Unusually Short Stories
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Filed to the Internet daily, from an undisclosed location near you. If you’re into Mamet, Chandler, or Houellebecq, this stuff might work for you. Good luck …
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Episodes
The Theory
November 01, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBIf her PhD in Literary Theory had taught her anything, it was that only dead writers write immortal books.
The Elevator
October 31, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBStepping into the empty elevator shaft, his dream of becoming a writer was dashed in eleven hideous stories.
The Phone Call
October 30, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBFinding no way around the problem, she decided she'd let the boys down at the NSA record a phone call they'd never forget.
The Bourbon
October 29, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBThe jihadists suspected that some dark magic had saved the writer. He figured it was the bourbon keeping him limber, and got back to typing.
The Weekend
October 28, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBAfter a long week of closing complex deals, the Devil was really looking forward to the weekend.
The Lounge
October 27, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBHe knew she carried a .38. He didn't know she'd drawn down on thirteen men in Kansas, Oregon, and Georgia. The lounge was about to get loud.
The Extraction
October 26, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBTired of the endless bills and drilling, he asked the dentist to extract them all. Six and one half hours later, he was free.
The Interrogation
October 25, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBThere were several reasons why she'd done it, but the three men interrogating her would not live long enough to discover them.
The Killer
October 24, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.03 MBThe bestselling crime novel fell from the bored killer's hand. As if he, or anyone like him, needed a reason to open up someone’s neck.
The Confession
October 23, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBA famous writer found hanged in his Paris hotel room swung gently above his confession of plagiarism, presumably written in his own hand.
The Club
October 22, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBHe showed me the hidden surveillance device he'd found in his car. I showed him my smartphone and welcomed him to the club.
The Heir
October 21, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBOn Tuesday, Harold uttered his vow of poverty. On Wednesday, he was unexpectedly named sole heir of his deceased uncle's vast estate.
The Con
October 20, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBTwo con men from Savannah unwittingly marked each other on August 1st. By October 9th, both were utterly bankrupt.
The Introvert
October 19, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBFord, a known introvert, walked into the forest thirteen days ago. His note, 'I can no longer bear the weight of incessant invitation.'
The Love Story
October 18, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.22 MBHe used a knife. She preferred a gun. In the end, it was definitely not love that tore them apart.
The Luck
October 17, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.22 MBHe'd been running from the law, the in-laws, and at least two lawyers. His luck finally ran out thirty-seven miles north of Bakersfield.
The Plot
October 16, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.22 MBHe'd written his way through the seven immortal literary plots. He could not, however, write his way out of that hideous and final one.
The Envelope
October 15, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.22 MBAfter thirteen years of searching, Anderson, a salesman from Los Angeles, found the envelope. It was empty.
The Novel
October 14, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBA draft of his highly anticipated third novel was found in an abandoned car. His body was found three days later, in an abandoned barn.
The Decision
October 13, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBOn a hot Friday in the summer of 1992, she decided she would quit writing interesting characters and become one instead.
The Heist
October 12, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBAfter the heist, she bought a facelift in a Bel Air basement for $20K, and spent the rest of her forty-seven years hiding in plain sight.
The Secret
October 11, 2021 12:01 - 28 seconds - 1020 KBLacking a story, the writer turned to bourbon, which turned into two nights in jail and seven new stories in the bank.
The Ear
October 10, 2021 12:01 - 28 seconds - 1010 KBIt had once served someone, but there in the road, the severed ear lay deaf to our questions.
The Object
October 09, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.05 MBHe'd been carrying the object for luck, with no idea that two men in Istanbul were wheels up and on their way to kill him for it.
The Tradecraft
October 08, 2021 12:01 - 27 seconds - 956 KBIt was a botched meeting in a Baghdad cafe that taught her to use reflective surfaces to her advantage.
The Bankruptcy
October 07, 2021 12:01 - 27 seconds - 958 KBThe actor spent months researching his role in the gambling dens of New Orleans. His performance was perfect. His bankruptcy is pending.
The Genius
October 06, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.03 MBHaving achieved immortality, the celebrated writer turned his genius toward the more difficult problem of paying taxes.
The Ritual
October 05, 2021 12:01 - 27 seconds - 977 KBShe had taken the Nobel Prize in Literature by chopping wood for thirty minutes before sitting down to her typewriter each day.
The Whispers
October 04, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.03 MBHe was beginning to wonder whether his many ambitions would ever make good on the promises they had whispered to him so long ago.
The Thoughts
October 03, 2021 12:01 - 25 seconds - 1.05 MBShe had many thoughts that she did not like to think about.
The Dead Drop
October 02, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.2 MBHe made the dead drop at 11:59 pm. At 12:07 am, he was dead.
The Evidence
October 01, 2021 12:01 - 30 seconds - 1.2 MBThough he had no idea what he was doing, all evidence pointed to the fact that he was doing it very well.