God how I want to leave. Freedom is so close. Just three more steps…
Jazz is …
What is Jazz: This is the question jazz keyboard player Clare Hansson asks in a beautiful poem, written for the 50th Australian Jazz Convention in Melbourne, 1995. It was published in a limited edition of The Melting Pot, a small booklet of jazz thoughts by local musicians. Claire’s dedication to her craft was much admired at all the events she attended and her sparkling personality is evident in her poem.
Pride
Pride: This little story is true, and provided a good deal of fun for those of us who witnessed it. However, for the couple involved, it provided a good deal of angst. Did they learn by it I wonder? I don’t think so.
Here at fastfiction we would like to welcome those listeners from Coorpooroo who have joined us. Perhaps some of you were also at the 50th National Jazz Convention. If so, you may know who this story is about.
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The black cat
Has a crime been committed. If so, what, and by whom?
Elegance in High Heels
Elegance in High Heels. Every woman knows you must wear high heels to a business function to be elegant. And Elizabeth had found the best and paid a high price for them. They were perfect.
This little story shows that the best-laid plans can go wrong – and sometimes in the most frustrating way.
Aussie Speak
Australian slang
The street that wasn’t there
The people over the road ….. the house came on a lorry
RoseMary
RoseMary: All new parents think their newborn baby not only absolutely perfect, but the best in the world.
This story deals with the love of young parents for their new baby, and the dilemma they face. Fortunately, most of us have never faced this ordeal, but as a new entry in our MakesYouThink Series, we think it provides a discussion point for you and your friends and family, to see if you agree, or differ on the result. Enjoy?
End of an Era
End of an
Era is really a vignette. A small interlude in the past of a once famous man: a summation if you will between what was, what is, and we leave you to decide ‘what will be …?” Although we pay tribute at the end to one maestro in particular, it is a recognition of changing times, changing values, and tastes. While embracing the new, maybe we are in danger of losing many things of value from the past.
Once again this little episode is difficult to categorize in a sole niche. While it certainly shows Life In the Slow Lane, hopefully it can Make You Think.
If at first …
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. Our new story, old tyme melodrama, allows you to fill in the dots. And are the dots at the end, the ones you filled in at the beginning? As one of our CrimeWithoutGrime series it suggests a crime is committed, but we leave you to fill in the details.
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