Writing

Essays on place, culture and the spaces in between.

Sri Lanka - Beauty & Discomfort
Place Joel Beighton Place Joel Beighton

Sri Lanka - Beauty & Discomfort

Most people don’t like to be uncomfortable when they travel, but perhaps discomfort is an unavoidable part of seeing the world honestly. Something to learn from, to grow from and to try and affect positively, in your own little way.

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Paradise Isn’t Always Quiet
Place Joel Beighton Place Joel Beighton

Paradise Isn’t Always Quiet

A loud rumble of a vehicle passes close to my right side as I walk along the dusty, dry street, narrowly avoiding uneven slabs of pavement and stepping over open drain covers.

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Pettah Go Early
Place Joel Beighton Place Joel Beighton

Pettah Go Early

Long before the crowds and chaos, there is a moment of calm. A stillness. An unexpected beauty.

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Fruit, Heat, Repeat
Food Joel Beighton Food Joel Beighton

Fruit, Heat, Repeat

It’s hot and humid and we are stood uneasily inside a badly lit shop. Sharp knives are carelessly left on any flat surface that can be found. A large spider crawls up a wooden beam directly behind my wife and settles, part-camouflaged beneath a heap of pineapples.

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