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Jim Minns

Short stories, written by Jim Minns jimminns.substack.com

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2025/04/09

After writing her hero’s violent death, a novelist is drawn into a surreal dialogue with the character she created. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

8:34

Bernadette

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2025/04/08

He came looking for a story—what he found was a love that refused to fade and a goodbye that never came. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

8:49

Reflection and Reckoning

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2025/04/07

In the high-rises of a gang-marked street, a brutal debt collector forces his way in—but it’s not a gun that stops him, it’s a question. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

6:47

The Speech

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2025/04/03

After delivering the longest speech in U.S. history with no bill to block and no agenda to push, Senator Cory Booker emerges into the twilight of Washington This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

8:00

Ink

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2025/04/02

A hairdresser’s tribal tattoo unwittingly becomes a target in an ICE crackdown, leading to his sudden abduction and deportation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

9:12

Porcelain

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2025/04/01

Haunted by a brutal high school tormentor, Roger Dayton visits his incarcerated brother to confront the violent legacy of their shared past This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

15:03

Deviation

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2025/03/31

In a desperate bid to save his crumbling career, a burnt-out Broadway actor undergoes an irreversible brain implant to memorize his lines instantly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

6:29

Balance

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2025/03/27

A disfigured artist receives a pristine canvas and surrenders to the will of a mysterious entity that guides his hand—offering fleeting serenity, even as madness looms on the edges of every brushstroke. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

7:46

Yarn

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2025/03/26

When a junior journalist is mistakenly added to a secret government group chat discussing imminent military strikes, he must decide whether to blow the whistle or ride the scoop of a lifetime. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

10:23

Particle Realm

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2025/03/25

A woman’s reality is interrupted by a strange visitor who hints at a hidden truth she’s long forgotten This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

8:56

The Vanished

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2025/03/24

While auditing an abandoned property for the state, an electrician stumbles upon a hidden underground society, where a centuries-old ritual determines his fate—forcing him to escape before a single coin flip seals his destiny. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

7:24

Forever Be My Curse

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2025/03/20

A former Canadian opposition leader, haunted by his political failures and desperate for anonymity, wanders the halls of the Louvre on Bastille Day, where a chance encounter with Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People forces him to confront the impermanence of legacy and the fleeting nature of power. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

12:13

Subliminal Seeds

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2025/03/19

A celebrated writer, an elusive artist, an Oscar-winning actress, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist are summoned to the Oval Office, where the President offers them wealth and influence—if they use their art to sell his indefinite rule. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

9:46

The Fate of The Elmsleys

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2025/03/18

When journalist Roger Dayton reopens a decades-old murder case, his investigation uncovers a sinister conspiracy tied to greed, corruption, and buried secrets—forcing him to confront a powerful man who has everything to lose. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

12:39

Rusty Nail

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2025/03/17

In the deep south, tensions rise on a struggling plantation as a cruel master’s drunken paranoia sets off a chain of events that could change everything and give a chance of freedom. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

10:43

Next Stop Danevill

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2025/03/13

A disgraced former school janitor boards a train only to find himself trapped in an endless loop of missed stops, cryptic passengers, and a voice that forces him to confront the dark truth of his past. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

11:12

RICO-Proof

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2025/03/12

A woman accused of killing her husband finds herself in a cold, isolated holding cell, where a smooth-talking inmate begins unraveling the truth behind her arrest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

11:45

Doocimba

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2025/03/11

Roger Dayton investigates the mysterious disappearances of thousands of tourists in a repressive foreign country and is drawn into a deadly ritual known as Doocimba—an experience that cannot be described, only felt—forcing him to confront the line between fear, enlightenment, and oblivion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

10:23

Limbferno

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2025/03/10

In a forsaken city overrun by an alien force, Cynthia stumbles upon a mysterious device that transforms her into humanity’s last hope. With a biomechanical arm and a sentient guide, she must descend into the depths of a towering stronghold to claim the ultimate weapon—before the creatures hunting her do. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

9:06

Apex

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2025/03/06

A relentless great white shark prowls the open sea, an unstoppable force of nature—until one man’s final stand turns the hunter into the hunted. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

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