Derek Haines is an author of a number of books, however, he spends most of his time blogging, making technology go wrong, and being a rather senior ESL English teacher.

Born in Australia, but now living in Switzerland with his wife and his black Cocker Spaniel, he spends most of his time trying to make technology work again, after inadvertently breaking it. It's a painful process, yet such an effective self-study method to acquire new technology skills.

As I’m a writer - I can change adroitly into the first person, and say that I love what I do and where I live, and also, that I am a Douglas Adams fanatic, bordering on a tragic. So much so, that by some spooky coincidence, my street address is 42. That’s so much more impressive than simply owning a towel and having ready access to peanuts and beer.

I also, quite like commas. The Oxford type or otherwise.
As an ESL teacher, I am a firm believer in the Direct Method, which means that I like my students to do all the hard work and not me.

Most of all, I enjoy life and gladly take each breath as it comes.
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  • JoinedNovember 9, 2010


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Stories by Derek Haines
February The Fifth by derekhaines
February The Fifth
In a remarkable turn of events, a young man with a lot definitely not going for him, manages to come to terms...
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Septimity and The Blood Brotherhood by derekhaines
Septimity and The Blood Brotherhood
Long after HAL and February The Fifth, the Gregorian Royal Family gene pool has degenerated so badly that the...
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March - A Tale of Salmon and Swedes by derekhaines
March - A Tale of Salmon and Swedes
The very unexpected fourth book in The Glothic Tales Trilogy Quick March, the planet Earth needs to be saved...
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