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Audiobooks Link Audiobooks I've begun recording short stories, mobile listeners search for FM JEFFERSON readings on YouTube; PC listeners use the links below. Public Domain Short Stories: Listen here Henry Lawson Readings: Step into the Australian bush, where the characters are real, the hardships are raw, and the stories stay with you. Listen here

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Sep 29, 2026

2 min

'Sixty seconds? It takes almost sixty seconds to say your name!'  'Oh... very droll.  Very droll indeed.'
 
Audiobook Readings: Book readings taken from the public domain and stories by the great Australian short story writer Henry Lawson. If your interested, type FM JEFFERSON into YouTube. 

Sep 29, 2026

2 min

Ahoy-Ahoy!

Sep 29, 2026

Sep 29, 2026

9 min

'.... rriiiiing ... rriiiing'  'Ahoy — Ahoy!'  'Who on earth answers their phone like that?'  'It's my new way of answering the phone.'  'Okay, that’s it — you’ve really gone bananas now.’ 'Ahoy-me-hearty — Ahoy!'

Sep 29, 2026

9 min

Halcyon

Sep 4, 2026

Sep 4, 2026

7 min

'Oh, yes... the halcyon days were the best days.' 'I agree, but they wouldn't have been anything without the kingfishers.' 'Kingfishers?'

Sep 4, 2026

7 min

Magnanimous

Sep 4, 2026

Sep 4, 2026

5 min

Magnanimous... 'to be... or not to be?'

Sep 4, 2026

5 min

Fortuitous

Jul 18, 2026

Jul 18, 2026

10 min

‘How could you say it was fortuitous that he broke his finger?  What a thing to say – that's hardly good luck!’  ‘Exactly... that's what I said.’  ‘No, you said it was fortuitous!’  ‘Yes, that's right, I ... Oh, have a listen to the episode.  You'll see what I mean.'

Jul 18, 2026

10 min

Deipnosophist

Jul 6, 2026

Jul 6, 2026

7 min

Deipnosophist ... and the story of how today's word became today's word!

Jul 6, 2026

7 min