It'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/short-stories/some-things-change
Podcast 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-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:
• Kettle boiling: https://freesound.org/people/cupido-1/sounds/433538/
• Door knock: https://freesound.org/people/anagar/sounds/267931/
• Door open: https://freesound.org/people/dossantosbarbosa/sounds/482293/
• Pouring tea: https://freesound.org/people/florianreichelt/sounds/469701/
• Footsteps: https://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/398782/
• Sipping tea: https://freesound.org/people/bbrocer/sounds/382656/
• Mugs clanking: https://freesound.org/people/jakobhandersen/sounds/133824/
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.
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