Robert Lumsden began life in Melbourne, Australia and his trajectory so far has brought him to periods of residence in England, where he took a B.A. and M.A. at the University of Sussex and a Ph.D. at the University of East Anglia, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, where he lectured in English at the National University of Singapore and the National Institute of Education. He is especially interested in arguments that don't hold water and perceptions that indicate how extraordinary the ordinary may be.
He currently lives north of Adelaide in South Australia, writing fiction and poetry and researching a book on aesthetics.