Archive - Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake

July 2025

My latest book is out - here's the scoop

The IELTS Book You Never Knew You Needed

Jul 30 •

Death by Manuscript/The Final Draft: Chapter 5

Groucho gets his comeuppance (sort of)

Jul 26 •

Death by Manuscript/The Final Draft: Chapter 4

Some clues to the past

Jul 19 •

Death by Manuscript/The Final Draft: Chapter 3

Things start getting sticky

Jul 12 •

Death by Manuscript/The Final Draft: Chapter 2

Thank you to those who read, liked and commented on chapter 1.

Jul 8 •

The Final Draft/Death by Manuscript: Chapter 1

Welcome to my first ever piece of serialised fiction.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Meet Groucho Marks: The Cantankerous Curmudgeon Behind My Debut Novel

This Miserable Character Gets His Own Platform

Jun 24 •

and

School Shootings Aren't Supposed to Happen Here

This wasn’t covered in any of my teacher training courses

Jun 17 •

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