I’m Oliver Barton
This site tells of my writings, past, current and future, some published by The Deri Press, and musical compositions, published by MusicOLib.
And here too is the gateway to the home of the
Green Branch Opera Group.
I used to write Computer User Manuals, but having retired, now prefer to replace writing facts that nobody reads with producing whimsical fiction that lots of people enjoy! I live in Abergavenny, which should be known as the Rome of Wales, because it has seven hills and a few Roman remains. In a previous existence as a Maths teacher, I wrote and directed two full-length plays, and I've composed a number of musical pieces, mostly for choir, which have received performances in widely-flung places around the world. They are freely available from the MusicOLib web-site, www.musicolib.net.
Fiction
I've published two novels (“Of Mouse and Man” and “Creation”) and “Away With the Fairies”, a volume of fantastical short stories, all published by the Deri Press.
Together with my wife Cath, we have published two slim volumes of stories and photos – “Candyfloss”, and “Candyfloss II” available from Lulu (https://www.lulu.com/shop).
Others of my flash fiction pieces have been published in various e-zines, such as Reflex Fiction, Kind of a Hurricane, The Dirty Pool, Fiction on the Web, Chronicle Stories, and the Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine.
In my writing, I seek to bring a wry touch to the commonplace activities of everyday life - “in the ordinary is the extraordinary.” Frequently, angels and bad-tempered mythical beings such as garden gnomes creep in, despite my best endeavours.
