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Jim Minns

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

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4:06

The Deathtime Amendment

Reality Dispatch ·

2024/07/30

Based on Biden’s attempts to introduce constitutional amendments - see here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/joe-biden-reform-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-plan-announcement/What if the theory went the other, radical way? 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

3:13

Payola

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2024/07/29

This story is entirely made up and is complete fiction. There is no evidence to suggest any of this is or has occurred. 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

4:14

Desire Quashed

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2024/07/25

I once stared out of the large windows overlooking the hangars and the runways of LAX, desiring nothing more than to exit the terminal and go beyond the confines of the airport. Perhaps stay there… I was twenty-one, traveling alone and impressionable. It was a mid-transit fantasy that formed the basis of this story. 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

Rodney

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2024/07/25

A fictional account of the bombing and sinking of the Bismarck, 27 May, 1941. 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

5:07

The Facts Were True

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2024/07/23

The year is 2008 and California District Attorney Kamala Harris is prosecuting an accused murderer named Curtis Mayfield. This is a fictional account of a trial that did not take place. 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

6:49

The Window

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2024/07/21

Miles Davis explains to a junior interviewer on the fictitious NPR Jazz Show the beauty of the window into the realm of the unknown. A source that allows him to play what he plays. Tapping into the window helps dictate what he says and what he thinks. The conversation begins and ends with a demonstration. 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

5:37

The Pepper-Stained Shirt

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2024/07/19

What would a dry cleaner do if they received suspected items and were tasked with cleaning them? We all remember that scene from Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho of the indifferent Dry Cleaners. I would like to think in this instance, we all exercise a sense of civic responsibility.Loosely based on this: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/warrant-missy-bevers-father-in-law-dropped-off-bloody-clothing-at-dry-cleaners/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

4:49

The Edge of the Highway

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2024/07/18

Very loosely based on this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/ballarat-asylum-seeker-neil-para-completes-walk-to-sydney/102825402A Highway Patrolman encounters a roadside walker escaping her thoughts in a long, unstoppable walk. 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

3:43

They Paid Tribute To Their Fallen

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2024/07/16

Based on this article in USA Today. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/yellowstone-bison-funeral-wolves-grizzly-bears-not-welcome“When a bison dies in Yellowstone, most of the time the herd that’s in the area will come to pay their respects and surround the dead bison and protect it for hours.“ 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

4:46

Cana

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2024/07/11

Inspired by the first miracle at the Wedding of Cana. 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

3:09

Hand Cannon

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2024/07/09

What happens to the interests of justice when interpretation attempts to balance constitutional rights with rapid advancements in technology?Inspired by this article in the BBC from 2022 - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy77g704ldzo. 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

The Stranger

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2024/07/08

Inspired by Nine inch Nails’ “Right where it belongs” - Listen 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

4:12

The Rogue Traders

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2024/07/04

This is based on the what-if scenario of a group of pirates operating a rogue trade under the nose of the Dutch East India Company, during its exclusive monopoly. More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company 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

3:32

Bookedup

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2024/07/03

The story for today is based on the voluntary administration of leading online bookseller ‘Booktopia’ and what such development means for the book-reading world. In particular, what would a former notable bookseller have to say of such a predicament? (A tribute to Larry McMurtry). See more on the story here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/online-bookseller-booktopia-enters-voluntary-administration-20240703-p5jqpb.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

3:33

The Blacksmith

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2024/07/02

This is a fictional account of the creation of the Kelly Gang’s infamous suits of armor. They were rumored to have been constructed from donated metals out in the bush. More information can be found 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

3:48

Time: As Currency

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2024/06/29

The feeling that only a free man with time to kill could enjoy. 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

3:03

Chelsea

Reality Dispatch ·

2024/06/27

The fictional scenario of the other person whose life was intertwined with that of the Wikileaks founder: https://www.vox.com/media/356911/julian-assange-espionage-act-wikileaks-chelsea-manning-whistleblower-ed-snowden-reality-winner-iraq 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

A Guest From Belmarsh

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2024/06/25

Co-pilots of a private plane discuss the circumstances of their passenger who remains unnamed on the flight manifest. Based on this: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/julian-assange-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-us-espionage-charge-document-says-20240625-p5joh5.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

2:28

The Mistake

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2024/06/24

This is an account of the writing process of today’s fiction and the horrible realization that came with a little post-fact googling. 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

3:06

A Meanness In The World

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2024/06/18

Helen Starkweather was the mother of Charles Starkweather. This is a fictional account of a day in her 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

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