I'm a Chartered Engineer who also makes things: comics, fiction, books, and a publication about the built environment. This site collects all of it.

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I was talking to a contractor in Ottawa and they mentioned that during a careers fair for a civil contractor, one of the largest number of applicants were senior software engineers that had been without a job for over a year in some cases.

I knew this was our new shared reality, but can also see the winds of change for many (most?) industries.

22 April 2026

Books

Built Environment Compendium Vol.1

Built Environment Compendium Vol.1download free or hardcopy on Amazon.

Moon Racket!

Moon Racket!read more or hardcopy on Amazon.