Chris Bogle is a Geordie writer and filmmaker from the North-East of England. His short films have all screened internationally at BAFTA and academy accredited festivals. Chris has a first-class MA in filmmaking, a postgraduate certificate in creative writing and is currently doing a PhD at Northumbria University, where he is writing his first book: A road-novel about class, ageing, masculinity and counterculture. He quit his business after twenty-five years to do this which has been terrifying, but is enjoying writing full-time immensely and anyway, the kids are probably enough to forage for berries now. He and his family live on the coast, and he has taken up surfing to keep himself young and sane.