The golden sand squeaks in protest as Megan presses her body more firmly into the beach towel. A gentle breeze carries a salty scent and chills the sweat glistening on her sun-toasted skin, as gulls crawk and waves break in a relaxing rhythm. Megan licks her lips and sighs. And then a phone rings.

Escape to the Beach is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead. At the end of the episode, Robert provides an insight into the story which he wrote in 1991.

The show notes include links to Escape to the Beach on Tall And True and the podcast's theme music and sound effects.

Read Escape to the Beach: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/microfiction/escape-to-the-beach

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

• Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead

Podcast Theme and Podcast 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:

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

• Waves: https://freesound.org/people/amholma/sounds/376802/

• Phone ringing: https://freesound.org/people/robotjay/sounds/275163/

• Switch: https://freesound.org/people/EricsSoundschmiede/sounds/457410/

• Phone being hung-up: https://freesound.org/people/DrNI/sounds/164035/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads produced using Audacity. Thanks to Josh (VoiceOverMaster) Meyer for Audacity recording tips and tricks.

Podcast recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the land of the traditional custodians of the Eora Nation.

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