I was born in 1959. I’m married with three children. I live in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.
I have had several short stories and poems Cherry-picked by the editors at ABCTales,and one Barn selected as ABCTales Story of the Week in early July 2003.
I have recently completed a novel – entitled Dance On Fire – about a rock band approaching their twenty-fifth anniversary and all wondering what happened to them when youthful rebellion turned into a full-time career.
Dance On Fire, a novel By David Hadley is published at lulu.com for £12.49 (+p&p) from:
http://www.lulu.com/content/2421038 or http://stores.lulu.com/davidhadley
My Stories
Stories and Promises Submitted on September 3, 2010 - 13:50 | 31 reads
Sunday Dinner (With Grandmother) Submitted on September 1, 2010 - 13:43 | 42 reads
The Morning On Your Tongue Submitted on August 30, 2010 - 14:09 | 50 reads
The End Of Summer Submitted on August 27, 2010 - 13:42 | 67 reads
We Want It Now Submitted on August 25, 2010 - 16:30 | 87 reads
I’m A Publicity Seeking Tosser, Bury Me Alive…. Submitted on August 23, 2010 - 14:36 | 85 reads
Doormat's Penultimate Theorem Submitted on August 20, 2010 - 13:54 | 69 reads
A Lady’s Guide to Fetishes Submitted on August 18, 2010 - 14:07 | 77 reads
The Shopping Tiger and its Advantages Submitted on August 16, 2010 - 13:46 | 105 reads
The Diversity Outreach Co-Ordinator With No Name Submitted on August 13, 2010 - 13:49 | 66 reads
This is like Forgetting Submitted on August 11, 2010 - 13:43 | 78 reads
Time And The Sky Revolve Around Us Submitted on August 4, 2010 - 13:42 | 81 reads
Philosophy And Waterfowl Submitted on August 2, 2010 - 15:35 | 66 reads
Broken Wing Submitted on July 30, 2010 - 13:52 | 77 reads
Celebrity VAT Inspector Submitted on July 28, 2010 - 14:18 | 70 reads
Remained Always Here Submitted on July 23, 2010 - 13:48 | 134 reads
Entanglement Submitted on July 21, 2010 - 14:01 | 67 reads
A Handful Of Stars Submitted on July 16, 2010 - 14:10 | 62 reads
To Dust Submitted on July 14, 2010 - 15:02 | 62 reads
Take Away Submitted on July 12, 2010 - 19:02 | 88 reads
The World's Greatest Rockstar Submitted on July 7, 2010 - 14:37 | 88 reads
Some Secret Too Big Submitted on July 6, 2010 - 13:28 | 73 reads
Sand Through Fingers Submitted on June 25, 2010 - 14:17 | 101 reads
The Lake Submitted on June 23, 2010 - 14:42 | 124 reads
The Hand Of Day Submitted on June 21, 2010 - 14:12 | 97 reads
People Staring At Walls Submitted on June 18, 2010 - 11:28 | 161 reads
Unfolding Submitted on June 14, 2010 - 14:36 | 101 reads
What Lies Beyond Submitted on June 11, 2010 - 14:29 | 135 reads
Words Submitted on June 7, 2010 - 15:15 | 156 reads
What Is Glimpsed Submitted on May 31, 2010 - 14:29 | 136 reads
Ordinary Dreaming Submitted on May 30, 2010 - 11:50 | 105 reads
Things That Are Named Submitted on May 26, 2010 - 14:31 | 125 reads
Full-Frontal Teenage Lesbian Sex Orgy Submitted on May 24, 2010 - 14:29 | 248 reads
Something Could Happen Submitted on May 21, 2010 - 15:51 | 147 reads
Sleep Upon The Moon Submitted on May 19, 2010 - 14:33 | 129 reads
Sometimes You Can See Another Life Submitted on May 17, 2010 - 13:53 | 132 reads
The Lure Of Stories Submitted on May 14, 2010 - 13:34 | 97 reads
The World’s Biggest Grossing Film Star Submitted on May 13, 2010 - 14:23 | 92 reads
We Had Times Submitted on May 10, 2010 - 13:37 | 109 reads
The Doorhinge Badgerdangler Phenomenon Submitted on May 4, 2010 - 14:31 | 127 reads
Old Monsters Submitted on April 28, 2010 - 19:50 | 117 reads
The World Cheese Arrangement Finals Submitted on April 26, 2010 - 14:49 | 160 reads
Holy Tax-Inspector Immersion Day Submitted on April 6, 2010 - 10:16 | 153 reads
Headstones Submitted on April 3, 2010 - 13:04 | 176 reads
The Justice League Of Accountancy Submitted on March 29, 2010 - 14:44 | 392 reads
Sleeping Beauty Submitted on March 26, 2010 - 15:29 | 152 reads
The Life-Cycle of The Shopping Trolley Submitted on March 22, 2010 - 15:33 | 345 reads
Windows Submitted on March 20, 2010 - 09:09 | 169 reads
A Glamorous Career Submitted on March 15, 2010 - 15:40 | 171 reads
When Cheese Attacks Submitted on March 8, 2010 - 15:08 | 176 reads
The Mathematics Of Cupboard Space Submitted on March 1, 2010 - 15:26 | 254 reads
Are You Ready To Rock ‘N’ Roll? Submitted on February 22, 2010 - 15:16 | 281 reads
Small Woodland Creatures On Ice Submitted on February 15, 2010 - 15:36 | 303 reads
The Beach Submitted on February 12, 2010 - 14:37 | 250 reads
The Periodic Table Submitted on February 8, 2010 - 15:31 | 266 reads
The Lake Submitted on February 6, 2010 - 15:00 | 296 reads
The Sculpture Submitted on February 4, 2010 - 11:15 | 230 reads
Siege Warfare Submitted on February 1, 2010 - 15:32 | 251 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 12 Submitted on January 27, 2010 - 15:19 | 239 reads
The First Computer Submitted on January 25, 2010 - 15:36 | 219 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 11 Submitted on January 20, 2010 - 15:45 | 177 reads
Shopping Trolleys Submitted on January 18, 2010 - 15:54 | 287 reads
In The Name Of Blood Submitted on January 16, 2010 - 15:42 | 223 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 10 Submitted on January 14, 2010 - 15:33 | 170 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 09 Submitted on January 13, 2010 - 15:40 | 156 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 08 Submitted on January 12, 2010 - 16:49 | 179 reads
Infestation Submitted on January 9, 2010 - 13:45 | 315 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 07 Submitted on January 8, 2010 - 15:37 | 176 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 06 Submitted on January 7, 2010 - 15:41 | 167 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 05 Submitted on January 6, 2010 - 15:21 | 169 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 04 Submitted on January 5, 2010 - 15:43 | 176 reads
The Great Age Of Exploration Submitted on January 4, 2010 - 11:30 | 247 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 03 Submitted on December 31, 2009 - 11:52 | 210 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 02 Submitted on December 30, 2009 - 12:09 | 254 reads
Full-Frontal Accountancy Submitted on December 29, 2009 - 10:32 | 332 reads
Animal Rights Action Submitted on December 21, 2009 - 11:21 | 254 reads
Dance On Fire - Chapter 01 Submitted on December 17, 2009 - 12:07 | 259 reads
Worldwide Admire Your Own Genitals Day Submitted on December 14, 2009 - 10:00 | 288 reads
Stranger In Town Submitted on December 7, 2009 - 10:16 | 283 reads
Self-Portrait Submitted on December 3, 2009 - 15:43 | 206 reads
Gravity Submitted on November 30, 2009 - 11:28 | 249 reads
Experimental Mishaps Submitted on November 23, 2009 - 10:22 | 370 reads
God Condemns 'So-Called Intelligent Design' Submitted on November 16, 2009 - 09:47 | 861 reads
A Sexual Peccadillo Submitted on November 9, 2009 - 10:23 | 502 reads
Fireworks Submitted on November 5, 2009 - 11:55 | 214 reads
An Autumn Morning Submitted on November 2, 2009 - 11:07 | 234 reads
Solitary Submitted on October 19, 2009 - 09:17 | 214 reads
Low Tide Submitted on October 12, 2009 - 13:47 | 252 reads
Come a Time Submitted on October 5, 2009 - 09:34 | 256 reads
A Gift Submitted on September 28, 2009 - 10:03 | 218 reads
Fogbound Submitted on September 21, 2009 - 10:04 | 247 reads
Breathe a Name Submitted on September 14, 2009 - 10:01 | 280 reads
Promises Submitted on September 7, 2009 - 10:01 | 313 reads
Eternal Submitted on August 31, 2009 - 10:28 | 264 reads
Dawn Chorus Submitted on August 24, 2009 - 10:10 | 254 reads
Distant lands Submitted on August 17, 2009 - 10:07 | 331 reads
Something about Flowers Submitted on August 10, 2009 - 10:07 | 237 reads
A Possibility of Holding Submitted on August 3, 2009 - 10:16 | 305 reads
The Bride Submitted on July 27, 2009 - 10:00 | 286 reads
A Water Song Submitted on July 22, 2009 - 09:23 | 256 reads
Louise, Naked in the Woods Submitted on July 20, 2009 - 11:17 | 559 reads
I Did Not Fly Back From Mumbai Submitted on July 13, 2009 - 10:33 | 256 reads
Closing Down Submitted on July 10, 2009 - 11:29 | 507 reads
How The SAS Began Submitted on July 1, 2009 - 10:38 | 289 reads
Lamb casserole at Forty Fathoms Submitted on June 22, 2009 - 10:13 | 283 reads
A Long Time Ago In A Chip Shop Far Away… Submitted on June 15, 2009 - 10:25 | 432 reads
Hernia von Volenipples - A Chronology Submitted on June 8, 2009 - 10:18 | 375 reads
Romeo & Juliet – The Real First Folio Edition Submitted on June 1, 2009 - 11:16 | 547 reads
Extreme Sports Submitted on May 25, 2009 - 09:37 | 428 reads
All-Nude Chicken-Intriguing Submitted on May 18, 2009 - 11:15 | 500 reads
Haunted Submitted on March 2, 2009 - 11:57 | 462 reads
She Was The One Submitted on February 23, 2009 - 15:06 | 782 reads
Sub Rosa Submitted on February 16, 2009 - 15:10 | 371 reads
Footprints Submitted on February 9, 2009 - 15:56 | 356 reads
Chaos Theory Submitted on February 2, 2009 - 15:41 | 404 reads
Summoning Submitted on January 26, 2009 - 11:35 | 388 reads
Condemned Submitted on January 19, 2009 - 17:22 | 445 reads
Empty Hands Submitted on January 12, 2009 - 19:08 | 401 reads
Hesitancies of Reason Submitted on January 5, 2009 - 17:03 | 382 reads
Lost Names Submitted on December 29, 2008 - 14:56 | 435 reads
Birds Submitted on December 22, 2008 - 15:22 | 389 reads
Candle Flames And Butterflies Submitted on December 15, 2008 - 15:19 | 414 reads
Ribbon Submitted on December 8, 2008 - 15:00 | 488 reads
Between Words Submitted on December 1, 2008 - 15:22 | 448 reads
Burst Submitted on November 24, 2008 - 15:27 | 414 reads
Your Own Dreams Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 15:03 | 399 reads
Cunning Submitted on November 10, 2008 - 12:49 | 446 reads
Becalmed Submitted on October 20, 2008 - 14:29 | 423 reads
Discarded Submitted on October 13, 2008 - 14:37 | 419 reads
Dropped Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 11:10 | 436 reads
Remembering Submitted on September 29, 2008 - 14:22 | 565 reads
Stain Submitted on September 22, 2008 - 10:00 | 540 reads
The Open Road Submitted on September 15, 2008 - 11:10 | 589 reads
How to Fall Submitted on September 8, 2008 - 09:50 | 556 reads
Six O'Clock Submitted on September 1, 2008 - 09:38 | 582 reads
Roosting Submitted on August 25, 2008 - 09:59 | 547 reads
One Such Morning Submitted on August 18, 2008 - 10:01 | 802 reads
Ritual Submitted on August 11, 2008 - 10:01 | 568 reads
Dreaming of Summer Submitted on August 4, 2008 - 10:00 | 585 reads
Seasons (Naga-Uta*) Submitted on July 28, 2008 - 09:57 | 588 reads
Flowers Submitted on July 21, 2008 - 09:55 | 639 reads
Salvation Submitted on July 14, 2008 - 10:07 | 609 reads
Shared Dreams Submitted on July 7, 2008 - 09:30 | 624 reads
How to Begin Submitted on June 30, 2008 - 11:27 | 687 reads
Refugee Submitted on June 23, 2008 - 10:18 | 732 reads
Downpour Submitted on June 16, 2008 - 11:20 | 704 reads
Green and Roses Submitted on June 9, 2008 - 10:12 | 697 reads
Jewels Submitted on June 2, 2008 - 10:39 | 684 reads
Labyrinth Submitted on May 27, 2008 - 11:57 | 606 reads
Star Submitted on May 19, 2008 - 09:36 | 582 reads
Crystal Submitted on May 12, 2008 - 10:19 | 615 reads
Cold Submitted on May 6, 2008 - 09:57 | 636 reads
Cat's Cradle Submitted on April 28, 2008 - 13:37 | 676 reads
The Snow Falls Submitted on April 21, 2008 - 10:12 | 618 reads
Spring Morning Submitted on April 14, 2008 - 09:55 | 652 reads
Mountain Stream Submitted on April 7, 2008 - 09:40 | 574 reads
Devotions Submitted on March 31, 2008 - 09:31 | 667 reads
A Moment Of Balance Submitted on March 24, 2008 - 10:34 | 525 reads
The Dancer Submitted on March 17, 2008 - 10:36 | 494 reads
Procession Submitted on March 10, 2008 - 11:36 | 498 reads
Butterfly Fragile Submitted on March 3, 2008 - 12:21 | 506 reads
The Shores of Morning Submitted on February 25, 2008 - 10:32 | 508 reads
Theatre Submitted on February 18, 2008 - 11:08 | 530 reads
Someone's Daughter Submitted on February 11, 2008 - 10:33 | 542 reads
Ghosts and Shadows Submitted on January 28, 2008 - 10:20 | 528 reads
Stations Submitted on January 21, 2008 - 10:37 | 552 reads
A Ghost Story Submitted on January 15, 2008 - 11:00 | 535 reads
Sacrifice Submitted on January 7, 2008 - 11:12 | 592 reads
A Flame into Being Submitted on December 31, 2007 - 11:55 | 581 reads
The Waters of Time Submitted on December 17, 2007 - 10:49 | 595 reads
Bird Watching Submitted on December 10, 2007 - 12:04 | 598 reads
Mother Land Submitted on December 3, 2007 - 11:11 | 591 reads
Dawning Submitted on November 26, 2007 - 14:53 | 575 reads
Shadow Submitted on November 19, 2007 - 11:11 | 712 reads
Socks Submitted on November 12, 2007 - 10:27 | 701 reads
Bare Rooms Submitted on November 5, 2007 - 12:21 | 652 reads
Dead Leaves Submitted on October 29, 2007 - 16:44 | 695 reads
Images Submitted on September 25, 2007 - 09:19 | 740 reads
Ambition Submitted on September 3, 2007 - 11:43 | 785 reads
Dark Shadows Submitted on August 27, 2007 - 13:21 | 787 reads
Our Lives Submitted on August 13, 2007 - 09:54 | 817 reads
Drowning Submitted on August 6, 2007 - 13:59 | 884 reads
She Is Submitted on July 30, 2007 - 09:07 | 935 reads
Memories Into Touch Submitted on July 24, 2007 - 11:55 | 874 reads
Circumnavigation Submitted on July 16, 2007 - 11:33 | 911 reads
Shoreline Submitted on July 10, 2007 - 10:24 | 699 reads
Footsteps Submitted on July 2, 2007 - 10:24 | 686 reads
Princess Submitted on June 25, 2007 - 10:09 | 700 reads
Rain On The Window Submitted on June 19, 2007 - 10:19 | 682 reads
The Note Submitted on June 18, 2007 - 09:31 | 746 reads
Kneeling Submitted on June 11, 2007 - 09:24 | 1035 reads
Flying Submitted on June 4, 2007 - 11:28 | 730 reads
Sheets Submitted on May 21, 2007 - 10:31 | 742 reads
Snow Storm Submitted on May 14, 2007 - 13:37 | 913 reads
A Ghost Song Submitted on May 7, 2007 - 10:04 | 785 reads
Sea Horses Submitted on April 30, 2007 - 10:02 | 789 reads
A Slight Delay Submitted on April 23, 2007 - 14:03 | 814 reads
Beachcombing Submitted on April 16, 2007 - 11:45 | 841 reads
A Day in the Life Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:15 | 566 reads
Fireworks Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:13 | 637 reads
A Possibility of Holding Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:13 | 639 reads
Walking Away Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:12 | 673 reads
Time is Snow Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:23 | 657 reads
Dance of the Spheres Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:23 | 646 reads
Closer Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:23 | 655 reads
Tongues Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:23 | 695 reads
Spaces Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:23 | 647 reads
Worker Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:15 | 575 reads
Memory Stones Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:15 | 571 reads
How I Became the Fat Bloke Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:37 | 581 reads
IF I Show You A Flower Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:14 | 537 reads
Field Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:16 | 543 reads
Graveyard Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 03:04 | 645 reads
Dead Leaves Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:16 | 511 reads
Barn Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:16 | 546 reads
Darkness Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:31 | 567 reads
A Mermaid Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:15 | 550 reads
Homing Wasps Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 01:41 | 810 reads
The Princess and the Frog Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:11 | 738 reads
Little Red Riding Hood Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:07 | 2801 reads
Goldilocks Submitted on September 28, 2004 - 22:15 | 666 reads
Dolly the Sheep Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:08 | 1355 reads
A Day in the Life Submitted on September 15, 2004 - 02:20 | 25 reads
Field Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:43 | 529 reads
The Memory Stones Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:43 | 582 reads
Barn Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:43 | 680 reads
A Flower Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:43 | 559 reads
Mermaid Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:39 | 529 reads
Dead Leaves Submitted on September 12, 2004 - 09:39 | 546 reads
