Friday essay: ‘mourning cannot be an endpoint’ – James Bradley on living in an Age of Emergency
- Written by James Bradley, Honorary Associate, Sydney Environment Centre, The University of Sydney., University of Sydney
One morning in September 2023 I leave my home and drive to the beach. Although it is early, the day is already unseasonably warm, the sky hazy with smoke from hazard-reduction burns to the south and north of the city.
Despite the weather the beach is quiet. Walking to the water’s edge I wade out and dive, then stroke...