Published in Overland Issue 240 Spring 2020 · Uncategorized I can't make a living Adam Ford out of watching butterflies drinking turtles’ tears on the internet. My family won’t benefit financially from the quickening pulse and close-held breath that make sunlight slow and smooth on orange wings glowing and flickering around wise and patient reptilian eyes. No skills are gained or improved upon by spending moments so idly. No tangible ROI comes from resisting the urge to reach through the screen and touch the tiny strobing vortex of light and pigment landing a million quick kisses on such a stoic recipient. There is no profit in this, no place for it on any resume, no KSC or KPI addressed. Watching butterflies drinking turtles’ tears on the internet is wholly unsustainable, a complete misappropriation, a truly and gloriously shameless waste of my time. Read the rest of Overland 240 If you enjoyed this piece, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four brilliant issues for a year Adam Ford Adam Ford is the author of Man Bites Dog, The Third Fruit is a Bird, Not Quite the Man for the Job and Heroes and Civilians. He has written for Australian Author, Desktop, Going Down Swinging and Cordite. He blogs at theotheradamford. More by Adam Ford › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 29 January 202529 January 2025 · Palestine The demonisation of the Palestine movement fuels anti-Muslim racism Mariam Tohamy and Miroslav Sandev The spate of anti-Muslim racist attacks around the country are being fuelled by the anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian policies of mainstream politicians. Political attempts to undermine the Palestine movement and bipartisan support for Israel’s genocide are causing this. 27 January 202527 January 2025 · Cartoons “… but fight absolutely” Sam Wallman In which Sam Wallman illustrates a stirring quote from the great Mike Davis.
