He also married Elaine, raised three children and now has ten grandchildren. He lives in a country house six miles from Feegie. He has never pretended those two facts are unrelated.
Jim began writing Another Feg in 2004 while attending a creative writing course at the University of Glasgow. He finished it because he nearly ran out of time. A near-fatal heart attack in late 2024 made certain he got it done.
He remains, in his own words, without fear and unvanquished.