Winds of Change |
Welcome to the third edition of the Dan Bleby Bugle for 2008. I know this used to be a fortnightly publication, but things have changed since I moved to Pipalyatjara at the beginning of 2006. Its not...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT |
Red Dust Stains |
I'm almost half way through my third year in Pipalyatjara, and this letter seems overdue. In my last epistle I shared with you all the loss of one of our students, and I deeply appreciate the care and...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:59:00 GMT |
The Sorriest Business |
In my time here, this is by far the most difficult thing I’ve had to write. Living on the lands, there are some experiences you never want to go through. The death of a student is one of them. O...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:59:00 GMT |
Sorry |
Last Tuesday morning I watched as the Prime Minister gave his official apology for the stolen generations. I am not ashamed to say that as he spoke those long-overdue words I shed a few tears. I had a...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:24:00 GMT |
Sheep and Angels Galorey |
So it happens that I find myself at the end of another year in the desert. Before I made the move north, I designated two years as the minimum amount of time I would stay on the lands before abandoni...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:41:00 GMT |
The Old Old Story |
It's been some time since my last epistle. When I moved to this community, I decided to write these letters every two weeks, as much for my sake as for the readers. It is now almost three months sinc...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:06:00 GMT |
The Whole Sorry Business |
Sorry Business
In Pitjantjatjara culture, when someone passes away people move into 'sorry camps'. These places are made up of tents and tarpaulins, and are usually just outside the town. I had heard...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:39:00 GMT |
Former teacher narrowly escapes meltdown! |
Former teacher narrowly escapes meltdown
Okay, so I admit the title is a little sensational. Nonetheless, consider this my 'letter from the grave,' seeing as I am only a shell of the man I once was....
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:27:00 GMT |
The Battle-Hardened Man |
So far, term 2 has been busy. I mean the kind of busy where, even if I wanted to, I couldn't tell you what I've been doing. My mind forms a rough and distorted montage of memories from the past...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 01:03:00 GMT |
Changing Landscapes |
Over the last two weeks, I have travelled over a thousand kilometres. These are fairly typical figures when one talks about distances up here. In fact, those thousand kilometres have taken me no furt...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:08:00 GMT |
