John Maher was born and reared in Limerick, Ireland. Many of the tropes and motifs that appear in his writing are part of the heritage of his native county. His great loves are, his daughter, Isabella, Ireland and Writing. He had his own company for many years (Dark Island) supplying picture postcards of old Ireland to visitor centers in Ireland and gift shops across America. He has walked the length of the Camino De Santiago De Compostela. It sent him to hospital, twice for Blisters and once for Tendonitis. He has cycled from Perth to Melbourne, Australia. Next year he will take a bike from the sea at Darwin to to the opposite end of the continent There are videos of both on my Facebook page. He returned to University where he completed a Degree in English and a Masters in English Language Teaching. His first book, a PhD entitled" Towards an Appreciation of the Place and Potential of Computer Games in Education" was read by five people. He is hoping to improve.