Richard C McNeff is the author of the cult short story ‘Sybarite among the Shadows’ which grew into the occult and espionage-themed novel, Aleister Crowley MI5. He also wrote the memoir, With Barry Flanagan: Travels through Time and Spain, and the satire, The Dream of Boris. He is a contributor to the Guardian, Fortean Times, Wormwood and Boulevard Magenta. He has lived in Barcelona, the Basque Country, Ibiza and Baku. He was born in London, his current home.