On a fatherhood weekend, the men drag a dead manna gum, chained to a ute, into camp. They’re talking innocence. Is it inborn, or clad layer by layer by behaviour? Around the grey stump the men start chainsaws and crack beers, open a phone (there’s reception), search innocence definition. Blamelessness. Chastity. Childhood. But also integrity, which means innocence. The confusion – that integ ... (read more)