About Me
I was born in Exeter, Devonshire, in
1955, and educated in
Sheffield and Old Coulsdon, Surrey. I originally studied molecular
biology at what is now the University
of Westminster, but dropped out after my
second
year to pursue other interests. I have since had a wide variety of
jobs, such as working as an
engineer for the chemical industry, as a PA in the MOD at the start of
the first Gulf War, in the DoT Press Office at the height of the roads
protests, as a finance officer in HM Treasury and at the Home Office,
and in a mental institution. There are more
similarities between these positions than are at first apparent! I have
also run my own business as a weaponsmith; my reproduction Japanese
swords acquired a very good reputation.
I gained a BA in Archaeology and History at Birkbeck
College in 2001. I went on to gain my MA in
Archaeology in 2003, having submitted a dissertation that challenged
the conventional interpretation of Celtic and Romano-Celtic pagan
iconography. In my spare time I am also a musician, photographer,
writer, martial artist and healer. Additionally I have travelled extensively in
America and Europe, and have visited parts of Canada, including spending
two weeks camping alone in the Rockies, plus a couple of roadtrips around the US. My favourite occupation is
watching cats and watching my daughter grow up.
Ryujin Swords is located in rural Derbyshire, not too far from the Peak District. At the moment I spend my time between shuffling paper, helping my partner with her business, and helping her run the smallholding.
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