Bruce Clark was a High School English teacher for over forty years in his home State of Queensland, Australia, most recently at St Peters Lutheran College Indooroopilly. As well as teaching literature, he has practised the craft, writing across a wide range of genres. He has written and directed over 25 School Musicals, had one published, written a major stage musical Broadway Man, a major Musical Gilwell on the life of Baden-Powell, had plays shortlisted in State competitions, won minor awards in Short Story and Poetry competitions, self-published two political thrillers, has had screenplays reach quarter-finals in international competitions, and now offers a collection of his annual Christmas poems for public perusal. His ambition is to be a proper writer when he grows up.