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Reality Dispatch

Jim Minns

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

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7:07

Break Shot

Reality Dispatch ·

2024/09/16

Just as the Acropolis stands as a shadow in contrast to its once mighty appearance, so must the legacy of an artist who wishes to push the boundaries. In Hollywood, you are only as good as your last picture. 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

3:59

Human Error

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2024/09/12

The need to replace laborious tasks such as driving a car - in the age of AI guided vehicles - may have some unintended consequences. 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

4:39

Mic Drop

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2024/09/10

DEBATE PREP: There was an expectation that the audience would be somewhere in the one hundred to a hundred and fifty million viewers watching these two go neck and neck with potshots and name-calling.Tim was only invested in seeing his hard work broadcast to the widest possible audience. He was confident that the audio would go off without a hitch. 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

3:57

A Sunday Forever Change

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2024/09/09

Mother Ellen attempts to put aside her ego and the cost of change to bring leadership and healing to the world.Based on this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/women-should-receive-fuller-recognition-in-catholic-church/104082374 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

3:12

The Manufacturer

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2024/09/05

The ubiquity of the smartphone has no purpose in a world devoid of hands. 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

2:52

Unguarded Moment

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2024/09/04

When the world knows you and you forget yourself in front of the world. 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

6:19

Micro

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2024/09/04

Micro-sized drones. So versatile… You’ll never even know.Based on this: http://disq.us/t/3yn93bz 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

4:22

An Empty Seat

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2024/08/29

A fictional examination of the night after the day. 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

3:59

Outnumbered In Bullets, But Not In Guts

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2024/08/28

Doc Holliday is dying from Consumption - but still finds the strength to assist his friend Wyatt Earp on what would be a very consequential morning.Based on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral 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

5:42

To Fly

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2024/08/27

A fictional account of Noel Gallagher’s thoughts some months ago…Based on this: https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/27/oasis-reunion-confirmed-for-uk-and-ireland-tour-in-2025-liam-noel-gallagher 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

5:30

Tallis Fantasia

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2024/08/22

The fictional account of 16th Century Musician Thomas Tallis’s writing of the tune that would become ‘Fantasia on a Theme’ - That can be heard here: 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

3:19

Zero Gravity Spheres

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2024/08/20

Based on a speculative account of Astronaut Ken Bowersox’s moments following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. https://www.yahoo.com/news/stranded-space-nasa-doesn-t-142109496.html 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

4:51

The Water From The Well

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2024/08/14

Based on these quotes from Stephen King on the subject of death and mortality: https://www.azquotes.com/author/8052-Stephen_King/tag/dying 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

3:48

Writing The Last Temptation

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2024/08/13

Nikos Kazantzakis weeps openly as he attempts to complete the Novel ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’. Source: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Last-Temptation-of-Christ/Nikos-Kazantzakis/9780684852560 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

4:26

The Visitor

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2024/08/12

Raphael receives a visitor in Florence in 1503.Based on this: https://monalisa.org/2012/09/07/the-influence-of-leonardo-da-vinci-on-raffaello-sanzio-da-urbino/ 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

4:11

Dialogue

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2024/08/09

Loosely based on the trial of Socrates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates 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

5:57

Politically Inactive

Reality Dispatch ·

2024/08/07

The story of the motivation behind Tim Walz’s political activism. Inspired by an interaction he had with security present at a rally for then-President George W. Bush in 2004 as heard on New York Times’s The Daily Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/podcasts/the-daily/tim-walz-vp-democrats.html 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

3:33

A Letter From Wyatt

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2024/08/06

Wyatt’s final letter to Cyrus, December 23rd, 1553. He writes from an undisclosed prison, held for an unnamed crime. 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

3:45

Gateway

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2024/08/06

When forced isolation brings an unexpected (and welcome) conclusion. 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

3:55

Solar

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2024/07/31

How would a solar flare affect the earth’s satellites and power grids? Better yet, what would happen to those who lived with this disruption? Based on this - https://www.dw.com/en/can-solar-flares-harm-earths-technology/video-64663358#:~:text=If%20the%20flare%20is%20powerful,precise%20timing%20or%20accurate%20data. 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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