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Glyn Timmins
I was born in an industrial town in the West Midlands, UK, during the swinging sixties. Sadly, as a child I missed out on the fun and frolics of that exciting decade, instead growing into my teens ...view moreI was born in an industrial town in the West Midlands, UK, during the swinging sixties. Sadly, as a child I missed out on the fun and frolics of that exciting decade, instead growing into my teens in the 1970's, a very different era indeed. Leaving school at 16 I worked in finance for two local authorities before joining the police service a few years later. Leaving school at 16 was not a personal choice, but I have since revisited academia and scratched the itch for higher learning.
As for my police career, whilst it ended before I would have liked (again not a choice thing) I had reached the rank of Detective Superintendent, and had enjoyed a challenging but fulfilling and varied career. I suppose I have always written for personal pleasure and as a pastime, but when someone discovered a dusty and long-hidden manuscript under some sheets in my linen chest they suggested (quite vehemently) that I should do something with it ... which of course can be taken two ways but I assure you the feedback was positive, at least that's how I interpreted it. The result was that I wrote an anthology of detective stories and when that was done I put the dusty manuscript to use by rewriting it and publishing it. Another itch scratched? Who knows? I like doing it, and as a retired person I might just carry on.
It's not my only interest. I follow soccer, still supporting my hometown team and I love music, especially that of The Beatles. I play drums and guitar, but to no great standard, which is fine because my audience is only me and occasionally long-suffering family members. I run for pleasure and exercise, and with the passing of years it errs greatly towards the latter.view less