Rupert Bacon

Over the years, Rupert Bacon has led a varied and interesting life living in eight different counties, attended eleven schools/colleges and engaged in a eight careers, yet curiously on hitting 40, at the turn of the century, he found he still had five unachieved ambitions. They were; to be a vicar, find the perfect wife, sail round Britain, retire early, and become a published author.

Of this last desire, despite having penned two whodunits in the 80's and earned a living contributing to technical reports about motorways, novel publication was still a distant dream. However, by 2002 he'd ticked off married bliss which was closely followed by retirement and the attempted sailing circumnavigation in 2004. By 2008 the church had finally relieved him of ordination by declaring him 'untrainable'! It only left writing to concentrate on. Three more murders were promptly added and a new genre spilled forth; children's stories.

To date there are 32 of these enjoyable journeys into the inner recesses of the author's imagination typed up and 3 are now officially published. 'A Stitch in Time' is a thank you to the Cornish for welcoming two upcountry people to their beautiful land. 'Now We Are Very Old' reflects a long term love of simple poetry. 'A Yeti Under My Bed' is a celebration of yetis and acknowledges long lost Sussex childhood friendships.