Paul worked as a professional actor through the 1970s before going to law school at the age of 32. After a 30 year career in law he returned to acting and directing on his retirement in 2015. He now writes, produces and performs monologues as a means of raising money for arts and cultural organizations. Paul is a playwright and his scripts are published in his books "Five Monologues" and "The Little Wooden House", These two books as well as four of his novels, "Murder on the Pony Expŕess Way", "Murder, Buy Cheeses", "The Listing Lighthouse" and "Deadly Sea Weed" are available internationally on Amazon Books. A fifth novel is set to be released in the summer of 2025: "A Market for Mystery". Each of these novels address serious issues, but they are written in a lighthearted or whimsical manner.