Born in 1945 and brought up in Edinburgh Kenneth Hutton subsequently lived and worked in various locations around the UK before settling in Sheffield in 1982. He has a BSc (Hon) in Psychology from the Open University and an MSc in Mental Health Social Work from the University of Leeds. Retyring after a long career in social services he began writing short stories for his grandchildren before joining a local writer’s group W.I.S.E. – Writers in Stannington and Ecclesfield, where he found support, companionship and inspiration to write short stories and poetry for both children and adults.
The children had played at the beaver pond all afternoon but now with the shadows growing longer and a coolness in the air they knew that it was time to head for home. A short walk through the little wood would find them back in their garden just in time for tea.The eldest and natural leader Erica h...