Dylan woke with jackhammers pounding in his head and a tongue so furry it felt like it needed waxing. "Last time," he croaked, rolling onto his back and resolving to quit drinking again or, at least, to stop bingeing. He stared up at the low ceiling of his studio apartment and replayed the office drinks.

Past Demons 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/past-demons

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 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:

• Jackhammer: https://freesound.org/people/fauxpress/sounds/42097/

• Party Voices: https://freesound.org/people/Zac_Gist/sounds/457286/

• Bottles Chinking: https://freesound.org/people/jawbutch/sounds/344401/

• Glasses Chinking: https://freesound.org/people/13GPanska_Gorbusinova_Anna/sounds/377989/

• Kettle Whistling: https://freesound.org/people/keweldog/sounds/181718/

• Bottle Whistle: https://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/447746/

• Sipping Drink: https://freesound.org/people/Sheyvan/sounds/471078/

• Pouring Drink: https://freesound.org/people/FillSoko/sounds/257957/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. 

Podcast episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

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