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, working a job she loves as the main breadwinner for her young family. Chrissie is returning to work, an 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, their families and this small Kentish town.
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Peter Watchett lives the quiet life he thinks he needs, alone on his boat Jezebel. He came back to Sandport to escape his past and start again, but when his estranged brother walks back into town, uncomfortable truths emerge that threaten to destroy what he's built. Peter must learn to confront who he is and decide whether the future he truly wants, is still within reach.
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More about Richard → Hard-bitten /ˌhɑːdˈbɪtən/ adj. Made stronger by difficult past experiences.