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MENopause by Karen Quinn

A young manager of a bowling alley struggles to relate to his menopausal employee.

• 14 mins

Daisy Daisy

New short fiction by Julie Ma. Read by Ruth Jones.

• 14 mins

The Suit by Colin Carberry

Following her wedding, a woman promises to buy her father a new suit.

• 14 mins

Gwen's Silver Fox

Gwen's Silver Fox. New short fiction by John Sam Jones. Read by Richard Elfyn.

• 14 mins

Motherdaughter Daughtermother by Susannah Dickey

A mother and daughter try to make it through the airport in time to catch their flight.

• 14 mins

大象传媒 National Short Story Award 2018

Synsepalum

By Irenosen Okojie. A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients.

• 15 mins

Stay the Course by Dima Alzayat

A walk in the park brings back some uncomfortable memories.

• 14 mins

Daphne by Lucy Caldwell

The starlings have disappeared from Belfast's sky.

• 14 mins

Love Is Mortifying by Gina Donnelly

A late-night call from a wrong number leads to a conversation with a stranger.

• 14 mins

Kicha and the Unicorn

Kicha and the Unicorn. New short fiction by Hanan Issa. Read by Nina Wadia.

• 14 mins

She Named Us

As a teenager, Jimbo Doyle was a bass player in a punk band destined for fame.

• 14 mins

Acousmatic by Manon Steffan Ros

New short fiction from Manon Steffan Ros. Read by Sara McGaughey.

• 14 mins

Mister Derek by Alice Malseed

A young woman returns to London to meet an old friend.

• 14 mins

Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy

From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.

• 14 mins

Joan Loves Ice Cream by Tara West

A woman in her seventies surprises her children by marrying an ice cream shop.

• 14 mins

Goosegrass by Emma Kane

A mother can鈥檛 help feeling left behind when her son announces his engagement.

• 14 mins

Boy by Clare Watson

A mother struggles to understand her autistic son.

• 14 mins

The Bubble Bursts

The Bubble Bursts by Alex Preston. In the future, a man lives through multiple pandemics.

• 14 mins

Something Borrowed

A story from Karen Campbell about love, choice and the delicate bonds of family.

• 14 mins

Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle

Misunderstandings and miscommunications on a car journey in Dublin.

• 14 mins

The Centaur's Spectacles

A specially commissioned story from the award-winning Katherine Rundell.

• 14 mins

Mudlarks

By Sophie Haydock. A junior doctor takes up mudlarking on London's River Thames.

• 14 mins

Dancing Ganesh

A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu in a short work from Alan Spence.

• 14 mins

A Man Who Used to Have Friends by Jo茫o Morais

An original short story from Jo茫o Morais, read by Dean Rehman.

• 14 mins

The Portal in Lisbon

By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.

• 14 mins

Coal Country Beauty Queen by Anna Bailey

A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.

• 14 mins

My Grandmother's Degree

A woman looks back on a formative relationship in a new piece from Leila Aboulela.

• 14 mins

The Language of Flowers

By Elaine Chiew. Willow and Geoff can鈥檛 read each other鈥檚 signals.

• 14 mins

Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell

In this specially written story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre.

• 14 mins

Byres Road

By Rhiannon Tise. After 30 years away, a woman meets up with an old boyfriend.

• 14 mins