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.