"And the winner is–" Zoom freezes on my laptop. But I don't care. From the gallery director's opening comments in her awards speech, praising this year's portraits, it's clear my landscape has not caught the judges' eyes. Again! However, I've learned to channel disappointment into creative energy.

The Winner's Toast is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.

Read The Winner's Toast: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/the-winners-toast

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:

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

• Gulps: https://freesound.org/people/Wizage/sounds/418853/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads produced using Audacity. 

Podcast recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the Eora Nation.

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