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May the residents of the real Saltburn-by-the-Sea and neighbouring towns forgive my mermaids, my nuclear power stations, my foetus museums and so on and so on. They were written with love. Welcome to ...

In Episode 64 writer Drew Gummerson talks about his short(ish) story collection, Saltburn. We delve into the downsides of marketing labels, the desire for variety in fiction and why we need to see mor

They didn’t share ice creams, hold hands in the street or lounge on the swings at the park strewn with dog turds like landmines. They didn’t play mummies and daddies, tig or tag, or join the kissing g...