Matthew Freake is an avid lover of books and storytelling in all forms, including Theatre. He has won awards for set and costume design with the dramatic presentations of "A Gap in Generations" by Jerry Blunt and "A Bird of Prey" by Jim Grimsley. For the latter, he was also awarded for exceptional directing. He has self-published a short story series names "A Fairy Tale Murder" and his novel "Forbidden" is available through most book retailers.