I have a new website

This is my first blog post on my new website. In fact, it's my first website! 

I live in the UK, and have been writing fiction about climate change for many years. I also write about relationships, particularly within families. I write short stories, novels and novellas. Occasionally I write articles.

So, welcome, reader. I hope you find something of interest on this site.

I am particularly interested in our relationship with the natural world. Humans are good at saying one thing and doing another - or we're good at sincerely meaning to do something - such as safeguarding nature - but often forget when other things seemingly take precedence. We're good at telling ourselves stories about why one thing should happen, over another thing. We're not good at living with tensions.

In my fiction I like to explore the stories we tell ourselves and each other, about nature and our place in it, and the many stories we tell about climate change and what we think it means.

Just so we're completely clear, the scientific consensus is that the current unprecedented heating of Earth is entirely due to human activity - the burning of fossil fuels. There is no dispute. Any apparent disagreement is due to an organised campaign of disinformation. 

Helpful and scientific sources of information may be found at NASA and also The Met Office. 

I'm a storyteller, interested in how we learn to live in a rapidly changing world. Please join me.