Paul Rand grew up in Hampshire, UK but has now lived well over half his life in the North of England – in Yorkshire and Cumbria. In his working life, Paul has used his creativity as an engineer, a secondary school teacher (teaching Maths and Business), and now works for a not-for-profit organisation that provides accounting services and other support to churches, charities and other community organisations. Paul is actively involved in the Methodist Church and is proud of its recent history of welcome and inclusion. Paul and his family like to holiday on small islands, both at home and abroad, preferring islands that are a little off the beaten track. They have enjoyed several holidays on the Isle of Muck, which is the inspiration for the island in both Joe with an E and Them and Us.