Issues
- 69. Dying To Live
- 68. Power Play
- 67. Earthly Delights
- 66. Taking Shelter
- 64. Life Lessons
- 63. Little Things
- 62. Order And Chaos
- 61. Back To The Future
- 60. Over The Fence
- 59. Matters Of The Heart
- 58. Jungle
- 57. Word
- 56. Ugly
- 55. Nostalgia
- 54. Obsession
- 53. Adventure
- 52. Lust
- 51. Abandon
- 50. Home
- 49. Animal
- 48. Mystery
- 47. Identity
- 46. Wild
- 45. Rebirth
- 44. Thrift
- 43. Revolution
- 42. Dirty
- 41. Isolation
- 40. Heritage
- 39. Fear
- 38. Play
- 37. Ephemeral
- 36. Surprise
- 35. Escape
- 34. Water
- 33. Woman
- 32. Sin
- 31. Desert
- 30. Community
- 29. Man
- 28. Small
- 27. Feast
- 26. Cosmic
- 25. Pattern
- 24. Change
- 23. Art
- 22. Ritual
- 21. Desire
- 20. Road Trip
- 19. Craft
- 18. Decay
- 17. Scent
- 16. Medicine
- 15. Design
- 14. Connection
- 13. Passion
- 12. Fabric
- 11. Money
- 10. Sex
- 9. On The Road
- 8. Poetry
- 7. Power
- 6. Memory
- 5. Theatre
- 4. Myth
- 3. Shelter
- 2. Celebration
- 1. Death
6. Memory
The afternoon I visited my grandmother for the last time I drove the long way home; down narrow dirt roads flanked by stately old gum trees and farmland. The sun was setting, the light magnificent. I stopped and took some photographs. I was disappointed with them at the time, but their meaning now is different. They’re now a reminder of my last afternoon with Granny. Memory is what remains when time disappears.
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