PODCAST · fiction
Reality Dispatch
by Jim Minns
Short stories, written by Jim Minns jimminns.substack.com
Episodes
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Drifter #38: Epilogue
After fifty-six years of life and a fiery death, Milla wakes from a twenty-seven-minute simulation. That was the conclusion of the ‘Drifter’ series. ‘Drifter’ a novella will be available for sale very soon. Thank you for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...
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Drifter #37: “What more is there to see?”
Mount Vesuvius erupts, bringing with it fate to the baker and the entity. 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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Drifter #36: The Final Morning
The baker recounts a dream on the final morning of his life. 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! This post is public so feel free to share it....
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Drifter #35: Punch, Knead, Punch
The entity silently observes the boy’s descent into guilt as he grows into a man. 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...
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Drifter #34: The Puppet
The entity silently observes the boy’s descent into guilt. 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…
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Drifter #33: Far Away
Hunted for his father’s debts, the boy learns what he’s capable of as the entity watches on. 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! This post is...
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Drifter #32: A Safe Place
The entity drags the broken boy into Pompeii and hides him to survive the night. 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! This post is public so feel...
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Drifter #31: Fluids
The entity drives the boy across the desert as both begin to break down. 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...
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Drifter #30: Leaving The City
The entity forces the boy to abandon Galilee and return to Pompeii. 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! This post is public so feel free to…
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Drifter #29: The Return
The entity returns to find the boy devoted to a path it cannot control. Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! This post is public so feel free to share it. 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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Drifter #28: The Meeting
The entity is forced to confront the truth of its own reality. 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...
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Drifter #27: Prelude
The boy is offered a purpose, and the entity is called out of hiding. 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...
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Drifter #26: Two Strangers
The entity and the boy are summoned by the son of the carpenter. 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…
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Drifter #25: The Late Hour
The entity leaves the boy’s mind and witnesses a corrupt tax collector seeking redemption. 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...
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Drifter #24: A Reason
The entity and the boy confront the truth that they may now share one mind. 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…
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DRIFTER #23: In Plain Sight
The entity realises the boy is beginning to sense its presence. 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...
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DRIFTER #22: In Name Only
The entity returns to the boy only to discover that the man’s message has already taken hold. 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...
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DRIFTER #21: Influence
The entity flees its host and begins spreading doubt through the townspeople, determined to undermine the man’s growing influence. 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...
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DRIFTER #20: Sycamore
As a crowd gathers around a mysterious preacher, the alien entity watching through the mind of a tax collector is stunned when the man publicly reveals the parasite’s presence. Thanks for reading Reality Dispatch! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you…
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DRIFTER #19: The Tax Man
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
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DRIFTER #18: Companions
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 widow 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...
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DRIFTER #17: Memories
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...
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DRIFTER #16: Evicted
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...
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DRIFTER #15: Preacher
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...
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DRIFTER #14: Thirst
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!...
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Drifter #13: Vengeance Delayed
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…
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Drifter #12: Total Control
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.…
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Drifter #11: A Cloud on the Horizon
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…
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Drifter #10: The Desert
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...
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Drifter #9: Beyond the City Walls
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...
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Drifter #8: A Father's Debts
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....
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Drifter #7: Trauma
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...
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Drifter #6: Spectacle
The entity watches through the eyes of a Roman guard as he is publicly executed. 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...
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Drifter #5: Punishment
The alien entity discovers that pain invites authority, and authority decides who may continue to exist. 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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Drifter #4: The Rogue
A microscopic alien inhabits a Roman soldier and discovers that pain can be deliberately inflicted to break self-possession and reassert control. DRIFTER is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the bodies of animals, one…
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Drifter #3: Pain
A microscopic alien inhabits a human host and discovers that pain on Earth is not just physical, but reputational, a force used to control standing, power, and survival. Drifter is an ongoing series that follows a microscopic alien entity arriving on Earth, learning about life by inhabiting the...
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Drifter #2: Motion
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…
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Drifter #1: The Eyes of Another
A microscopic alien inhabits the bodies of Earth’s animals to experience emotions unknown on its home world 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.…
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Inverse
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
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The Chief and The Big Lie
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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Kane's Law
A burnt-out lawyer bluffs his way through a client meeting he never prepared for. 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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Vacant Floor
A window cleaner discovers his safety rig has been sabotaged while suspended high above the city. 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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The Tip
A man wakes barefoot in India with no money, no identification, and sixty hours to reach London. 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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Janine and Eugene
A woman plagued by unexplained blackouts discovers she is sharing her mind with a dead man, who is deliberately shutting her down to protect her body from far darker forces. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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The Subject
A woman racing to secure a career-defining decision is forced to confront a darker truth waiting for her at home. 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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Lambs
Three bullied students finally fight back against their tormentor, but their moment of victory curdles when one of them pushes the idea too far. 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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Knock and Stay
A knock-and-run meant to earn teenage approval spirals into a quiet suburban showdown, as a young father defending his home and a boy desperate for status are pulled toward the same irreversible moment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
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The Pattern
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
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No Shadows
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...
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Stand By
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
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Short stories, written by Jim Minns jimminns.substack.com
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