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My Life in the Australian Outback - Man on The Moon
Without television in the Outback, my family sent me a subscription to Newsweek in an attempt to keep me relatively abreast of the news...
Australian Blog: Tracking Snakes in the Outback, Part 2
After I’d gone to get Alice to help me kill an inland taipan, she grabbed a long stick leaning against the wall of her house. We returned...
Tracking Snakes in the Outback – Part 1
I was usually the only woman on St. Vigeon’s Station. And during the mustering season, the men would be away at camp for weeks at a time,...
Traveling Salesman in the Outback
I never became accustomed to the isolation of St. Vigeon’s Station. So far away from my nearest neighbors, it was impossible to get...
My Life in the Outback – A Contemplation on New Year’s Eve
Since my early teens, when I was growing up in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, I shared my Then, in true Mexican fashion of...
My Life in The Australian Outback…Terror on The Roper
“Terror on the Roper…” One beautiful, sunny morning during this forced vacation, four of us, including my seven-month-old son, Philip,...
My Life in the Australian Outback…”Solitude in the Outback…”
“Solitude in the Outback…” Living in the Outback, I often found myself alone for weeks at a time at the homestead while the men were in...
My Life in the Australian Outback…Camel Races in the Outback?
“Camel Races in the Outback?” “Did you know camels have two rows of eyelashes?” the friendly camel handler asked me, pointing to the I...
My Life in the Australian Outback…Uluru (Ayers Rock)
“Uluru (Ayers Rock) …” For whatever reason that escapes my mind, the Piper Cub on St. Vigeon’s Station was used exclusively for work...
My Life in The Australian Outback – Rock Art
“Rock Art in Australia rocks to an ancient beat…” One of my great pleasures of living in Australia was the rock art at places like the...
My Life in the Australian Outback
“A Meteorite or a Flying Saucer?” Fortunately, I was not alone. A friend from Mexico had come to stay with me prior to my due date. We...
My Life in The Australian Outback
“Landing on the Backs of Crocodiles…” The men of St. Vidgeon’s didn’t care about the history of the area, but when Dieter found an avid...
My Life in The Outback
“Running Afoul of a Fighting Cock…” First, he started by pecking at a person’s ankles. Apparently, not satisfied, he was soon jumping...
My Life in the Outback
“Making your own toilet paper in the Outback…” COVID also caused an obsession for toilet paper for many people. Among my responsibilities...
Flying Padre Down Under
On the two way radio one morning, I had an unknown person call St. Vidgeon’s Station. At first I thought it was a prank set up by my...
“Christmas Down Under…”
We invited our neighbors from Roper Bar – the policeman, his wife Nell*, and their seven-year-old son to join us. I’d attempted to make...
“Dancing in the Outback…”
Growing up in Mexico, a country of extensive social interaction, where celebrations and boisterous festivities happen for the slightest...
John Cooper – November 30, 2018
Interview: Visiting Authors at the 14th Annual Signature Author Series
Outrunning a Crocodile
“Outrunning a crocodile…” The Mission, which by the time of my arrival was administered by the Welfare Branch of the Australian...