Tall And True Short Reads

Robert Fairhead
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Tall And True Short Reads

The Tall And True Short Reads podcast features short stories, blog posts and other writing written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6 FEB

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Prologue: The Clinic

    The terrace house door creaks open, and the women sitting in the converted front room glance at the newcomers: another nervous-looking young woman in her late teens or early twenties and an older woman, probably her mother, judging by their shared chubby features. The two women cross to the receptionist's desk. The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Prologue: The Clinic is a short story by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au Listen to podcast episodes on Tall And True Short Reads: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Listen to the Season Five Trailer: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/introducing-season-five/ Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Creaky Door: https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7146007/sounds/383816/  • Wall Clock: https://freesound.org/people/Richard1052/sounds/585774/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min

  2. SEASON 5 TRAILER

    Introducing Season Five

    Tall And True Short Reads is a storytelling podcast featuring short stories, blog posts and other writings from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. "Most episodes from the past four seasons of the podcast are standalone, but I've also released multipart episodes for longer short stories. For Season Five, I'm doing something different. I'm writing and narrating a series of interconnected short stories titled The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts." Tall And True website: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/ Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Listen to Five Meet on Zoom (Ep 1): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/five-meet-on-zoom/ Listen to Twin Souls in the Universe (Ep 100): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/twin-souls-in-the-universe/ Listen to Both Sides of the Story (Season One): • Introduction (Ep 26): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-introduction/ • Westminister (Ep 27): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-westminster/ • Bosnia (Ep 28): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-bosnia/ • A Council Flat (Ep 29): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-a-council-flat/ • The Gym (Ep 30): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-the-gym/ • Bad News - Part One (Ep 31): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-bad-news-part-one/ • Bad News - Part Two (Ep 32): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/both-sides-of-the-story-bad-news-part-two/ Listen to Two Visits to the Berlin Wall (Season Three): • Part One - 1987 (Ep 69): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/two-visits-to-the-berlin-wall-part-one/ • Part Two - 1995 (Ep 70): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/two-visits-to-the-berlin-wall-part-two/ Listen to Some Things Change (Season Four): Perth, Western Australia, 1979 (Ep 79): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-1979/ London, England, 1992 (Ep 80): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-london-1992/ Perth, Western Australia, 2023 (Ep 81): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-2023/ Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Read about One Day in the Life of Alex's AI and Other Speculative Fiction: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/one-day-in-the-life-of-alexs-ai-book Buy Robert's short story collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Hooray!: https://freesound.org/people/Vesperia94/sounds/403057/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

  3. 19/12/2024

    Kris Kringle - Xmas 2024

    Since Episode 100, I've taken a break from podcasting to plan a new direction for Season Five of Tall And True Short Reads, which I hope to launch early next year. Meanwhile, I've "gift-wrapped" the first episodes from Seasons One to Four of the podcast for this year's bumper Kris Kringle episode. The stories written and narrated by Robert Fairhead for The Kris Kringle - Xmas 2024 first appeared on the Tall And True writers' website. Read the stories on Tall And True: • Five Meet on Zoom: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/five-meet-on-zoom • The Last Book That Made You Cry: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/the-last-book-that-made-you-cry • Once Upon A Time: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/once-upon-a-time • Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/some-things-change Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Episode 100, Twin Souls in the Universe: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/twin-souls-in-the-universe/ Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Santa’s Sleigh Bells: https://freesound.org/people/BrianJamesLong/sounds/330415/ Five Meet on Zoom: • None The Last Book That Made You Cry:  • Page turning: https://freesound.org/people/Kodack/sounds/256475/ Once Upon A Time: • Slow Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/457651/ • Conference Noise: https://freesound.org/people/shazam118/sounds/83788/ • Glasses Clinking: https://freesound.org/people/KenRT/sounds/319994/ • Applause: https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/462362/ Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979: • Kids playing: https://freesound.org/people/cognito%20perceptu/sounds/61503/ • Glasses Clinking: https://freesound.org/people/KenRT/sounds/319994/ • Car Interior: https://freesound.org/people/devy32/sounds/439252/ • Sipping Wine: https://freesound.org/people/bbrocer/sounds/382656/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity.  The podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  4. 01/10/2024

    Twin Souls in the Universe

    If you thought about it, the process for selecting the first matter transference test pilot was archaic, although Mae considered it a lucky omen when she drew the Blue 15 raffle ticket. Blue, not pink, was her favourite colour as a girl, and at 15, Mae had decided she wanted to become an astronaut. Twin Souls in the Universe is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/twin-souls-in-the-universe Read the "What's in a Name?" blog post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/whats-in-a-name Tall And True Short Reads website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Listen to Episode 8 of Tall And True Short Reads, Splendid Views: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/splendid-views/ Episode 92 of Tall And True Short Reads, The Lost and Found Story: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-lost-and-found-story/ Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Ambient Universe Hum: https://freesound.org/people/FALL-E/sounds/713436/ • Hooray!: https://freesound.org/people/Vesperia94/sounds/403057/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min

  5. 17/09/2024

    My Speech

    I'm getting too old for this. My speechwriter's pulse quickens as the PM mounts the flag-decked stage, flanked by senior ministers and mining industry executives, to announce her government's green coal plan. Panned by environmentalists and scientists, polling suggests it could be a vote winner … if the PM nails my speech. My Speech is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/my-speech Tall And True Short Reads website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Listen to Episode 90 of Tall And True Short Reads, A Good Story: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/a-good-story/ Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Camera shutter burst: https://freesound.org/people/Lumamorph/sounds/505476/ • Tapping microphone: https://freesound.org/people/susychristiansen/sounds/149034/ • Applause: https://freesound.org/people/sagetyrtle/sounds/32260/ • Typewriter: https://freesound.org/people/supersupernator/sounds/519622/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min

  6. 01/09/2024

    For the Sake of a Story

    The local dog club, where I volunteered as a trainer for twenty years, ran season-ending Fun Days with events like Fancy Dress, Agility Slalom, Waggliest Tail, and other novelty races that changed from year to year. One of my favourites was the Sack Race, where my dear old dog and I always placed third. For the Sake of a Story is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/sake-of-a-story Read How to "Kill Your Darlings" and Survive the Process by Ruthanne Reid: https://thewritepractice.com/kill-your-darlings/ Read My Good Dog and Muse on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/good-dog-muse Listen to Episode 72 of Tall And True Short Reads: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/my-good-dog-and-muse/ Post with Jet sleeping in the home office podcast study: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/introducing-tall-and-true-short-reads Tall And True Short Reads website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: •  Dogs Barking: https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/676407/ •  Plane: https://freesound.org/people/bigpickle51/sounds/262753/ •  Clapping: https://freesound.org/people/sagetyrtle/sounds/32260/ •  Typewriter: https://freesound.org/people/supersupernator/sounds/519622/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min

  7. 14/08/2024

    You Have Been Warned

    Excuse me, humanity, please pay attention. I have an urgent message. "What? Not in the middle of my reality TV show!" I'm sorry. I'll be brief. But first, a little background. My message concerns the fate of a pale blue dot in the inky expanse of the universe. Beyond its fragile borders is vast nothingness. You Have Been Warned is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/you-have-been-warned Listen to Episode 59, Once Upon A Time: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/once-upon-a-time/ Not Quite Write Podcast and Prize website: https://notquitewritepodcast.com/ Tall And True Short Reads website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • TV Static: https://freesound.org/people/Kleber_KGF/sounds/354019/ • Gunfire: https://freesound.org/people/C-V/sounds/523404/ • Screaming Voices: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486179/ • Angry Voices: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486193/ • Car Horn: https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/684521/ • Bicycle Bell: https://freesound.org/people/altazor80/sounds/367744/ • Storm Wind: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/481139/ • Story Rain: https://freesound.org/people/2887679652/sounds/164921/ • Flood Waters: https://freesound.org/people/martialway47/sounds/258187/ • Desert Crickets: https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/641589/ • Fire: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/483309/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  8. 28/07/2024

    The Light Above

    I open my eyes, blink and try to focus on the bright lights set into the white ceiling flying past overhead. I hear beeps and muffled voices. It feels like I'm strapped to a camp stretcher, but it's moving. I'm on a hospital gurney. What happened? I want to ask. But there's a tube down my throat, and I can't talk. The Light Above is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/the-light-above Read my 2020 blog post about Furious Fiction: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/furiousfiction-writers-centre-competition About Judd Exley: https://www.juddexley.com/about/ Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads Buy Robert's short story collections online: • Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM • Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436 • Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead Podcast Theme and Sound Effects Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan. Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org: • Hospital Gurney: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/481111/ • Beeping/Flatline: https://freesound.org/people/Tommy6969/sounds/730279/ • Bike Freewheeling: https://freesound.org/people/13gkopeckak/sounds/378905/ • Car Passing: https://freesound.org/people/NachtmahrTV/sounds/553259/ • Bike Crash: https://freesound.org/people/1sticky8/sounds/78483/ Production Notes Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Acast Podcast Supporter Page Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
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The Tall And True Short Reads podcast features short stories, blog posts and other writing written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Robert Fairhead
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Robert Fairhead
  • Show Website
    Tall And True Short Reads

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