Ive always wanted to be a writer. Wrote all the time when I was at school. I dont mean just what I was told to write, but poems and stories. Part of my English coursework was on my own poems and the teacher even asked if I ever thought about getting published. Of course I would have loved that. Can you imagine - having your work in print. And people actually going into a Waterstones to buy a copy of your book. Though now I guess it would be downloaded onto a Kindle.

Anyway my mum had been clearing out the loft a few months ago and dropped a box that I had left behind. Besides containing a card with my Christening details on it also contained a sheet of paper with 10 lines of prose on. Typed.  She handed it to me with the words 'I want to read more'.
The start of my first best seller maybe - so if my mum wants to read more then maybe I should really try. So here goes....