Keith was born and raised in England of Norfolk and Kentish stock and grew up playing rugby, cricket and soccer on that green, rather magical isle. His sister and he spent many summers at their grandparents' home in Norfolk, deep in the country with no electricity or running water. Evenings were spent playing cribbage by lamplight before retiring (literally) to grandma's featherbed.

In his youth he traveled widely. "The experiences gleaned by traveling light from Scandinavia to the Greek islands to North Africa broadened my appreciation of the diversity of the human condition and my love of landscape."

He graduated from The University of Sussex after studying literature in the School of English and American Studies and took from there a "lifelong interest in literature." He took a second degree from Matlock College, Derbyshire - a beautiful little college deep in D.H. Lawrence country. He has written three books of poetry and two plays in the intervening years.

After Sussex, Keith left for the Americas which culminated in his being irrevocably drawn to the mountains of the American west. For the last twenty-five years his wife, Cathryn, and he and have lived in the Flathead Valley of Montana near Glacier National Park.

For many years he and Cathryn designed, created and marketed jewelry. For the last five+ years they have owned and run a restaurant in the style of an English pub, The Cottage Inn, a mile or so (as the crow flies) from their home. It was within these walls that TurboCrib was born and, today, it is fondly known as "The Cradle."

During the creation of TurboCrib, Keith often held the center while the game was gaining its substance and vitality. He wanted the game to stay true to its roots while incorporating the innovations that make it excitingly fast-paced and tactical.

His other passions include skiing, hiking (or merely being in the wilderness), reading, and time spent with family and friends. He has three children who "might not beat me at cribbage all the time but do claim to ski better than I do." (2011)