Richard C McNeff is the author of the cult short story \u2018Sybarite among the Shadows\u2019 which grew into the occult and espionage-themed novel,\xa0Aleister Crowley MI5 (first published as\xa0Sybarite among the Shadows). \xa0He also wrote\xa0the memoir,\xa0With Barry Flanagan:\xa0Travels through Time and Spain, and the satire,\xa0The Dream of Boris: Deceived Kingdom. He is a contributor to the\xa0Guardian,\xa0Fortean Times,\xa0Wormwood\xa0and\xa0Boulevard Magenta. He was born in London and has lived in several parts of Spain, including Ibiza.