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State of the Union by Rachael Fulton 42 year old Jan finds herself unexpectedly pregnant with a late baby. Her marriage is in a perilous condition but - as she tells her unborn baby about the current world and the story of the baby’s conception – Jan realises that she is going to stay with Alan. The story is a reaction to the Supreme Court ruling last week on an Independence Referendum in Scotland. Read by Sally Reid Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane Rachael Fulton’s short stories have appeared on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, Audible, Elle Magazine, The Bridport Prize and The Common Breath Anthology. She was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award ‘21 and longlisted for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and Commonwealth short story awards ‘22. She is currently working on her debut novel from her home in Scotland.
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