A BEND IN THE RIVER
(This story, written in 1993, was my first attempt at travel writing. It was written on a small portable typewriter … Continue reading A BEND IN THE RIVER
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The High Road to Central
…and light takes on a life of its own. Continue reading The High Road to Central
THE FOREST OF STONE
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working … Continue reading THE FOREST OF STONE
NORTHERN LIGHT
I’ll never let you go If you promise not to fade away… … Continue reading NORTHERN LIGHT
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.
Corner Country
“I thought of all the songs I’d sung about this Outback track,And that is how this vision came to me…”– … Continue reading Corner Country
Walking on the Moon
I no longer feel as though I am walking on the moon; I am back on the good Earth. Continue reading Walking on the Moon
Ghosts of Cooper Creek
I live and breathe the silences and dust where no man reigns… – Cold Chisel, Wild … Continue reading Ghosts of Cooper Creek
Fifty Shades of Green
Wandering among the graves, I am struck by the thought that it was from quiet country parishes like this that many of New Zealand’s early settlers came from and that maybe, just maybe, one of my own ancestors may have once walked in this very place. Continue reading Fifty Shades of Green
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