Throughout my school years I was at the bottom of the class when it came to English studies. In fact without my mothers help I might never have learned to read let alone write. Whilst my father taught me the value of enjoying work. I did not do well at school, many reasons. Yet I remember several of my teachers with affection. But at school this boy and English just did not gel.
I had quite a varied employment career, where colleagues, friends and patients hopefully knew me as a steady pair of hands. During my working career I also had three shops, the last one being a model shop. Former customers still ask when am I going to open another shop. If I did, it would be a Cafe. Whilst if I kept a blog, you would find numerous accounts of visits to cafes. On my retirement I managed to obtain a place on a degree course, which focused on English literature with a large dollop of local history thrown in for good measured. I now have a BA in Combined Studies [Bradford University].
I am fortunate to have a supportive wife and two sons. I have three grandchildren plus a rather tolerant black and white collie, called Robbie. He is one in a long line of canine friends who I have had the pleasure of knowing. My interests besides writing fiction, include gardening, walking, and studying nature. I also have a long term interest in railways and other transport, which I would define as being from a Stone Age canoe to rockets heading into space. I once enjoyed riding scooters and motorbikes.
At the present time I am using this website to post flash fiction, mainly in response to photographic prompts from one website. via http://rochellewisoff.com with a word count limited to 100 words.