Archive for April, 2007

Hard Garbage

Published by Murray @ Midnight April 24th, 2007 in Dispatches from another world. 2 Comments

It began innocently enough. A flyer in our letterbox, a rumour in the street.
Hard Garbage day was coming, and it was time to delve into long-forgotten cupboards and to go in search of the overgrown shed that Old Grandpappy Midnight claims was built somewhere in the backyard back in ‘Nought Six [1].
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Sometimes, what I really need is…

Published by Murray @ Midnight April 9th, 2007 in Dispatches from another world. 0 Comments

…a reality check. Barber’s story. Pictures from the life of a Nigerian barber, living on less than $1 a day.
“My plan is to get my own shop, but I need to find one year’s rent in advance. This means about 170,000 naira ($1,300) – then I can get married. “
“I know it is not realistic,” [...]