RichardNPhilip

The immediate reason was to mark the arrival of a grandchild. Maybe in ten or more years, she'll read the work, assuming book readers still exist by then. A deeper reason is as a reaction to the sad times we are enduring. Solace exists in the deeds of our forebears, some ancient, others recent. The insights of Professor Hawking are consoling: “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the ro

As the story unfolds, so the character of our hero, Jimbo, emerges. Two facts that become clear are that he attended George Heriot’s, an iconic Edinburgh school, and has a passion for engineering. Recognising this, and leveraging my own professional journey, I composed a piece for the Herioter Hub, a site used by former pupils, teachers, and parents: “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cros