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 by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website.
Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/nicks-helper
Listen to all podcast episodes on Tall And True Short Reads: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com
Episode 13, The Gift: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-gift/
Episode 52, The Special Tree: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-special-tree/
Season Five Trailer: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/introducing-season-five/
Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads
Buy Robert's short story and microfiction 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:
• Phone Notification: https://freesound.org/people/katjajansen1997/sounds/538006/
• Phone Vibration: https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/515295/
• Santa Bells: https://freesound.org/people/BrianJamesLong/sounds/330415/
• Kids Laughing: https://freesound.org/people/Iamgiorgio/sounds/371342/
• Door Slammed: https://freesound.org/people/TiesWijnen/sounds/455540/
Production Notes
Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity.
Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People.
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