Phil Cocker

A little hint of me – Philip Cocker.
The second-born son of a cabinet-maker and a primary school cook; I was named after an electrical fan heater in my parent’s bedroom, where they still live in Preston, Lancashire. I married my gorgeous soul-mate, Paula, in 2009 in Las Vegas. Elvis serenaded us down the aisle as family and friends watched on a live webcast, dressed in their pyjamas. Note: wearing “PJs” wasn’t a stipulation of allowing them to watch, more than it was 11 pm in the UK. We live in Stacksteads, Bacup, near to Paula’s daughter (and my book cover designer) - Hannah, and our cat Treacle.
Having worked for the same Aircraft manufacturing company for 39 years, learning how to use lathes as an apprentice through analysing processes and workflows, to dealing with US Export legislation, I retired in 2019. During that time I’ve made many good friends and enjoyed many happy moments. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have been involved in areas that include working in the Wind Tunnels on a prototype fighter plane, hone my Service Excellence skills with the UK Guru – Chris Daffy, through to reducing an HM Customs & Revenue Import Duty liability bill from £334m to £80,000.
When I met Paula in 2006, she was already fostering Sophie, and I took to my new role in her life surprisingly easily. Sophie’s complex needs mean that she relied on us for virtually everything, but gave back so much more from her delight in simply hearing a voice she knew and loved, to her hearty laugh when someone coughed or sneezed. We knew we were the lucky ones to have had Sophie in our lives, as she brought more to us than we could ever give her back.
About 2005 years ago, I put a finger to keyboard as the inclination to write the book within gripped me. My initial aspiration of simply writing a novel has moved on step by tiny step as I pass each goal, from other’s reading and enjoying The Kylapitar through to them demanding to know if there’s more to come. Future aspirations include being able to replace my aging laptop with a new MacBook Pro, to help continue my passion for writing. To sit quietly in Waterstones in the Trafford Centre and watch someone pick my book off the shelf & buy it, knowing that the same will be happening all over the country. To be able to travel to inspirational places around the world, enjoy the architecture, culture, and people and use those experiences as inspiration and characters for future novels. Yet all those would pale into insignificance if I was able to sit in a reasonably priced car whilst The Stig teaches me how to drive it around the Top Gear track.

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