About

I am a forty-three-year-old author from Anstruther living with Cerebral Palsy and Glaucoma, and the owner of a Jack Russell terrier called Dobby. I lost my eyesight in my teenage years and was unable to write until assistive technology made it possible for me to work independently.

In 2013, I self-published my first autobiography, Ring of Fire, which chronicles the first twenty-six years of my life growing up with Cerebral Palsy and Glaucoma. Since then, my work has included a published short story in a travel magazine, and my short story Cardboard Boxes, which was runner-up in a competition organised by the writing charity Fife Writes, of which I am a member.

I hold a BA (Hons) in Arts and Humanities and a Master’s degree in Creative Writing, both completed through the Open University. I have continued to develop my creative non-fiction practice through writing three further memoirs, each focusing on a different aspect of my life. My most recent memoir explores the experience of raising my Jack Russell terrier in the face of widespread doubt that it could be achieved by someone in my situation.