Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979

It's a hot summer afternoon, with no sign of the Freo Doctor. Despite the heat, I'm climbing the tree in Gran's backyard with my brothers and boy cousins while our girl cousins chat in a circle in the shade of the back veranda. Like the other boys, I'm in shorts with no shirt or shoes. Our tomboy cousin's up here, too. And though she's wearing a dress, she's also barefoot. Some Things Change – Perth, Western Australia, 1979 is part of a short story written and narrated by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website. See episode show notes and links on the podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-western-australia-1979/ Read the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/some-things-change Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections: 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 Production Notes Royalty-free theme 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: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr-15-in-d-major-op-28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/ Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from Freesound.org - see show notes: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/some-things-change-perth-western-australia-1979/ Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional owners and storytellers, the Gadigal people.