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Ian Hall-Dixon
A career in engineering starting with an apprenticeship in the hard knock world of a north-east of England iron foundry, progressing over the years as draughtsman, soldier, civil servant, and for ...view moreA career in engineering starting with an apprenticeship in the hard knock world of a north-east of England iron foundry, progressing over the years as draughtsman, soldier, civil servant, and for the last thirty years, as a consultant design engineer. This latter period included for a great deal of authorship, often creative and sometimes innovative, but always focussed on the production of engineering specifications, schedules and technical reports. In 2003 a spark finally ignited the fire that had waited for many years to be lit and the openly creative process was under way, making me something of a late starter. The purely creative, mainly in the form of poetry, had to be carefully interleaved with the everyday job where a split personality may very well have been an advantage; I guess we can’t have everything in this life. I have always been a fan of science fact, fiction and speculation from being a young man and finally, I am now putting ideas into words. Ian Hall-Dixon © 2014 contact: ihd-creativewrite@outlook.com poetry: allpoetry.com facebook: facebookview less