The Gray Monk
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Fire Investigator and Fire Consultant |
| Location | Taunusstein, Hessen, Germany |
| Introduction | Born in Cape Town, educated in East London at Selborne College, worked in Barclays Bank and several other clerical positions until I saw the light and joined the Fire and Emergency Services in Port Elizabeth. Been a Sea Scout and a Scoutmaster, hold the "Wood Badge" and served 36 years in SA and the UK in the Fire Services. Retired from the Fire Service College in 2006 and now work for myself and write books and short stories in between being a member of the ministry team in Tewkesbury Abbey. Currently contemplating going forward for ordination..... |
| Interests | Naval History, Military History, Theology, Science, Science fiction, Creative writing, exploring new places and cultures, sailing dinghies, painting, |
| Favorite movies | Babylon 5 series and In the beginning - River of Souls -Third Space , Star Wars, Flight of the Navigator, Hornblower, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter - Philosopher's Stone - Cahmaber of Secrets - Goblet of Fire, |
| Favorite music | Mozart, Bach and a wide range of the classics, Real Folk music, Traditionaal Jazz, Irish Ceilleigh, African Jazz, Contemporary folk, Orthodox Church Music, Gregorian Chant .... |
| Favorite books | Douglas Reeman's series, Alexander Kent's series, the Hornblower series, Georgette Heyer's Regency Novels, the collected works of Winston Churchill, Terry Pratchett's Disc World, Trucker's Diggers and Wings ..... |

