After All... - Skinner, R. N. F.

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Résumé :
How to change fundamental reality by not thinking; an over-enthusiastic production of a play for Easter; getting lost on Dartmoor; the Health and Safety Officer of the afterlife; a dodgy group therapist; a steeplechase for saints and theologians; a Welsh football match; the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse going AWOL.

Biographie:
R.N.F. (RICHARD) SKINNER has published the novel 'Still Crazy...'(SilverWood, 2020) and several poetry collections, as well as composing lyrics for a range of songs including the musical 'Bethlehem!'. His short stories, well represented in the current collection, have appeared in a range of literary magazines, and have twice gained him a literary award from South West Arts. While studying for a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, he was invited to become a member of the famous 'Footlights' club, later co-founding and performing with a cabaret-revue team. He continues to write and perform sketch-based comedy in cabaret, the scripts of some of his sketches are included in the current collection. Following 'Still Crazy...' and the current collection 'After All...', he is working on a novella entitled 'These Years' and intends to publish in the near future. He moved from London to Devon in 1975 to focus on his writing whilst working in a variety of jobs, mainly in the mental health sector. In 2012 he was awarded a doctorate from Exeter University for his thesis on religion and evolutionary theory. He lives in Exeter with his wife, three hens, a dog and a cat.For further information about the books of R.N.F. Skinner, please visit his website at rnfskinner.com

Sommaire:
R.N.F. (RICHARD) SKINNER is a scientist through education, a writer by inclination, and a mental health worker (now retired) for remuneration. He has published several collections of poetry (as Richard Skinner), and three works of fiction: a novel, Still Crazy... (SilverWood 2020), a collection of short stories and comedy sketches, After All... (SilverWood 2022), and the novella These Years: 1973 (SilverWood 2024), to which the current work is a sequel. He has also composed lyrics for a range of songs including the Christmas musical Bethlehem!As well as being a member of the famous Footlights club while an undergraduate at Cambridge University, he also co-founded and performed extensively with the cabaret-revue team Seventh Sense. He continues to write and perform sketch-based comedy.Though a Londoner by upbringing, he has lived in Exeter for many years. He is a qualified social worker, and in 2012 he was awarded a doctorate from Exeter University for his thesis on religion and evolutionary theory. He lives with his wife, three hens, a dog and a cat....