I retired from full time employment in September 2018 to concentrate on my writing and other creative projects, including art and photography. My first novel, The Decision” (a political thriller set in 2027) was self-published in March 2018; the sequel "Hope Rising" was published in July 2020. I am currently working on the third in the trilogy. I write a blog, mainly about music and London, called thoughtsfromwestfive. It can be found at tfw5.com.