1.0Reading Roomhttps://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroomSRChttps://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroom/author/editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ywNtIpAqAO"><a href="https://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroom/2026/08/03/season-one-old-dog-new-sticks/">Season One: Old Dog, New Sticks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroom/2026/08/03/season-one-old-dog-new-sticks/embed/#?secret=ywNtIpAqAO" width="600" height="338" title="“Season One: Old Dog, New Sticks” — Reading Room" data-secret="ywNtIpAqAO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroom/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Or, what’s behind this virtual door and why it’s here. This is not where you’re supposed to be. The museum is out there — the letters, the scholarship, the Victorian Scotland, the man who wrote about it. This is the door at the back of the museum. You tried it. Here we are. This is...https://srcrockett.scot/thereadingroom/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cat-1.jpg1271988