Ray Mort spent many years working as a plumber, then retrained as a teacher. He joined Commonword as part-time worker in 1979, where he worked on editions of Write On also contributing written pieces. He was there for three or so years whilst continuing to teach, but took his own life in 1981. You can read Commonword’s tribute to him on the page for Write On 15 where a full copy of the publication is available.