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A journey into the the gig economy's dark underbelly in an unnamed city.

Ross Raisin's story won the 19th 麻豆社 National Short Story Award in 2024.

Read by Ashley Margolis.

The 麻豆社 National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. The stories are broadcast on Radio 4 and published in an anthology.

Ross Raisin is the author of four novels: A Hunger, A Natural, Waterline and God鈥檚 Own Country (2008).

He won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award in 2009, and in 2013 was named on Granta鈥檚 once a decade Best of Young British Novelists list. He has written short stories for various publications, including Granta, Prospect, the Sunday Times, Esquire, 麻豆社 Radio 3 and 4.

Abridged by Rowan Routh.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in September 2024.