I'm taking a short break from podcasting because I'm going on a long road trip with my son from Sydney to Western Australia to spend Xmas and New Year with our WA family. But as I did in 2022, I've put together a Kris Kringle collection featuring three episodes from the Tall And True Short Reads archive: Too Late, Lenny, Stuck in Time and Family Reflections.

The Kris Kringle - Xmas 2023 stories first appeared on the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.

Read the stories on Tall And True:

• Too Late, Lenny: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/too-late-lenny

• Stuck in Time: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/stuck-in-time

• Family Reflections: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/family-reflections

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:

• Santa’s Sleigh Bells: https://freesound.org/people/BrianJamesLong/sounds/330415/

Too Late, Lenny:

• Cafe/Restaurant Ambience: https://freesound.org/people/lunchmoney/sounds/380200/

• Comedy Laughter: https://freesound.org/people/Evil_Ear_Recordings/sounds/524775/

• Hanging Up Phone: https://freesound.org/people/DrNI/sounds/164035/

• Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/FlashTrauma/sounds/398275/

Stuck in Time: 

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

Family Reflections:

• Door Closing: https://freesound.org/people/soundmary/sounds/117614/

• Washing Face: https://freesound.org/people/lolux/sounds/181355/

• Hairdryer: https://freesound.org/people/ryanharding95/sounds/272446/

• Footsteps in Hall: https://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/398782/

• Toilet Flushing: https://freesound.org/people/lorenzgillner/sounds/274448/

• Tap Running: https://freesound.org/people/14G_Panska_Kaminkova_A/sounds/419990/

• Banging on Door: https://freesound.org/people/splatbot/sounds/337528/

• Kids Laughing: https://freesound.org/people/Iamgiorgio/sounds/371342/

• Drum Roll: https://freesound.org/people/bigjoedrummer/sounds/77305/

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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