Tall And True Short Reads

Robert Fairhead
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Tall And True Short Reads is a storytelling podcast with short stories and posts written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from TallAndTrue.com. Each episode includes insight into when, why, and how Robert wrote the story or post.

  1. 5d ago

    One Day in the Life of Alex's AI - Part One

    The bedside pod's androgynous voice delivered Alex's wake-up call and segued into the soothing electro-ambient music it had selected for his weekday alarm. Like most of the Adaptive Generation, Alex suffered stress and anxiety attacks and needed a gentle start to the day. He couldn't have survived the olden days of his grandparents, startled awake by alarm clocks with bells, buzzers and blaring radios. One Day in the Life of Alex's AI is a short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode Show Notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/one-day-in-the-life-of-alexs-ai-part-one Read the blog post about the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/one-day-in-the-life-of-alexs-ai-book Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see Show Notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/one-day-in-the-life-of-alexs-ai-part-one Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    One Day in the Life of Alex's AI - Part One

  2. Season 6 Trailer

    Introducing Season Six

    My plan for Season Six of Tall And True Short Reads and beyond is to continue writing and releasing instalments of The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts from Season Five. But I'll also be narrating a backlog of my other writing, including the short stories and blog posts I've shared on Tall And True during 2025 and 2026. And I'm starting Season Six with a two-episode short story, One Day in the Life of Alex's AI. Tall And True Short Reads is a storytelling podcast featuring short stories, blog posts and other writing written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. Season Six Trailer episode Show Notes with links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/introducing-season-six/ Read Robert's stories and posts on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/ Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see Show Notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/introducing-season-six/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

  3. 12/15/2025

    Nick's Helper

    The job offer notification pops up on my phone early on Christmas Eve. It's a short-term role helping with overnight deliveries. The regular delivery driver has hurt his back and needs an offsider for heavy lifting. Nick's Helper is a short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/nicks-helper/ Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/nicks-helper Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/nicks-helper/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    Nick's Helper

  4. 12/08/2025

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Three

    Bernie sat by himself on the far side of the emergency department waiting room. Elsie and Rita were sitting together, near the doors to the operating theatres. Elsie was sobbing, and Bernie wanted to console her, but he couldn't face Rita's wrath again. "It's all your fault, Bernie!" she'd shouted at him. The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Three is an interconnected short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-three/ Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-three/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Three

  5. 11/20/2025

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Two

    Leo sat in sullen silence in the front passenger seat, staring out the windscreen as Bernie's car strained, towing his secondhand car on a hired trailer up the hills to the abandoned quarry. Bernie had known Leo since the boy was eight and had taught him the things a father would normally teach a son. The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Two is an interconnected short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-two/ Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-two/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Two

  6. 11/05/2025

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part One

    Elsie thought it unlikely Leo would tell her the truth about the unregistered secondhand car he'd asked family friend Bernie to tow to the abandoned quarry. But she still pressed her sixteen-year-old great-nephew about it over breakfast at the kitchen table. "Are you planning to drive it around the quarry, dear?" "Nah, I wouldn't do that, Aunty." The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part One is an interconnected short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-one/ Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-one/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part One

  7. 08/01/2025

    A Heart-Shaped Teal Tattoo

    In November 2024, I met with the Volunteer Coordinator for my local MP, Allegra Spender, who asked if I'd help with the 2025 Federal Election campaign. I'd campaigned for Allegra in 2022 and assisted with her post-election events, so of course, I said yes. But I didn't expect that six months later I'd end up with a heart-shaped teal tattoo! A Heart-Shaped Teal Tattoo is a blog post written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/a-heart-shaped-teal-tattoo/ Read the post with a photo of my heart-shaped teal tattoo on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/a-heart-shaped-teal-tattoo Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/a-heart-shaped-teal-tattoo/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    A Heart-Shaped Teal Tattoo

  8. 07/20/2025

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — One: Rock Fishing

    Uncle Bernie parked his car alongside the dunes behind the rock fishing beach. Nursing a bucket in the back seat, Leo had vomited several times during the drive, and the last bumpy section on the off-road track leading to the beach hadn't helped. "Chuck up in the bucket," Uncle Bernie had warned him. "I don't want any stains on the upholstery." The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — One: Rock Fishing is an interconnected short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-one-rock-fishing/ Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-one-rock-fishing/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.

    The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — One: Rock Fishing
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Tall And True Short Reads is a storytelling podcast with short stories and posts written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from TallAndTrue.com. Each episode includes insight into when, why, and how Robert wrote the story or post.

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  • Creator
    Robert Fairhead
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020-2026 Robert Fairhead
  • Show Website
    Tall And True Short Reads