James O'Brien / The Limb Shift Posts

18/04/2026 / / Blogging
18/04/2026 / / Blogging

It’s good to be back in Sydney, though the temperature drop compared with Darwin was certainly a shock to the system! Stepping off the plane into the crisp air, it’s … Read the rest “Back in Sydney”

12/04/2026 / / Blogging

For the past few days I’ve been playing a dual role: part tour guide, part host, with a family member visiting Darwin for the first time. Of course, I’m something … Read the rest “Top End Tour Guide”

07/04/2026 / / Blogging

Yesterday at the Darwin Waterfront, a young staff member asked me a simple question that caught me off guard: “Do you need a wheelchair to get in?”. To my own … Read the rest “Embracing the chair”

06/04/2026 / / Blogging

Currently in Darwin and I spotted this t-shirt.

Sepsis caused my amputation, and each year in Australia, 84000 people get it and 12000 die.

The bloke wearing the shirt told … Read the rest “Is it sepsis?”

04/04/2026 / / Blogging

My friend Cathy was born and raised here in Darwin. We shared a house together in Brisbane in the 80s, but she has only recently returned to the Territory.

She … Read the rest “Humpty Doo”