Ken Puddicombe's first calling was in the Accounting profession. He's a Professional Accountant [CPA,CMA] who provided controllership for a number of companies in the private sector before he retired to pursue his love of writing. His hobbies includes travelling and he is slowly covering all five continents, having travelled to South East Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe. He considers himself a people watcher-watcher and loves to observe all aspects of the human psyche. His writing has appeared in newspapers and literary journals. Originally from British Guiana [now Guyana] in South America, he immigrated to Canada in 1971 and lives in Brampton, Ontario with his wife, two daughters and two grandchildren. Racing With The Rain, his first novel is set in British Guiana, Cuba, Canada and Guyana was published in 2012. His second novel Junta was published in 2014 and is set in the fictional island of Saint Anglia. His collection of short stories Down Independence Boulevard was released in 2017 and won the 2022 GUYANA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE (FICTION). His first book of poems Unfathomable and Other Poems was released in May 2020. His genre is fiction, based on international locations but especially focussed in Canada, the Caribbean and Guyana.