Strawberries in the Desert

Story telling from Australia

Hey Mark, over here

This week’s post is an unusually long one in response to Mark Dapin’s article on Broken Hill Bent not Broken that caused such a fuss when it appeared in the … Continue reading →

April 18, 2013 · 26 Comments

Enjoy the view

There’s a big red bench in Broken Hill, planted on top of the slag heap that divides north from south. The treeless expanse of broken rock is studded with old … Continue reading →

April 11, 2013 · 4 Comments

There’s gold in my garden

I struck gold when Lynne Gall gave me a gift of strawberry plants. The clutch of straggling plants, dug up from Langawirra Station and delivered as part of a generous … Continue reading →

April 4, 2013 · 1 Comment

Beating heart of Broken Hill

I drive out to the desert most days, park the car on a patch of dirt and set off towards a line of hills. In late afternoon the coming night … Continue reading →

March 27, 2013 · 2 Comments

Pick me. I know you want to.

Pick me. I know you want to. Besides you’ll be doing me a favour I might only have a few days left, one or two at most. What if today’s … Continue reading →

March 21, 2013 · 4 Comments

Fifty shades of Shiraz

We grow grapes. We even get to eat them when we can outwit the birds. The green table grapes are delicious, like a glass of elderflower champagne at an English … Continue reading →

March 14, 2013 · 6 Comments
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I'm a writer based in Australia with a passion for gardening, remote places and people with a story to tell.