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Tall And True Short Reads

By: Robert Fairhead
  • Summary

  • 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.


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Episodes
  • Tall And True Microfiction Anthology
    Nov 28 2023

    I 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.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/tall-and-true-microfiction-anthology

    Both Sides of the Story blog post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/both-sides-of-the-story

    Twelve Furious Months post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/twelve-furious-months-ebook

    Twelve More Furious Months post: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/twelve-more-furious-months

    Review of Loopholes by Susan McCreery: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/reviews/books/loopholes-by-susan-mccreery

    Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com

    Her (Episode 11) on Tall And True Short Reads: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/her/

    Three Minute Microfiction - We Need To Talk (Episode 16): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/three-minute-microfiction/

    Signs of the Second Coming (Episode 25): https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/signs-of-the-second-coming/

    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:

    • Computer Keyboard: https://freesound.org/people/D4XX/sounds/567266/

    • Seagulls: https://freesound.org/people/plantmonkey/sounds/377107/

    • Hospital Beeping: https://freesound.org/people/iluminati_2705/sounds/536706/

    • Classroom: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480708/

    • Church Bells: https://freesound.org/people/Audeption/sounds/425172/

    • Lord's Prayer: https://freesound.org/people/BeeProductive/sounds/380359/

    • Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/457651/

    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.


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    10 mins
  • A Better Poem
    Nov 13 2023

    "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-poem

    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:

    • School Bell: https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7020630/

    • Torn Paper: https://freesound.org/people/rucisko/sounds/241638/

    • Car Interior: https://freesound.org/people/OneTwo_BER/sounds/474195/

    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.

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    6 mins
  • Some Things Change - Perth, Western Australia, 2023
    Oct 22 2023
    It'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 Fairhead.Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/some-things-changePodcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com• Episode 79, Perth, Western Australia, 1979: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-1979/• Episode 80, London, England, 1992: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-london-1992/• Episode 81, Perth, Western Australia, 2023: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-2023/Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-readsBuy 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-fairheadPodcast Theme and Sound EffectsRoyalty-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:• 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 NotesTall 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 PageSupport 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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    9 mins

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