RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: A Hurt Like That by Paul Boyle
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A Hurt Like That - the story of a woman who has fallen off a ladder as she contemplates life, death and marriage and the delicious feeling of being on the brink between existence and non-existence - was written by Paul Boyle and is read by Derbhle Crotty.
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