Alex Pearl is an advertising copywriter. His first work of fiction 'Sleeping with the Blackbirds' was published by Pen Press in 2011. In 2014, his short story 'Scared to Death' was published by Mardibooks in its anthology, 'The Clock struck War' to mark the centenary of the First World War. This selection of pieces has been taken from his popular blog (rhubarbrabbit.blogspot.co.uk).