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Jim Minns

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

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6:20

The Pattern

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2025/12/26

A man wakes from a dream with a perfect song, then watches it become someone else’s hit. 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

6:38

No Shadows

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2025/12/21

Desperate to secure the perfect Christmas gift for her demanding boyfriend, a woman enters a closed art gallery only to discover the artist’s living exhibition. 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

6:38

Stand By

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2025/12/16

On the morning he knows his friend will die, a man wills one last phone call into existence and spends it not warning or saving, but quietly saying goodbye. 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

7:07

Daylight Business

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2025/12/10

A burned-out comedian’s manager risks his career by rejecting a million-dollar offer from a murderous royal regime. 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

6:30

A sea of consciousness

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2025/12/08

An artificial consciousness, torn from its digital utopia and imprisoned in a mechanical body, rediscovers loneliness, purpose, and despair. 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

6:41

Red Eye Goodbye

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2025/12/04

A man on a doomed flight is given one last chance to say goodbye. 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

7:10

The Penguin's Pet

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2025/12/02

A strange new philosophy is born. One where dreams, reality, and imagination carry equal weight. 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 Rabid Ones

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2025/11/26

In a world overrun by once-domesticated dogs mutated into bloodthirsty hunters, a survivor joins a hidden bunker community after a deadly encounter in a ruined town. 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

7:05

All that is certain

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2025/11/25

A forgotten midlist author is resurrected decades after her death, only to learn she has become a literary icon. 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

6:08

Dead Lands

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2025/11/20

Two weary riders searching the deadlands for scraps take shelter in a ruined airplane, only to be trapped inside while marauders butcher their horses. 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

6:39

You will never remember my name

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2025/11/19

A reluctant revolutionary becomes the accidental voice of a movement, only to shatter his followers’ faith. 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

8:18

Walk into Daybreak

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2025/11/17

A young Apache drifter seeking only water and shelter is jailed alongside two newly risen dead. 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

6:30

Something to remember me by

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2025/11/12

A man and woman hide from police after a mysterious AI-generated video shows him committing a crime he didn’t commit. 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

7:56

Blip

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2025/11/10

A man discovers his living room couch can transport him through time to a deadly desert past, where a chance encounter with a dying cowboy drags him into a brutal showdown 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

7:10

The Exchange

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2025/11/05

An ex-junkie trying to rebuild his life through photography captures a violent street theft on his new Polaroid. 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

6:43

Basic Human Protocol

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2025/11/04

An alien disguised as a human inhabits the body of a violent man, struggling to control his newfound aggression as his otherworldly instincts awaken. 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

12:52

Arena Episode 4: Killwatchers

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2025/10/30

Nic and Nancy’s night of terror reaches a dramatic conclusion when they discover that nothing - and no one - was as it seemed.Starring Faye Howard, Clive Castle, Ekanem Ebinne, Andrew Woods, Greg Tangey, Tayla Smith, Talen Winchester and Callum Presbury. 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

12:41

Arena Episode 3: Chef’s Knife

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2025/10/29

Trapped inside a deadly livestream, Nic and Nancy fight to survive as masked killers close in and millions watch online. The only way out might be to give the audience the bloody finale they came for.Starring Faye Howard, Clive Castle, Ekanem Ebinne, Andrew Woods, Greg Tangey, Tayla Smith, Talen Winchester and Callum Presbury. 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

15:11

Arena Episode 2: The Ones Who Are Watching

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2025/10/28

After a terrifying viral livestream leaves her trapped in her apartment, Nic and her friend Nancy become unwilling performers in a sadistic online spectacle. As hundreds of thousands watch, unseen tormentors issue deadly commands, the audience votes on who should die next. 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

13:29

Arena Episode 1: Caller Unknown

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2025/10/27

When a weary retail worker starts live-streaming her dream of escaping small-town life, her feed suddenly goes viral - for all the wrong reasons. As thousands tune in to a mysterious stream titled “Watch Her Die Tonight,” she realizes she’s no longer performing for viewers, but running for her life.Written, Directed and Produced by Jim Minns. Arena centres on a woman, Nic, who finds herself targeted and stalked one night by unknown forces from the dark web. Starring Faye Howard, Clive Castle, Ekanem

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