Back From the Brink

This article first appeared in Newstalk. Its author travelled to Sierra Leone with the aid of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund. The broadcast below aired on The Hard Shoulder on 20 December 2018. A bar of light falls on the long metal rack against the wall, illuminating a dusty stack of paper archives. A stout… Continue reading →

Only Bad Clothing

The ferry from the peninsula rounded into the ravenous mouth of the fjord. Forty minutes or so, giving him ample time to reconsider. He considered the warning sign; considered the fact he had with him a virtually inexperienced hiker in the form of her. He did not care so much about what happened to him… Continue reading →