Chris realised a long-held ambition to write when, owing to health problems, he was forced to give up a career as a medical practitioner. In 2007 he won a regional play-writing competition with The Lesson and had it performed at The Little Theatre, Wells. In 2010 he obtained an MA in Creative Writing at Southampton University. He had two short plays performed at the café, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton. He self-published a novel The Summertime Blues in 2015. Throughout his writing career there has been a steady output of poetry, some of which has been published. In 2021 his poem ‘Still some way to go, Mother Rosa’ was short-listed for the Wells Literary Festival Poetry Competition. Other interests include music, playing classical guitar and sailing.