Geoff Carr is a Ballarat-based author of short stories inspired by his childhood. He grew up in the Wimmera town of Stawell and cherished his caring and loving upbringing enveloped in the blue silhouettes of the famous Grampians and lesser-known Black Ranges. This was the setting before commencing his teaching career and settling in Ballarat for over fifty years. Although living in Ballarat and raising six children there, he has spent that whole time being drawn back to the region he grew up in and the bush he loved - whether it be for the Easter Stawell Gift, family Christmases, rabbiting in the bush with his dad, lazy summers at Lake Fyans or earlier years fishing at Lake Lonsdale. With both his parents' families originating across Pomonal, Great Western, Stawell and Ballarat, he is truly a "gentle"man that believes home is where the heart is and there's always time for a good cheeky yarn.