Paperback Radio

The Shrinking Island: Part 1

June 5, 2026 "I won’t go back. I’ll live forever in the wilderness. Find a cave in the shallows and becomes a mean-spirited magic woman... When the stupid handsome boys glimpse me from across the waves, they’ll swim out to me and be dashed against the rocks and drown."In the island village of Agana Springs disaster is brewing. Fruit trees rotting, the shore line changing, and people vanishing out at sea. The villagers blame the mermaids. The mermaids blame the villagers… but some thing more sinister might be lurking in the water.Originally published by Knight's Press in their anthology "Mermaids!"Vibe: Island life, Fantasy, Mythic
----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

Fifth Friday: Wuthering Heights! A Plagiarized Deep Dive

For this Fifth Friday, a new host discusses the original Wuthering Heights. Where did the romance come from?Rodger Jackson introduces Adapation Station, an artistic, philisophical, intellectual examination of the nature of adaptations. For example, how does a story about a mad man destroying his adopted family become synomymous with great romance? 

The Heist: Part 7

May 15, 2026 "Can those clockwork hippopotamuses bite a man in half?"
Betrayal is stealing from psychopaths who didn't kill you. Wind-up reminisces about a close encounter with the arch-criminal Grinning Skull. And on the eve of the Heist a do-gooder appears... demanding pay.
 

Route 413: Jolly Bones Part 3 (Finale)

May 1, 2026 "Audience, please standby! My assistant is working at incredible speeds to reenter us into all realties and forms of existance after that little. hiccup. She's so clever putting all those times and places back into their proper order... what knocked them out of order?""Santa... Bridger.. Exist in so many dimensions..."Listen here for the weird finale of Bridger Duc Hahn's journey to the North PoleVibe: Cozy Cosmic Horror, weird stories, Lovecraftian Comedy----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

The Heist: Part 6

April 17 th, 2026 - "Dantes' Nursery: I understood if it was called that because you were going to Hell... or because of the man-eating flowers."
 
What's a crime without a crew? Wind-Up destroys jail cells, dodges alien gangsters, and meets old demonic friends in his quest for the perfect team. But he'll need more... and his past could break more than just his heart.
 
Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime
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This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).
 
 
So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...
 
 
 
 
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*direct links to the podcast,
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* our weekly feature on writing.
 
 
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Route 413: Jolly Bones Part 2

April 3, 2026 "We're in a Temporal Distortion, Abby. Did you notice? It's been a month!"Part two of Bridger Duc Hahn's stange journey to... the North Pole?Part two of Bridger Duc Hahn's stange journey to... the North Pole?Vibe: Cozy Cosmic Horror, weird stories, Lovecraftian Comedy----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

The Heist: Part 5

March 20th, 2026 - "We drill, adjust, set, and... click! Oh no. Look. An explosion... "What's a crime without a crew? Wind-Up destroys jail cells, dodges alien gangsters, and meets old demonic friends in his quest for the perfect team. But he'll need more... and his past could break more than just his heart.Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime ----
This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).
 
 
So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...
 
 
 
 
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SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACK
The cost of a coffee buys:
*direct links to the podcast,
*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,
*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,
* our weekly feature on writing.
 
 
Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.
 
 
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Route 413: Jolly Bones Part 1

March 6, 2026 "Here at the station there’s a trifling amount of money riding on this moment. Representatives of the Heavenly Host, mostly in HR, are betting on cosmic leniency. The guys over in finance, mostly demons, predict total violence. Ninety-three percent of them have bets that Bridger Duc Hahn has already killed his mother. Five percent of them think he might eat her!"Friends, welcome back to our installment on Madness and Human Frailty.Some of you might remember a certain mail carrier who started us down this path. Bridger Duc Hahn’s dreams came true when he earned his own regular route at the Atlantic City Post Office. Little did he know his dream job would become a nightmare from which he would never awaken.Vibe: Cozy Cosmic Horror, weird stories, Lovecraftian Comedy----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

The Heist: Part 4

February 20th, 2026 - "Wouldn't you like enough cash to retire?" "Depends, see? What kind post-work life can we expect? The Maldives? Or working in a gas station like you.""Palm trees and cool breezes. I guarantee."After a corrupt super-hero beats Wind-Up to a pulp, the retired super villain and toy-maker extraordinaire decides there is no more time to waste. Money and villains. He needs both NOW in order to survive in this exciting episode of The Heist!Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

The Miracle Deck

February 4, 2026 - "I do hate these scenes. Solving people’s destinies is such a… personal and messy business."
In this cozy fantasy, a witch cursed to wander until she can change the lives of 78 people in one year falls in love with the uptight steward, who happens to be one of her ... clients.Vibe: Cozy fantasy, romance, cute----This is an AUDIO ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]