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  1. Two People Shorten the Road by Rosemary Jenkinson

    A Belfast taxi driver finds her life thrown into chaos when her passenger falls ill.

  2. Edinburgh by Kieran Hurley

    What is Edinburgh Festival to the 22-year-old who grew up there?

  3. The Strandline by Lucy Wood

    Alex Tregear reads a story by Lucy Wood, acclaimed author of Diving Belles.

  4. Beans

    By Jan Carson. A magical story about family, poverty and a bottomless can of baked beans.

  5. As I Walked Out One Morning in May

    Death meets the Lady in this short story by Paul Evans, inspired by a 19th-century ballad.

  6. Unfinished by Robert Shearman

    A man dies but, at the Pearly Gates, he's sent back to earth.

  7. The Good Son by Louise O'Neill

    A weekend away at a meditation retreat offers Billy a respite from caring for his father.

  8. The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

    In Alison MacLeod's specially commissioned story past and present are intimately linked.

  9. A Long Silence by Remi Graves

    Silence takes on a new shape for Ethel in a house that is too big for her. By Remi Graves.

  10. My Boy Jack

    On a disastrous date, a man is haunted by the voice of his dead father. By Donal Ryan.

  11. A Figure of Speech by Will Self

    A man who is obsessed with digital maps is suddenly contacted from... where?

  13. Lay Not Thy Hand Upon the Head by Ned Beauman

    Anteaters and an algorithm as a father and son share a culling job.

  14. The Authorities: A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth

    There's a body on a beach and the investigators are using their imagination.

  15. In the Clock Tower by Nat Segnit

    Five new tales to accompany this week's shortlist for the 麻豆官网首页入口 National Short Story Award

  16. Give Me a Buzz by Emma Healey

    Art history and the art of telephoning mingle in a story about a mother and daughter.

  17. Long Distance by David Szalay

    A long distance lorry driver parks up overnight - but it's not the same old story.

  18. Synsepalum by Irenosen Okojie

    A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients. Read by Nikki Amuka-Bird

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