Lorne Patterson is a psychiatric nurse and community educator who has worked in a number of countries, including Britain, the USA, South Africa and Russia.
A past runner-up in the Irish Sean Ó Faoláin short-story competition, he has published fiction novel 'Hour of the Witch', as well as 'Drug Free', a history of drug addiction treatments. He lives in Ireland.
See www.lornepatterson.co.uk.