Mark Cornell is of Irish
ancestry. As a child he grew up listening to stories; either in the form of
tall tales told by his extended family or the lyrics of his favourite songs on
the radio. He started writing poetry when he was seventeen. He has traveled to Ireland twice and during one of these visits was married to Kimberly in a Registry Office in Dublin. Mark has been writing Short Stories
and Novels for a number of years. He took family leave for three years to look
after his son Thomas. He now works as a Conciliator with Consumer Affairs.