Stephen Gregory, aka Steve Gregory, is retired from paid employment. He was born in 1958. He has been writing poetry since 1974 and also short stories and the occasional novel, yet to be published! However, in 2014 he met a gentleman called Tommy Cloherty who helped him publish a short collection called Dawns First Light, which can be pyrchased from Lulu and other sites. Steve was born in Poole, Dorset and has three siblings, Peter, Debbie and Sandi. He also has in-laws and eight nephews, one niece and then a stepbrother and two step nieces. He also has two great-nieces and three great-nephews.. A big family! And to add to that, he is also a Christian and member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in his home town of Poole, Dorset. He used to work as a Teaching Assistant at an SEN Young Adults centre in North London, working with challenging young adults. Steve loves to write, and can sometimes be found reading poetry at open mics or writing a poem or two each week. Steve runs Creative Writing Workshops for folk who have a heart to write in various genres.