John Hofmeyr

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“A Venture of Value” by John Hofmeyr

Submitted to Contest #259

A VENTURE OF VALUE“Jennie Stockitt, report to the principal’s office immediately!” The mechanical voice scratched through the loudspeakers at 12:45 on the second Friday of the new school term while the school children were returning from lunch-break. “ENTER!” the stern voice came at the first knock. Light from the window behind the principal framed the image of her head reflected in the polished surface of the long table. A halo – how incongruous! Jennie quickly (and wisely) dismissed the angelic image before it elicited a comment. Careful, ...

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Retired from forty-plus years in industrial chemistry, I have a little knowledge and lots of time. I've never travelled further North than Edinburgh, further East than Baghdad, further South than Cape Town or further West than Houston. I'm interested in climate change adaptation and mitigation using biochar. Some of my work is published on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Hofmeyr