Robert Fairhead

@tallandtrue

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Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 10h

Dear old Jet would have been 15 today. He slowed down and was in discomfort during the last year of his life. So his passing last November was a kindness. Though that doesn't stop me missing him. ❤️ #dogs #mydogposts

A screenshot from my Facebook timeline from 13 August 2025 with my black lab Jet looking up with happy anticipation at the puppuccino he got from our local Little Me cafe for his 14th birthday.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 3d

Thanks, #FuriousFiction. Your prompts whipped up a creative storm in me this weekend. And hopefully, the judges won't becalm my enthusiasm! 😂 #writing #flashfiction #shortstory

The "THANK YOU - YOUR STORY HAS BEEN RECEIVED" screen from the Furious Fiction website.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 6d

Aww, thanks Dry July Foundation, but I couldn't have completed Dry July 2026 or fundraised for people affected by cancer without the support and donations from family and friends! 🙏❤️ #dryjuly #family #friends

A screenshot of my Certificate of Achievement from the Dry July Foundation for completing Dry July 2026 and raising $1031 for The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 7d

"On Monday, August 6th, 1945, a new era in human history opened." ~ Hiroshima by John Hersey (Penguin Books 1946) 😔 #Hiroshima #Japan #HiroshimaDay

Screenshot of my Tall and True Writers' Website post on Facebook in August 2018 with the front cover and first sentences of Hiroshima by John Hersey published by Penguin Books in 1946.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 10d

My last #DryJuly post for 2026. I'm so grateful to family and friends for their donations that encouraged me to stay dry in July and helped me achieve my $1000 fundraising target. Since 2013, I've raised $8,313 to support people affected by cancer. I couldn't have done this without donations. 🙏❤️

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 10d

Proof #Trump has no grip on reality or history! 🙄 #USPresidents #obama

Facebook post from 2016 commenting on Trump's Tweet that Obama "will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the US" that it's a good thing Obama is not a man you can bait with a tweet.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 11d

Cheered, cheered the Swannies onwards to what seemed an unlikely victory over the Saints yesterday, sticking to #HeapsNormal ales at the pub, and then bought a carton of #Guinness 0.0 for August. #DryJuly may be over (thanks again for the donations and support 🙏), but I'm staying dry ... for now! 😉

Photo of my schooner glass of Heaps Normal ale next to the empty can on a table with the footy on a TV in the background at the pub.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 11d

Wow! More generous donations today (including a VERY generous one) mean I've achieved my #DryJuly fundraising target. And the best part is that the money I've raised by simply staying dry for 31 days will help support people affected by cancer. 🙏❤️

A Dry July $1000 raised for cancer support badge.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 12d

Despite generous donations, I fell short of my (twice-revised upwards) #DryJuly fundraising target of $1000 this year. But I lasted the 31 days of July dry, and I'm savouring how good I feel today compared to the end of June. And reminding myself, it was all for a greater cause! ❤️

A cartoon "Happy August" image featuring dancers celebrating the end of Dry July and the beginning of August.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 14d

Good grief, only 2 sleeps to go until August and the end of my #DryJuly fundraiser! I'm still $250 short of my twice-revised upwards $1000 target for 2026. But I've crossed my fingers that I'll get there. One thing's for certain, I will still dry for 31 days! 😉 www.dryjuly.com/users/robert...

"2 Sleeps" image from Dry July with the invitation to "show your support & donate!"

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 16d

Double woohoo! 4 weeks dry and I've achieved my revised #DryJuly fundraising target of $750. How will I celebrate? By revising my target again to $1000! Why not join in the celebration and shout me a donation to help support people affected by cancer. 🙏 www.dryjuly.com/users/robert...

A "4 Weeks Dry" badge from Dry July, fundraising for cancer support.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 17d

I had a busy weekend, cheer-cheering the Swannies to victory and writing a Yin and Yang story for the Not Quite Write Prize. I chose yang over yin for the theme of my story, but Team Yin was tempting! ☯ #writing #notquitewriteprize #flashfiction #shortstory

"Submitted" image from the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction denoting that this time I wrote my story using the Team Yang prompts.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 17d

It may disappoint "Write Winning Flash Fiction" workshop's @akscotland.bsky.social that I chose @notquitewrite.com's Team Ed-Yang over Team Amanda-Yin for July's #NotQuiteWritePrize, but I hope she'll be proud of my story. Because I am! ❤️✍️ #writer #writing #flashfiction #shortstory #writesky

"Submitted" image from the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction denoting that this time I wrote my story using Team Ed's prompts.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 22d

Woohoo, 3 Weeks Dry! Have I found it difficult to stay dry throughout July? Yes. Have I achieved my fundraising target? No. Will I stay dry and meet AND beat my target? My oath, I will! 😉 #DryJuly #cancer #fundraiser www.dryjuly.com/users/robert...

Image of a Dry July trophy inscribed "3 Weeks Dry, Please Donate!".

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· 24d

Looking forward to #DonaldTrump awarding #Spain the #FIFAWorldCup Trophy. 🏆 #football #soccer #worldcup #karma

Screenshot of Argentinean and Spanish players on field with final 1-0 score to Spain in FIFA World Cup.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 14

Woohoo, 2 weeks dry! That's got to be worth celebrating with something beginning with a "d". A donation! 😉 Link to my #DryJuly blog and donations page: www.dryjuly.com/users/robert...

Image of a Dry July trophy inscribed with "2 Weeks Dry. Please Donate!"

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 8

Woohoo, 1 week dry in July. If you'd like to shout me a donation for my annual fundraiser for people affected by cancer, you'll my profile/donations page on the Dry July website. Just type my name in the search bar. 🙏 #dryjuly #cancer #fundraiser

Image with a Dry July "1 Week Dry", "Please Donate" ribbon.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 5

I once submitted my #FuriousFiction story at 1 minute to the midnight deadline! 😬

Screenshot of my tweet from September 2020 where I submitted my Furious Fiction entry 1 minute before the midnight deadline on Sunday 7th.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 5

Jon @kudelka.bsky.social's sharp insight is sadly missed! ❤️ #Kudelka #JonKudelka #auspol #political #cartoons

A timeline memories screenshot from 2020 of a Jon Kudelka cartoon depicting a parent and child sitting in a bombed-out building surrounded by devastation, with the parent admitting to the child that spending all our money on missiles wasn't well thought through.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 5

I had breakfast with a friend, and we shared #FuriousFiction drafts. One option was to set our stories in an art gallery. We talked about the 2019 banana taped to a wall art. And then my friend spotted a banana on a sign at the cafe. Tonight, another banana reference. Coincidence ... or not!? 🤨🍌

A screenshot of Furious Fiction's "Thank You, Your Story Has Been Received" page with a reference to a banana taped to a chair.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jul 3

Ha! Happy 1-guess #Wordle win memory from 2023, thanks to clever deduction ... oh, and my brilliant starter word! 😂 #WQuers

A screenshot of my timeline memory post with my 1-guess Wordle win from July 2023.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 30

A picture that captures your essence.

Photo of my black Lab and me greeting each other after we'd been separated for two weeks while I was on a holiday in 2019. I'm smiling and he's wagging his tail off!

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 30

A screenshot from my FB timeline memories of a 2017 post with my chastised-looking black Lab Jet sitting on my lap after being told off by my then 15-year-old son for chewing his gaming keyboard. (I bought my son a new keyboard and reassured Jet he was really a good dog!) ❤️🐶 #dogs #teenagers

A screenshot of an FB timeline memories post from 2017 with my black Lab Jet sitting on my lap after being told off by my then 15-year-old son for chewing his gaming keyboard.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 26

You know you're getting old when #HarryKewell looks middle-aged (though still in buff shape!). ⚽ #Socceroos #Australia #soccer #football #WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup

Selfie in my green and gold Socceroos scarf and beanie with Harry Kewell commentating on the World Cup match on the TV behind me.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 23

Repost of yesterday's shared quote with a photo from Eden: To sit with a dog on a hillside [or on the grass in a park] on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace." ~ #MilanKundera #quotes #dogs ❤️🐶

Screenshot of a 2019 Facebook post with a photo of me (my leg and boot) sitting on the grass in a park beside my black Lab (his back and head) taking a break after a long walk around Sydney's Centennial Park.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 19

Trip to #StVincents #Sydney ED with chest pains wasn't on my bingo card for last night. Thankfully, my heart's okay. I have a blood clot in my left lung, treatable with blood thinners. Got the good news in the morning and a delicious motel-style continental breakfast! ❤️ #health #emergency #grateful

My continental breakfast at St Vincents, consisting of Cornflakes, yoghurt, cheese and tomato sandwiches, and an orange juice.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 16

Memories of my dear old black lab Jet showing his support for the #Socceroos before the #FIFAWorldCup game against France in 2018. Well, his support for the green and gold scarf I'd draped on the TV! 😂❤️🐶 #dogs

My black lab Jet crouched on his beanbag, looking at me with his tail wagging in a joyful blur, after snatching my green and gold Socceroos scarf I'd draped on the TV.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 15

Woo-hoo, I've just booked the Write Winning Flash Fiction workshop with Amanda Scotland at #WritingNSW on 18 July. Hopefully, it'll help me win the @notquitewrite.com's #NotQuiteWritePrize on 24-26 July! 😉 #writers #writing #flashfiction #shortstories writingnsw.org.au/discovering-...

Screenshot from the Writers on Writing page on the Writing NSW website, featuring a photo of Amanda Scotland.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 15

I watched Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar the other night. It's a 2019 British alternative history TV drama about #AgathaChristie 's 1928 trip to an archaeological dig in Iraq following her divorce, where she meets the love of her life (true story) and solves a murder mystery (the alternative part).🧵

The cover of On the Blue Train by Kristel Thornell, with the rear view of a 1920's tweed coated Agatha Christie-like figure staring at the steam shrouded carriages of a train at a station platform.

Robert Fairhead@tallandtrue· Jun 7

Tada, tada! I've submitted my story for June's Furious Fiction. And I didn't have to "break up the band"! 😉 #writer #writing #furiousfiction #flashfiction #shortstory