Early writings, before I started really talking
13 August, 2010 Lunchtime today I got a call from Mutitjulu Community at Ayers Rock, from one of the aunties to the kids I know. “There’s bin bad luck <death>. Can you go over there and find out?”. Really, who? She guessed a couple of young men, describing them by who they’re married to as … More Unwanted flirt and unwanted bunny
It’s almost impossible to think of things to say on a blog with no audience! Obviously I’ve never been one to keep a journal, and I’m not a writer at heart. But I’ll persist for now, and see if practise makes it easier. I might try and make a post at least once a week, … More A Dog Act
A few days ago while visiting a camp, a woman I know called out to me from across the dust some way, to call an ambulance. I went over to the house and was waved in to the verandah, where I was confronted with the picture of a woman sitting cross legged beside a sheet … More Stumbling into Domestic Violence
I’ve spent a chunk of this weekend watching the complete first season of a show called The Wire, Set in the housing projects of West Baltimore, it’s a gripping picture of drug dealing, murder, and corruption, linking 16yo drug runners to corrupt politicians, showing the relationships that police have with each other, with their drug … More Some Town Camp Experiences
It’s almost impossible to think of things to say on a blog with no audience! Obviously I’ve never been one to keep a journal, and I’m not a writer at heart. But I’ll persist for now, and see if practise makes it easier. I might try and make a post at least once a week, … More Thinking of things to say
This is an essay I wrote some 10 or 11 years ago, as part of a Bachelor degree course in Nursing. It remains relevant, sadly, to this day. The health status of Australia’s indigenous people today remains far below that of the general population, with life expectancies comparable to India and Central Africa. Many nurses … More An Essay on Indigenous Health
Hmmmm, well it’s now two weeks since I added anything to my blog. I’m finding it hard to write here, almost a feeling of having ‘writers block’. Hopefully the more I write, the more comfortable I will become with writing. In the past two weeks, a lot has happened. I have sold one home (an … More Struggling to write
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