Lionel Stanbrook lives in England and France. He is a writer, editor, and reader. His previous experience has included communications, speechwriting, editing, and copywriting for international institutions including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Food Programme, the African Development Bank; and for companies including Roche, Colgate Palmolive, Syngenta, the Corporation of the City of London, the Advertising Association, and the Huntsman Corporation. He is an experienced speaker, creative writing coach, diarist, grammarian, apostrophe adviser, and Oxford comma counsellor.