Charlie Taylor lives in Glasgow's West End, is older than he would like to be, and does very little now by way of work. Instead, he sails whenever he can and at other times can be found in coffee bars, drinking lattes, reading, and writing for his own amusement and occasional publication. He has two grown-up children who, fortunately, live miles away from Glasgow, and a spaniel who, fortunately, doesn't. He is married to a freelance writer/writing tutor/editor/publisher.