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Jim Minns

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

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DRIFTER #18: Companions

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2026/03/04

After unknowingly losing two years of control, the entity awakens to find the boy older and living in Galilee under the care of a lonely widowThanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 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

3:52

DRIFTER #17: Memories

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2026/03/03

When the boy begins to suspect he is not alone in his own mind, the entity reveals visions of its alien origin to prove its existence.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 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

3:36

DRIFTER #16: Evicted

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2026/03/02

The entity is cast out by a force it cannot penetrate when it attempts to control a believer at the river.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 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

3:56

DRIFTER #15: Preacher

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2026/02/26

The entity abandons the boy to infiltrate a riverbank revival, only to discover a preacher whose mind it cannot penetrate. DRIFTER is a series that follows a microscopic alien entity on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of live animals, one host at a time. 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

3:35

DRIFTER #14: Thirst

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2026/02/25

The entity guides the boy to the river at Galilee, where talk of a coming kingdom stirs a local crowd.DRIFTER is a series that follows a microscopic alien entity on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of live animals, one host at a time.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 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

3:26

Drifter #13: Vengeance Delayed

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2026/02/24

The alien entity urges a grief-stricken boy toward survival over revenge, guiding him east in stolen armour.DRIFTER is a series that follows a microscopic alien entity on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of live animals, one host at a time. 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

3:34

Drifter #12: Total Control

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2026/02/23

The entity watches as grief shields the boy from control, then learns that even a mind empty of empathy can also resist invasion.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. 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

3:28

Drifter #11: A Cloud on the Horizon

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2026/02/20

The entity watches as the desert strips a boy of his family, and learns that survival may depend on choosing the right body before the next one dies.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

3:18

Drifter #10: The Desert

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2026/02/18

The entity watches as the desert torments a dying father pushing his family toward a better life in Galilee.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

3:58

Drifter #9: Beyond the City Walls

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2026/02/16

The entity remains within a frightened Roman boy as his family flees Pompeii.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. 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

3:21

Drifter #8: A Father's Debts

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2026/02/16

The entity grows attached to a young Roman boy and discovers that loyalty and friendship can intervene before violence takes hold.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. 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

3:18

Drifter #7: Trauma

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2026/02/12

The entity remains inside a young Roman boy after a public execution and discovers how trauma takes root long before understanding does.DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time.Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

3:28

Drifter #6: Spectacle

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2026/02/10

DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. 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

3:36

Drifter #5: Punishment

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2026/02/09

Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 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

3:26

Drifter #4: The Rogue

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2026/02/05

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Drifter #3: Pain

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2026/02/03

Drifter is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. 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

3:22

Drifter #2: Motion

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2026/02/03

The microscopic alien inhabits a beast of burden and discovers that movement on Earth is rarely chosen, it is commanded.This is the beginning of a new ongoing series. It follows a microscopic alien entity that arrives on Earth and learns about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. Each entry explores a different creature and a different way of living, fear, hunger, violence, instinct, attachment, emotions unknown to its home planet. What starts as observation slowly becomes

3:54

Drifter #1: The Eyes of Another

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2026/02/02

This is the beginning of a new ongoing series. It follows a microscopic alien entity that arrives on Earth and learns about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one host at a time. Each entry explores a different creature and a different way of living, fear, hunger, violence, instinct, attachment, emotions unknown to its home planet. What starts as observation slowly becomes experience, and experience begins to change the observer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this

3:56

Inverse

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2026/01/29

A writer believes his real life unfolds only in sleep. 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

6:28

The Chief and The Big Lie

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2026/01/27

An intelligence chief must decide whether to tell the truth or erase it after his leader commits murder in public. 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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