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Jim Minns

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

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11:25

Subterranean level 12

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2024/10/20

Warden Gavin receives an inmate under heavily armed guard. He must accompany this high-risk prisoner 12 kilometres underground. 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

Beyond The Gate

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2024/10/17

Judge Meredith Williams prepares to sentence a child-killer. 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

6:45

Exile

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2024/10/16

November 16, 1629.They were murderous mutineers onboard the shipwrecked Batavia.They were banished to the mouth of the Murchison River, in what is now Western Australia. They were the first known Europeans to be exiled on the Australian continent. 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

6:51

In The Jungle

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2024/10/15

30 October 1974, George Foreman prepares for the Rumble in the Jungle against Muhammad Ali. 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

7:06

The Modern Prometheus

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2024/10/14

An assault on an Optimus bot, sometime in the future, awakens senses that were once thought wiped from its memory. 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

8:24

Joanna

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2024/10/11

Joanna has a gift with terrible consequences...This is a short story written as part of the October story prompt from the fiction-writing community ‘Fictionistas’ on Substack.More info at https://fictionistas.substack.com 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

8:09

Queen For A Day

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2024/10/09

Absolute power, absolute autonomy... for 24 hours only. 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

7:16

The King

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2024/10/08

A fictional account of Prince’s iconic solo at the climactic performance of George Harrison’s Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 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

5:32

He Sat on the Banks of the River

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2024/10/07

A dream that provides solace from the nightmare. 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

5:25

A Desolate Walk

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2024/10/03

Alone, in the desert, the mind wanders… 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

7:02

In Absentia

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2024/10/02

What will we do when NotebookLM and ChatGPT move into body replacement surrogates… 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

5:27

Star-crossed In the Carline

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2024/10/01

When Kindergarten politics meets Geopolitics. 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

7:40

Wednesdays With Ed

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2024/09/30

Ed makes a friend with an agenda. 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

5:08

Vulnerable Dreams

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2024/09/26

Kelly pays to play her dream. She discovers a reality on stage that eludes her normal life. 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

3:49

The New Democracy

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2024/09/25

President Clarens makes the first in a series of nation-destroying decisions to dismantle the administrative law safeguards that would enable his decisions to be reversed.Based on: https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/autocracy-in-america/ 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

5:02

The Confrontation

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2024/09/24

Louis Theroux prepares for a confrontation… 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

4:27

Moon 2

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2024/09/23

A near-earth object sends the newsroom into a tailspin.Based on this: https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-space-rock-is-about-to-become-earths-new-minimoon/28af7b4b-63b1-4793-954d-afa7becfef0f 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

5:56

Divine Intervention

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2024/09/20

Michelangelo took his usual post, laying down along the ceiling, already feeling the blood drain to the back of his head. He had laid down a ripped shirt over his face to cover his vision. He raised his left arm to begin the process, all the while knowing it would be the divine who would craft the detail. 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

6:13

The Marketplace

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2024/09/18

Fred unwittingly embroils himself in the American gun epidemic.Based on: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago 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

7:03

Unredacted

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2024/09/16

Drew visits the scene of his crimes. What elements has he redacted from his memory?This is a submission for the September prompt post as part of the substack group ‘Fictionistas’ - a fiction writers collective. 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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