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Colin Barrett

Deirdre Mullins

Duncan Minshull

Short Works: BBC National Short Story Award 2017: The Cold God of Bad Luck

21/09/2017

The Cold God of Bad Luck

BBC National Short Story Award 2017

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By Colin Barrett. Lorna keeps an eye on boozy Bo, a boozy father and a mother in denial.

By Colin Barrett. Lorna keeps an eye on boozy Bo, a very boozy father and a mother in denial. Fourth commissioned short story to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award 2017.

Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award:

4. 'The Cold God Of Bad Luck' by Colin Barrett.

Lorna keeps an eye on boozy Bo, a very boozy Father, and a Mother in denial, despite being a woman of 'consuming selfishness' herself. It's one heck of a family..

Reader Deirdre Mullins

Producer Duncan Minshull.

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Five short stories commissioned to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award 2017.

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