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.
