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A selection of short stories, articles and ponderings.

Country Viewpoint - Vignettes on country life for ABC radio national 

• Electric fence - how to put a bit of a zap in your life

• Magpie - just because she's common doesn't make her any less beautiful

• Death on the roads - the romance of roadkill and home butchering

• Growing up country - there are advantages and disadvantages to growing up in the bush

Soap Box - opinion pieces for various publications

• Smashing Glass at the Gates of Hell  - the tip is my home, I shall not want

• Sorry - a short poem for reconciliation

• Snakes - it's sad, but I do love them

On reading and writing and work

• Chopping wood and carrying water - the simple humble things about writing and how important they are

• Boys and books - make a fuss if you want, but some boys love reading and some don't

• Thanks dad - the balancing act between work and home life

Real life stories

• Three kisses - the rather embarrassing story of my first kiss