For more than 40 years, Nick worked as a librarian, mainly in educational and legal libraries. Writing short stories was one of his hobbies throughout his career and he has continued to write since his retirement in 2021. In his spare time, he also enjoys volunteering in his local parks, where he does conservation work.
Nick was born in Norwich. For the last 30 years, he has been living near Crystal Palace.
There is no single, unifying theme to the 22 stories in this collection. Many have an element of fantasy. Two stories involve the intrusion of a historical period (the Peasants’ Revolt, Jacobean England) into our present-day world; another features a wholly imaginary world. Sometimes the inspirati...