Slow Burn by Laura-Blaise McDowell

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When her parents' newly-divorced friend Stan moves in with them, a young woman has no choice but to leave the family home and find her own place. Laura-Blaise McDowell's original short story read by Eimear Keating Specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4. Irish writer Laura-Blaise holds an MA in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including The Irish Times, The Galway Review, HeadStuff, Honest Ulsterman and Still Worlds Turning, an anthology of new Irish writing from No Alibis Press. In 2020, she received an honourable mention in the Cúirt New Irish Writing Award. In 2021, her story 'The Lobster Waltz' came second in the Costa Short Story Award. Producer: Michael Shannon A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.