IRON AND GOLD
…the emu-sextons pay me a last cursory glance… At Menzies, a dead-on-its-feet mining town a hundred kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, … Continue reading IRON AND GOLD
Category: History
MONUMENT
Think, in this batter’d Caravanserai,Whose doorways are alternate night and day.How Sultan after Sultan with is pomp,Abode his hour or … Continue reading MONUMENT
JAHANGIR’S GARDEN
…the tomb of Nithar, lies reflected in the shimmering pool. In Allahabad I find a secret garden. I have been … Continue reading JAHANGIR’S GARDEN
JOHN COMPANY
The British never set out to conquer India… It is sometimes said that Britain obtained its empire in a fit … Continue reading JOHN COMPANY
CAPTAIN BLAKISTON’S WAR.
There is a simplicity and decency in a military burial, even in its plainest form… I am not the first … Continue reading CAPTAIN BLAKISTON’S WAR.
Journey to the Centre of India
The British are great measurers. They have a sense of order. You can see it best in their maps. The … Continue reading Journey to the Centre of India
The Indigo Revolt
I wish I had invented blue jeans… – Yves Saint Laurent It was an uprising in blue. The Nil vidroha, … Continue reading The Indigo Revolt
Moonlight Encounter
The inlets and coves, slotted into the coastline like notches on a sailor’s knife handle… I was jumped on by … Continue reading Moonlight Encounter
The Legend of Mackenzie.
But one thing is certain though: he was a tough bastard. You had to be to survive out in the … Continue reading The Legend of Mackenzie.
Sgt. Dan the Creamota Man
And then I thought, “Well fuck this”… Continue reading Sgt. Dan the Creamota Man
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