I am a Glaswegian wife, mother and poodle wrangler living in exile from my native Glasgow in rural Aberdeenshire.

I have always written, ever since I was a wee girl and believed I had been left behind by my alien parents on a scouting mission to earth.

I studied Politics and Psychology at Glasgow University and have worked in a variety of roles including computer programmer, systems analyst, quality auditor and pet shop lady.

I have had several short stories and articles published in a variety of magazines and have co-won a crime writing competition, was placed 3rd in the FlashBang Fiction competition and was long listed for the 2011 Words With Jam First Page Competition. I am on the editorial committee for FlashFlood, a journal dedicated to the celebration of flash fiction.

When not writing I read, take photographs and watch films.

If you’re wondering about the name of this site, it comes from a Groucho Marx quote:

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”