Country Viewpoint: Early rising

September 12, 2008 by Fred Baker

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After a gap during which I’ve been finishing the next book, here’s a new Country Viewpoint, ‘The rewards of early rising’, coming up on Thursday 18th September (Radio National Bush Telegraph, 11-12 am; Country Viewpoint airs at 11.55).

Peeping through my fingers Glimpses of childhood, old age – and the dangerous bits in between.
A linked collection of my fictional short stories, funny or poignant, but always perceptive, imagined from observations of my fellow humans in our hopeful stumble through life.

Rich Land, Wasteland — How coal is killing Australia. Exposing the facts behind the spin, sharing true stories of the long term negative impacts of the coal and gas invasion, from broken rivers to broken hearts.

The Woman on the Mountain A candid meander through my life on my remote mountain wildlife refuge, answering the oft-asked question of ‘Why do you live way out there’? – and how I became such a weird woman as to want to!

Mountain Tails Illustrated tales for animal lovers about the wild creatures who allowed me to share their living space — and a plea to look after them before it's too late.