If you’re looking for an entertaining read, allow me to shepherd you in the direction of my recent novel My Father keeps the PM waiting. It’s a funny fast-paced blend of fact and fiction, set mostly against the backdrop of the 1970 general election; a political nail-biter that’s also a tender love story, not to mention a meditation on what it takes to be a good father. And for all that, you won’t pay a single penny. The book is available to read online or to download free of charge here.

No time to read a novel (even quite a short one)? In that case, you’ll find my poems are highly dip-into-able, not least because, with hardly any exceptions, they are very short. To give you a flavour, here are three of my favourites: How soft we are become; Brighter later; Right or wrong?

Back to long-form fiction, my new-old novel Diary of a Superdad is now also available as a free download on this website. I wrote the book way back in the early noughties – which is why the characters all have Filofaxes and drive Saab convertibles – but it still made me laugh when I revisited it recently, so I thought I should share it with the world. (In case you’re wondering, it’s the darkly funny story of a man who gives up his brilliant career to become a full-time stay-at-home dad, but fails to notice he is slowly losing his grip on reality.)

What else? Well, I still haven’t – quite – given up on my quest to write the perfect children’s picture book, to sit on the shelf alongside my earlier efforts, some of which are still available here.

 As for my back catalogue, I’m happy to say that my ancient book on persuasive writing – Can I Change Your Mind? – is still helping people use words with greater purpose, to forge stronger connections with readers. Maybe I can persuade you to buy a copy here?

Thanks again for calling by.