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Radio 4,07 Nov 2025,14 mins

Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness

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An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Marie-Louise McGuinness. Read by Charlotte McCurry (BBC One's Leonard and Hungry Paul.) The Author Marie-Louise McGuinness writes from Omagh, Northern Ireland. She has work published in numerous literary magazines including Banshee, The Forge and Fictive Dream. She has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, longlisted in the Bath Short Story Award and her very short story "When She Falls", first published in Milk Candy Review, was selected as a winner for Best Microfictions 2025. She writes from a sensory perspective. Writer: Marie-Louise McGuinness Reader: Charlotte McCurry Producer: Michael Shannon A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.

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