This author brings a unique perspective to literature, shaped by decades of experience in health and social care. Their work draws from deep personal insights to explore the complexities of human connection. Through an engaging narrative told via a series of first-person vignettes, the author unravels stories of first love, separation, and reunion after decades apart. This writing process has been cathartic, and they now eagerly share these intimate tales with readers.
An Extra Shot continues to tell the story of Freddie and Jo-Jo. It moves backwards and forwards through time in a series of first-person flashbacks and describes how the couple fell in love as teenagers, why they drifted apart, what happened in their lives away from each other, and what happens when they meet up again over thirty-five years later.
A collection of short stories - a killer created from abuse, a teenager in search of answers from his older brother who committed suicide ten years earlier, a man in a care home wanting a great adventure, and a range of other fractured human beings looking for answers, trying to survive.
Their story is a love story, but it also asks questions about the impact of early life trauma, the degree to which this travels with us down the years and the impact it can have on our relationship with others and the wider world.
Four individual and complex stories about human development and the psychological nature of the mum and boy relationship. They explore the potential complexity of this connection and show how it can go badly wrong.