In my pocket, I had a book. I could have switched on a podcast or just scrolled through social media - but I've been trying to avoid too much time on my phone lately. Sometimes, you have to stop and appreciate what is around you. The copy that I had with me was one I'd picked up in England in a Sainsbury supermarket. It's called Selected Short Stories by H.G. Wells,. the British writer of science fiction stories from the late 19th century. wrote The War of the Worlds.

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