Tall And True Short Reads
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe 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.
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A New Jack
April 18, 2024 05:36 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBLess than forty-eight hours after receiving her online order, Third Age Cybertronics delivered Jack to Daisy, a sprightly centenarian who purchased the Advanced Companion Droid to help her with household chores and carry her bags when travelling. A New Jack 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/a-new-jack Podcast website: https://www.tallandtru...
A Good Story
April 01, 2024 09:17 - 11 minutes - 9.33 MBMy first "published" writing was an Enid Blyton-Famous Five-style adventure story, Sand Island, in 1972. I wrote the story and illustrated it with coloured Texta markers. My aunt, the only one in our family with a typewriter, typed up the manuscript. And my father helped bind and cover the book. I was ten. A Good Story is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the post and see my illustrations on Tall And True: https://www.talland...
Moving On
March 14, 2024 04:27 - 7 minutes - 5.71 MBEighteen-year-old Hugo glanced up at the train station clock. It seemed time had stood still, with the minute hand barely moved since he'd last checked. He confirmed the time on his watch and then looked at the departure board, breathing a sigh of relief. His train was running on schedule. Moving On 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/moving-o...
Finding Inspiration
February 29, 2024 03:14 - 7 minutes - 5.85 MBWhile sorting through storage boxes at home, I found an old notebook belonging to my son. It wasn't a school exercise book but something he'd jotted and doodled in as a twelve-year-old. Among its random pages was a short story he'd written in 2014 about a father who doesn't have "great ideas". Trigger warning: This episode mentions teenage self-harm and death. Lifeline Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Finding Inspiration is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, writt...
The Lonely Moon
February 15, 2024 06:06 - 7 minutes - 4.84 MBIf you ask me, the Moon is the best object in the night sky. And you don't need an expensive telescope to observe it. A pair of binoculars does the trick. I'm looking at the Moon now, leaning against a wall to steady my hands, and it's a beautiful sight. No wonder it inspires poets and lovers. The Lonely Moon 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-storie...
A Knock at the Door
January 18, 2024 04:26 - 7 minutes - 5.25 MB"In space no one can hear you scream. But what if you're deep in the backwoods, in an isolated cabin on a dead-end trail?" Karen set aside the book. A horror story was not ideal reading for the off-grid log cabin Peter had booked for their thirtieth wedding anniversary weekend, especially as she was alone in bed, listening to wind from a storm whistle through cracks in the doors and windows. A Knock at the Door is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated b...
Kris Kringle - Xmas 2023
December 21, 2023 22:45 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MBI'm taking a short break from podcasting because I'm going on a long road trip with my son from Sydney to Western Australia to spend Xmas and New Year with our WA family. But as I did in 2022, I've put together a Kris Kringle collection featuring three episodes from the Tall And True Short Reads archive: Too Late, Lenny, Stuck in Time and Family Reflections. The Kris Kringle - Xmas 2023 stories first appeared on the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. R...
In Her Head
December 08, 2023 23:00 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBCassie lay perfectly still in bed, staring at the shadowy shape on the ceiling overhead. A bulky body and eight legs, a spider, but this wasn't Incy Wincy. It was a huntsman with long hairy legs, needle-sharp fangs, and a jump so powerful that if human, it could win gold at the pole vault without a pole. In Her Head 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...
Tall And True Microfiction Anthology
November 28, 2023 01:22 - 10 minutes - 7.51 MBI discovered microfiction when I reviewed Loopholes by Susan McCreery in 2017. By definition, brevity is the key to good microfiction. The stories in Loopholes range from several paragraphs over one or two pages to only three short sentences. With no room for plot and character development, every word must count. Tall And True Microfiction Anthology 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.t...
A Better Poem
November 13, 2023 05:47 - 6 minutes - 4.7 MB"Roses are red, violets are blue, I spend my day, thinking of you." Davey reviewed the poem in his exercise book. "Thinking" is what you did at school. It wasn't romantic enough to attempt Mission Impossible with the girl of his dreams. That's it! "I spend my day, dreaming of you." A Better Poem 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/a-better-po...
Some Things Change - Perth, Western Australia, 2023
October 22, 2023 04:57 - 9 minutes - 7.95 MBIt's only early spring, but I'm starting to sweat in Mum and Dad's back garden. I wore my dark English suit for Dad's funeral, and if etiquette permits at wakes, I'd like to slip off the coat. Looking around the garden for guidance, I struggle to recognise elderly aunts and uncles or my fellow middle-aged cousins. And I have no hope of placing their children and grandchildren. Some Things Change is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhea...
Some Things Change - London, England, 1992
October 04, 2023 11:58 - 9 minutes - 8.07 MBIt's a chilly winter morning, and the central heating has barely warmed my flat. I'm rugged up in a jumper and Ugg boots, and the kettle's boiling. There's a knock at the door, and I know who's there without checking the peephole because I've learned to mark events on a calendar to help remember things. Some Things Change 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...
Some Things Change - Perth, Western Australia, 1979
September 26, 2023 04:51 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBIt's a hot summer afternoon, with no sign of the Freo Doctor. Despite the heat, I'm climbing the tree in Gran's backyard with my brothers and boy cousins while our girl cousins chat in a circle in the shade of the back veranda. Like the other boys, I'm in shorts with no shirt or shoes. Our tomboy cousin's up here, too. And though she's wearing a dress, she's also barefoot. Some Things Change is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. ...
Introducing Season Four
September 19, 2023 02:25 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBSeason Four will start with a multi-part, longer short story I wrote in June 2023, Some Things Change, consisting of three vignettes set in different locations and times but with a common thread: a pair of cousins from Perth, Western Australia, exploring Australia's troubled history and relationship with Indigenous peoples. Tall And True Short Reads is a storytelling podcast featuring short stories, blog posts and other writing from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated b...
Taking A Bow
August 31, 2023 12:08 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBI fell in love with live theatre when I saw my first London West End play as a newly-arrived backpacker in 1987. Over the next eight years, living in Brighton and Windsor, I attended countless professional and amateur productions. But I didn't think in 1987 that one day I'd be up on stage, too, taking a bow. Taking A Bow is a memoir 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...
Taking a Bow
August 31, 2023 12:08 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBI fell in love with live theatre when I saw my first London West End play as a newly-arrived backpacker in 1987. Over the next eight years, living in Brighton and Windsor, I attended countless professional and amateur productions. But I didn't think in 1987 that one day I'd be up on stage, too, taking a bow. Taking a Bow is a memoir 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...
My Dreams
August 08, 2023 02:50 - 6 minutes - 5.4 MBI'm in the middle of a dream, though it might be nearer the beginning or end. Who can tell with dreams? I'm on a rocket, and the final countdown's begun. "10, 9, 8 ..." Then I look down at myself strapped in the seat and see I'm wearing pyjamas. "It's only a dream," I reassure myself. My Dreams 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-dreams ...
My Most Memorable Wimbledon
July 14, 2023 03:11 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBI was weaned on Wimbledon in Australia. Year after year, I'd stayed up half the night to watch the finals on TV. And here I was in the northern hemisphere, able to witness the match in broad daylight for the first time, with an Aussie in the final, for goodness sake, and Mrs B wasn't interested in tennis! My Most Memorable Wimbledon (originally titled Wimbledon Lost in Translation) is a travel blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read ...
Past Demons
June 25, 2023 06:16 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBDylan woke with jackhammers pounding in his head and a tongue so furry it felt like it needed waxing. "Last time," he croaked, rolling onto his back and resolving to quit drinking again or, at least, to stop bingeing. He stared up at the low ceiling of his studio apartment and replayed the office drinks. Past Demons 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...
Writing True Sentences
June 07, 2023 06:21 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MBThe brief for October 2021's Furious Fiction was to set the short story in a COURT, include a character who measures something, and the words BALLOON, ROCK and UMBRELLA. So recalling Ernest Hemingway's advice to write one true sentence, I wrote, "The policewoman at the front of the Court is trying to catch my eye." Writing True Sentences 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.c...
Family Reflections
May 09, 2023 12:20 - 6 minutes - 5.38 MBMum's up first, though she doesn't like looking at her reflection nowadays. She splashes her face and turns away from me with a towel. Over her shoulder, I watch Mum gaze out the bathroom window. And when she turns back, Mum's wearing her pained expression again, like she's failed to solve the riddle of life. Family Reflections 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/f...
My Good Dog and Muse
April 19, 2023 04:42 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBI met Harry when he was six months old. He was the last of his litter, hiding under a kitchen table. And when the breeder dragged him out, Harry flopped his head on my leg and looked up at me with worried, brown eyes. At that moment, a bond formed between us, which lasted for just over twelve years. My Good Dog and Muse 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/good-do...
Decisions
April 05, 2023 11:05 - 6 minutes - 5.37 MBJennifer swivelled her chair away from the laptop and stared at the lights receding into the distance beyond the high-rise office window. Her eyes had welled up reading Stephen's unexpected emailed demand, and she reached for a tissue to dab at the tears. "Twenty years," Jennifer exhaled softly, wiping her eyes. Decisions 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...
Two Visits to the Berlin Wall - Part Two
March 16, 2023 11:54 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBAfter living and working in England from 1987, my wife and I returned to Australia in 1995, overland. Michael Palin's 1991 BBC series, Pole to Pole, inspired our journey and route, travelling from north to south for eight months. And along the way, we revisited Berlin, as I recorded in my travel journal. Two Visits to the Berlin Wall is a travel memoir from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the piece on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue....
Two Visits to the Berlin Wall - Part One
March 03, 2023 03:52 - 15 minutes - 13.3 MBIn 2019, approaching the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I found a timely book in a secondhand bookshop: The Berlin Wall, 13 August 1961 – 9 November 1989 by Frederick Taylor. The book inspired me to write about my two contrasting visits to Berlin as a backpacker in 1987 and 1995. Two Visits to the Berlin Wall is a travel memoir from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the piece on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/...
The Magical Lamp
February 13, 2023 05:45 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MBHandcuffed in the police car, I wished the lamp hadn't been magical. "That, sir, is a genuine antique," the stallholder had asserted when I'd stopped and inspected it at the secondhand market. The oil lamp looked like a prop from Disney's Aladdin. And I thought it would polish up and earn me a tidy profit. The Magical Lamp 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/fictio...
Alice Nannup and my Nan
January 30, 2023 04:57 - 10 minutes - 8.62 MBHenry Rollins said, "A great way to learn about your country is to leave it." And I learned a lot about Australia while living overseas from 1987 to 1996. Books like Alice Nannup's When The Pelican Laughed (published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press in 1992) helped my education. And from her memoir, I learned about the Stolen Generation and a connection with my Nan. Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned this podcast episode contains the names and words of people...
The New Fifty
January 16, 2023 06:18 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBEighty is the new fifty, or so I'm told. But my back wasn't this dodgy when I was fifty, and my knees lasted longer than a circuit of the park with the dog before seizing up. And I wasn't caught short so often that I needed to memorise the location of the nearest public toilet for emergency pit stops! The New Fifty 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-...
Kris Kringle - Xmas 2022
December 22, 2022 00:17 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MBI'm taking a short break from writing and podcasting over the Xmas/New Year holiday period. But as a special treat for podcast listeners, I've put together a Kris Kringle collection featuring three "festive" episodes from the Tall And True Short Reads archive: The Gift, The Special Tree and The Spirit of Xmas. The Kris Kringle stories first appeared on the Tall And True writers' website and were written and narrated by Robert Fairhead: • The Gift: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stori...
Memories and Imagination
December 12, 2022 10:18 - 7 minutes - 6.01 MBThe writer John Banville observed, "Memory is imagination, and imagination is memory. I don't think we remember the past, we imagine it." I have vivid memories of my early childhood (I believe they're memories, not imagination), which is why the #5YearOldSelfie hashtag challenge on social media caught my eye. Memories and Imagination is a memoir piece from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the piece: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/nonfiction/...
Are We There Yet?
November 22, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MB"Are we there yet?" Milly whines from the back seat. "I'm bored," adds Tyler. "Oh, for goodness sake!" I snap, eyeballing the pair in the rear vision mirror. "It's only been two hours." Kids nowadays! The drive has been smooth and fast compared to the narrow, windy roads of my childhood family holidays. Are we there yet? is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/are-we-ther...
Timeline Memories
November 08, 2022 04:45 - 7 minutes - 6.31 MBI dread mornings like these when Facebook floods my timeline memories with posts and photos of Jas and the kids. On social media, we're still a happy family. Whereas in the real world, I live alone and only see the kids on weekends. But that's not Facebook's fault. It's just an algorithm. Timeline Memories is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/timeline-memories Blog Po...
Council Clean-ups and Recycling
October 16, 2022 04:29 - 5 minutes - 5 MBOne fine October Sunday in 2020, I returned home from the morning dog walk to be greeted with the news our annual council clean-up was happening on Monday. After previous clean-ups, I thought we had nothing left to throw out. And I looked forward to a long productive day of writing … until I checked the attic and shed! Council Clean-ups and Recycling is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.a...
Kurd Friends in the Mountains
October 04, 2022 03:54 - 10 minutes - 8.63 MBMy wife and I visited Turkey in 1988. We had endured our first English winter and spent two weeks hugging the coastal sites and sunny beaches. We returned in 1990, venturing far from the coast to the mountains of eastern Turkey, where Kurds befriended us, and we learned a little of Kurdish culture. Kurd Friends in the Mountains is a travel memoir blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/ku...
Once Upon A Time
September 16, 2022 06:43 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBThis story begins at the end. But my time spent observing your planet has taught me humans like to process events and information in an orderly, if not entirely predictable, sequence. So forget the first sentence, and I'll serve you a linear tale. Just don't skip to the end and spoil it. Once Upon A Time is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the story: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/once-upon-a-time Podcast we...
Tall And True Short Reads - Season Three
September 09, 2022 05:57 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBTall 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. Launched in September 2020, Season Three starts in September 2022 with a "story that begins at the end", Once Upon A Time. 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: • Amaz...
My Marxist Philosophy Class
August 28, 2022 06:32 - 8 minutes - 7.09 MBIn February 1998, I started an eight-week evening college course, Introduction to Philosophy. I was in my mid-thirties, and while I was aware of philosophers, I hadn't read their works and knew nothing about critical thinking. Our text was Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. And our tutor was a Marxist. My Marxist Philosophy Class is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read the post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/my-marxist-phi...
Thanks Ian St James Awards
August 08, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBIn their heyday, the Ian St James Awards offered the biggest fiction prize in the UK and Ireland. Launched by the thriller writer Ian St James in 1989 to encourage new writers, the awards were open to 5,000-10,000 word short stories by unpublished writers. Thanks Ian St James Awards 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/thanks-ian-st-james-awards Podcast website: ...
The Lost Hour
July 26, 2022 04:08 - 6 minutes - 5.27 MBYou know what it's like when you lose something. It's always in the last place you look. So I write down all the possible places the lost thing could be and work through the list in reverse order. But how do you find a lost hour? It's not like it can slip down the back of a sofa like coins or keys! The Lost Hour 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/short-stories/the...
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton - Omen or Inspiration
July 10, 2022 07:04 - 6 minutes - 5.38 MBIn May 1992, the Sydney literary news was full of Tim Winton's success and his novel, Cloudstreet. And I thought it an omen. Winton was thirty-one, and I was thirty. He'd grown up in W.A., and so had I. He'd just won his second Miles Franklin Award. And I was having a second crack at being a writer! Cloudstreet by Tim Winton - Omen or Inspiration is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandt...
Stuck in Time
June 22, 2022 05:40 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBIt's 1997. I'm fifteen, and Dad's delivering another lecture on my poor prospects: "If you carry on like this, son, you'll end up in prison." I won't admit it, but he may have a point. Because today on the drive home after catching me shoplifting again, the local cop issued a "last warning". Stuck in Time is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Stuck in Time on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/stuck-...
Six Weeks in Teal
May 31, 2022 11:08 - 9 minutes - 8.17 MBIn 2018, I shared a blog post about My Week in Politics, handing out how-to-vote cards for Dr Kerryn Phelps, an independent candidate for Wentworth. Kerryn won that by-election but lost the seat in the 2019 Federal election. Three years later, I spent six weeks in teal helping another independent, Allegra Spender. Six Weeks in Teal is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Six Weeks in Teal on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtru...
The Special Tree
May 08, 2022 07:04 - 6 minutes - 5.5 MBThe tree stood in front of a vacant block at the end of the street. It had thick, leafy branches and was easy to climb. It was Matty's special place. And then, one day, he saw a sign on it. Matty couldn't read the big words and went to find his sister. Jess was a school captain, so she'd know what the sign said. The Special Tree is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read The Special Tree on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue....
Departure
April 24, 2022 11:45 - 7 minutes - 6.03 MBAirports are the same the world over. Full of frenetic activity, people coming and going, joyful reunions and teary-eyed farewells. Though not in the middle of the night. And apart from the passengers sprawled across and under the international airport's departure terminal chairs, it was empty and silent. Departure is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Departure on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/...
Milestone Reflections
April 11, 2022 06:41 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBMy parents separated in 1967 when I was five, and my younger brother and I went to live with our grandparents. Nan looked old to my young eyes, and leathery Pop ancient. But born in 1907, Nan was only sixty when we moved in, a cause for reflection when I reached my milestone sixty in March 2022. Milestone Reflections is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Milestone Reflections on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/bl...
A Night Out
March 26, 2022 06:41 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBTheir eyes locked across a crowded room at the cocktail bar. He looked well-heeled and handsome, and his brazen gaze told her he knew it. But she was his equal with pert features and confidence. They raised their glasses to each other and soon found themselves shoulder-to-shoulder at the bar. A Night Out is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read A Night Out on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/a-night-o...
Judgement
March 14, 2022 00:55 - 6 minutes - 5.35 MBThe policewoman at the front of the Court is trying to catch my eye. I have a thing for women in uniform. It's what attracted me to my wife. That night we met at the pub across the road from the hospital where she worked as a nurse. I couldn't stop fantasising about the front zip on her uniform. Judgement is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Judgement on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/judgement ...
Memories of Tuesdays With Morrie
March 04, 2022 10:55 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBI post a #bookcovers and #firstsentences homage series on Instagram (as @tallandtrueweb) featuring fiction and nonfiction from my bookcase. Sharing the posts has brought back fond memories of dusty books I haven't read in years. And I recently shared a favourite tear-jerker, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Memories of Tuesdays with Morrie is a blog post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read Memories of Tuesdays with Morrie: https://www....
The People Were Happy
February 18, 2022 01:24 - 7 minutes - 5.78 MBA long time ago, poverty, floods, droughts, famines and war blighted a pale-blue planet. But the people endured the hardships and were happy. They believed life in the Here and Now and Ever After was predetermined and fixed like the stars in the sky. And the people found solace and solidarity in their faith. The People Were Happy is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read The People Were Happy: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/shor...
The Winner's Toast
February 07, 2022 02:44 - 6 minutes - 5.27 MB"And the winner is–" Zoom freezes on my laptop. But I don't care. From the gallery director's opening comments in her awards speech, praising this year's portraits, it's clear my landscape has not caught the judges' eyes. Again! However, I've learned to channel disappointment into creative energy. The Winner's Toast is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. Read The Winner's Toast: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/the-win...