Chance on Safari

Chance is a knock about thirteen year old boy who lives and works on a vast cattle station in northern New South Wales. An orphan he was adopted by the owners of “Ironwood Station.” Set during depression era Australia of the late 1930s, the station has been transformed into a game park. During his first outing on a hunt for water buffalo and wild boar Chance is injured. In this first instalment of “The Stock and Station Short Stories” his injury sets Chance on a path of discovery and adventure beyond life on the farm. A sentimental look at an Australia long past. Full of action and description it follows Chance’s growth from boy to man in a rough, harsh environment.

Mark Piper is an Australian writer who divides his time between Melbourne, Victoria and New Richmond, Ohio. He is the author of short stories Altitude, Cinnamon Diamonds and a serialized collection entitled Stock and Station. He is currently working on his next manuscript as you read this. Keep up to date with his writing at hamelinjournal.com, follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook. Or send him an email: mail@markpiper.com.au