One Bear From Happiness by Shelley Roche-Jacques

Lizzie's attempt to break the cycle of addiction has gone off the rails. The bears have to go.

A new short story written by Shelley Roche-Jacques, read by Jane Horrocks.

Shelley Roche-Jacques’ work has appeared in magazines such as Litro, Brevity, The Rumpus and The Boston Review. She is a winner of the Bath Flash Fiction Award and has been twice Highly Commended in the Bridport Prize for flash fiction. She has also published two collections of poetry in the form of dramatic monologues. She lives in Barnsley and teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University.

Produced by Beth O'Dea in Bristol for BBC Audio