Bob Lock was born in Gower near Swansea, Wales in 1949.  The same city in which Dylan Thomas (his favorite poet) was born and bred.

He has an Italian wife, two children and three grandchildren.

His début novel ‘Flames of Herakleitos’ was published by Screamingdreams Publishing in March 2007 and he has had many short stories and poems published both online and in print.