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Greetings From Beyond the Pale: Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
December 6, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
A long days journey into night finds me stranded once more. Far from home, far from civilisation, far from certain of my place amongst this motley crew of cowboys, tomboys (Carol), ferals and hippies.
The camp is … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale: Carol
November 5, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
After fully immersing myself in the various mud-baths on offer around Derby, it is time to move on. Always time to move on. I am approaching my final destination …
I set off many moons ago … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale: Nyiripi
November 4, 2014 | troublemagBen Laycock
A friend of a friend of mine has a friend living with the blackfellas in a tiny outstation way out west of Yuendemu, the unofficial capital of the Walpiri Nation, 300 kilometres of bone jarring corrugations North-West … Read More
Greetings From Beyond the Pale: Beginings
August 1, 2014 | troublemag
Ben Laycock
My parents were potters. Our family car was a Datsun 1000 Ute. It was blue. They said they needed a ute to carry the clay to make the pots, and carry the wood to fire the … Read More