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Contents - you're looking at them!
The Curse of the Deep Green Blues - a friendly dragon? Really?
The Butcher - today, and many yesterdays ago - featuring little Christine's Dad.
About milliscribblers - our local new writers' group
Radio recording Introduction - the intro and outro of each of my first farming memoir excerpts
About the 'Old McLarsen...' chapters - a few words about each so you can bypass the uninteresting bits
(Old McLarsen...) One: Introduction - it all began in the city - well, two cities actually, on opposite sides of our world. Who knew how many dusty roads lay ahead?
(Old McLarsen...) Two: Welcome...? It was indeed a most questionable welcome - our introduction to life in the 'Wild West' of Australia.
(Old McLarsen...) Three: Welcome...?(cont'd.) the somewhat dubious welcome continues as we learn about hot water via the woodstove, kerosene refrigerators, outside laundries and 32 volt generator power. Confused? So were we!
(Old McLarsen...) Four: Kangaroo Rescue - reluctantly I must admit to understanding the reasons why so many farmers have the absolute necessity to cull kangaroos. We heard them all, but...
(Old McLarsen...) Five: Kangaroo Rescue (cont'd.) - so now we bore witness to the chase and the tragic results, and my rescue 'career' began with my first baby 'roo.
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The Vocal Local
General FictionI have begun reading excerpts from my stories on our local radio station, 5THE FM 107.7, and whilst they are entertaining folk who are listening to the radio at those particular times, I have had a request from others to provide transcripts of my re...
