
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Coming 2027
Peter Watchett feels old and alone. He ran to Sandport to escape the life he'd built for himself in London, but secrets don't keep in a place that already knows you. When Peter's estranged brother walks back into town, he must confront the hidden truth and decide whether he keeps running or finally start to build a new life for himself.
Explore the novelHard-bitten /ˌhɑːdˈbɪtən/ adj. Made stronger by difficult past experiences.