My literary life has passed through many phases over the years. I am a very keen Historian and find myself immersing myself in the literature of certain periods. I tend to flitter between genres but am currently set on pulp and early 20th Century America literature; Steinbeck, Chandler et al. I have taken these different styles and attempted to weave them into my writing. I am a great admirer of Graham Greene and believe that his style has definitely influenced my own. If forced to define my writing, I like to think it teeters between the morbid and the life affirming, constantly trying to weave hard, sometimes brutal prose with a romantic grace.