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Travel Australia Darwin to Daly Waters

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  Our trusty Subaru Forester was packed with me, my partner Brenda, Katchalla (our concerned but enthusiastic spoodle), and enough snacks to survive a tiny apocalypse. With our brand new Brass Monkey securely tucked into the boot, we set off on our mission: the first leg of an epic journey from Darwin to Ulladulla, NSW, with Daly Waters shimmering in our minds as our initial oasis. We departed from Darwin, the tropical humidity clinging to us like a second skin. After about 98 kilometers, the promise of caffeine lured us into the Adelaide River Country Store. Brenda, ever the coffee connoisseur, declared their coffee to be "a damn good coffee," which is a high compliment indeed. Meanwhile, Katcha sniffed around, searching for the right spot to relieve himself and stumbled upon the store's no dickhead policy. Back on the Stuart Highway, the landscape began to slowly transform. The lush greens of Darwin gradually gave way to the more resilient vegetation of the outback.  Th...

Ha Ha

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A self-deprecating joke I murmur in delight of my loss I just need a reason Shelter with me Angel of Death please pass us by It’s not true that no one needs you anymore It is the what that is driving my unhappiness Embellished through enforced competition Bless my soul A self-deprecating joke Wet and drenched The edge is challenging me So obedient to all worldly matters Harbouring my safety  I murmur in delight of my loss For this lonely man rides again You should be building me up But your system keeps drags me back I just need a reason To sail away In a dream A nightmare is approaching Shelter with me I slam the door shut Alert and quivering Resilient and defiant in fear  Whispering Angel of Death please pass us by It’s not true that no one needs you anymore But, I just wish I was dead My vastness of inadequacy Your judgment is self-honourable It is the what that is driving m...

Ambitious Artist cover

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Prepublication orders are now open: JJFBbennett-patreon An Ambitious Artist Cover When pressed for living My skin is my barrier By John Bennett  JJFBbennett In 1983 I moved from Melbourne  with my love Brenda to Poowong To start my painting career In 2019 I traveled to Seoul with my love Brenda And viewed Asger Jorn artist as a social activist This book is a collusion of What Memory considered Reflection My paintings  were determined to have something to say An Ambitious Artist Abstract This story is about growth. By growth I mean, the tenacity to survive in a delicate and highly fragile ecology.  My underlying artistic dilemma is rooted in the normal and abnormal consequences that impound affordance and manifests self-actualization.  An artistic response to the perceived narrative and the clues that impact on augmenting a self-sealing consciousness.  The gener...

Human Mammal Self Actualization

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Unexpected interference Self-actualization A wish in time Investing in negative sentiment Self-sealing Theory Evidence Belief Invested in negative sentiment Fabric and Structure Pressed on for living I have the need to know Fleeting and impulsive distrust One-off sponsorship You Tube