February 18, 2009

Reading Reader’s Africa on the Central Line

More words and images from my failed bid to penetrate the Heart of Darkness…

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  1. Cooper Renner on February 18th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Ah, man, you penetrated the Heart of Darkness at AWP in Atlanta! Hehe.

    I love that photo of the abandoned buildings. (You took it from the train, I think.)

  2. Sheila Ryan on February 18th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Derek, these moving images are mesmerizing! Actually, they’re not mesmerizing. That implies a sort of stupefying effect, and in fact the footage is exhilarating. Thank you for posting it here and elsewhere.

  3. Derek White on February 18th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    funny you should mention AWP Atlanta, because the feeling I had at the beginning of the post was like how I felt then, and it’s happened another time since too. I think I’m allergic to the sulfides in bad wines or something.

  4. Derek White on February 19th, 2009 at 7:32 am

    the continuing saga for those interested: http://5cense.com/EA/Tazara2Malawi.htm.
    Sorry, no goats, but a pretty bad-ass looking goat owner who had the goat kicking under the seat of the matatu. I promise the next dispatch will have goats.

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