About Maurice

Maurice was born in 1956, in North London. After an indifferent time at school, he left with a proud (?) total of four ‘O’ levels. After a long career drifting in and out of IT, he is now an ex-London Bus driver. He began writing at school, encouraged by a forward looking teacher. When that teacher moved on, and was replaced by a man of indifferent teaching skills, Maurice stopped writing creatively. Unless you count years of software test result reports.

After a nervous breakdown in May of 2008, he developed agoraphobia and began writing again as an outlet for depression. Dyslexic, he relies heavily on spell-checkers, and some close friends for proof-reading. His writing is inspired by some unknown muse, who delights in waking him in the middle of the night. He is kept going by regular worship at the altar of the goddess Caffeina. (Hot, strong, milk and two sugars, please.)

Maurice writes in many styles, on many subjects. But has always preferred to write what he calls ‘sketches’. In other words, he writes in detail about very short periods of time. Snap-shots, if you will, of larger events. He often advises his readers to read his work slowly, so that their own imaginations can supply the otherwise missing context for the words. His prolific output remains mostly unmarred by such considerations as taste, or political correctness.

Maurice is married, and the proud father of two.