Writing has always been at the heart of Richard Brooker’s life. Away from a career as a professional wordsmith in the arcane world of intellectual property, Richard’s creative outlet for over half a century has been writing poetry, fiction, and plays. For most of this time his works have been shared sparingly with family and friends. Since the turn of the century Richard’s poetry and prose has been spread more widely through private distributions, and more recently through social media. 

A collection of Richard’s poetry, Sixty, was published by Kiloran Media in April 2026, and signalled his transition into the wider, public world of published writing. Forthcoming collections of short stories and other works will see his fiction writing reach a wider audience. The first collection, The Mystery of Inspector d’Ablay, and other short stories. is scheduled for publication by Kiloran Media in 2027. Other fiction is slated for 2028/29, and audio projects are also in development. 

Richard does not own a cat, a dog, or any sheep. He lives on a remote Hebridean island, where people still talk with each other, rather than at each other. His writing is a small act of defiance in a febrile world. Someone once said, “Everything begins with a conversation.” Richard writes about the conversations we have, might have had, or should have had, with our inner selves, those we know and the wider world.