CHANGES

About the Book

The stories in this book began as individuals. Some, ‘Diocletian’s Cabbages’, had been in my mind as an intriguing idea for years while others, ‘A Head Start’, came complete, quite suddenly, often waking me in the early hours of the morning. Only after several had been written down did I realize that they all spoke of change. I arranged them, not in the order in which they had been written, but geographically. They started in Europe and moved through England to the west coast of Canada and the United States. Only when this was settled did I see that they began and ended in the same place.

About the Author

I have lived in four countries and been educated in three of those as well as travelling extensively throughout the world. I have heard many stories and been privileged to share the lives of many people. The delight in living, the curiosity and the extraordinary inventiveness to be found often in the most unexpected places are a constant source of joy and hope to me. I live on Hornby Island in British Columbia. Sabine, my wife, is an artist, a ski instructor, an excellent kayaker and a wonderful dancer. We share all of those things together with the eagles and sea lions.