The complete River Ruckus programme

Your next
little detour.

Six standalone stories. Follow the running order or find a scene that suits the afternoon.

6 episodes
  1. 01
    River days

    The pool that kept its own time

    Mara arrived with a schedule. The river had prepared something else.

    A giant bass rests in a clear pool below eucalyptus roots
  2. 02
    Small mishaps

    A hat, a branch and an opinionated bird

    Len’s best river hat acquired a new admirer, and not a particularly polite one.

    A kookaburra borrows Len’s orange hat
  3. 03
    Big Bass tales

    The silver interruption

    For one bright second, every carefully prepared sentence disappeared.

    A silver bass leaps beside the boat at pink dawn
  4. 04
    River days

    The weather on the tin roof

    Rain cancelled the plan and gave the afternoon a better soundtrack.

    Mara and Len share a rainy afternoon beneath a tin roof
  5. 05
    Big Bass tales

    Under the red bridge

    A familiar crossing looked entirely different from the water below.

    A red bridge crosses a pool with a giant bass below
  6. 06
    Small mishaps

    The pelican and the borrowed boot

    The jetty’s least qualified inspector found a serious problem with Len’s footwear.

    A pelican inspects Len’s missing boot

No wrong place to begin.

Each tale has its own beginning and ending. The notebook is a companion, not a reading assignment.

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