The Anxious Adventurer
Smallholder and IT Consultant by day, writer and adventurer by night (and at weekends).
I live on our scruffy smallholding in South West Scotland in sight of mountains and the sea. We moved here at the height of COVID as part of my third mid-life crisis (Crisis One: Failed acting career, Crisis Two: Stressful West Country Grand Design). Phobias include a pathological fear of appearing lazy.
I love adventures, preferably those that are self-propelled and on two wheels. I especially love adventures that can be squeezed into a weekend.
I also love stories in whatever shape they appear. I love experiencing them, reading them, learning from them, and sharing them as best I can. Stories make me better.
Some years ago, I suffered from the debilitating disease, Ulcerative Colitis. I underwent ostomy surgery, swapping out my large colon for a wee pink appendage, Clive the Stoma. He even has his own hashtag (#clivethestoma) albeit not widely adopted.
My next book, describing my experiences of cycling with a stoma, is provisionally entitled No Colon, Still Rolling.
