Thirty years ago I sent off a few youthful novels to UK publishers but couldn't follow through with the process because of my peripatetic lifestyle. 

I have lived and worked in England, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, and Australia and took up writing again after retiring from a late career as a hotel manager in Victoria BC.

During breaks in my writing life I have taken forays into painting and photography.

In the last few years I have published a collection of short stories called "The Little Axes of Destiny", a historical novel called "Lillian", a memoir called "io vagabondo", and an eco-fiction called "Boneyard Highway". In April 2023 I published a mystery / crime novel called "Lotusland". In June 2023 I published another book of short stories called To The Pips.

All of my books are available as e-books on Google Play, as well as paperback editions on Amazon and other major online book sellers like Abe Books and Barnes & Noble.

Thanks for reading!

I write a blog with opinions and social comment at
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As well as Amazon all books can be purchased from Bookshop.org at
Ebooks are also available from Google Books.
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I have started publishing some of my poetry at
  • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • JoinedJuly 14, 2013



Stories by W.R. Woodbury
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Pack Your Things Veronica
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Sins Of The Father by WR_Woodbury
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Spiti Hans by WR_Woodbury
Spiti Hans
Healing from a broken marriage, a young man re-visits Greece where his sorrow and nostalgia is lightened by a...