I am the author of the Hashtag Histories series of fact-filled historical accounts presented in the form of today's social media. The books contain fictional and fact-based posts by the major participants in important historical events which we can follow as if in real time.

I am a teacher and author of over thirty books on ESL and historical fiction. I've taught and lived in (in order): England, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan and Laos.

In 1991, I took up a position in Laos, met and married a Lao lady and now live with my wife and two teenage boys on our small farm on the forested banks of the Nam Ngum River (tributary of the Mekong) about 25 miles from the capital city of Vientiane. I am a lover of history, especially modern history.