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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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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/]

Fifth Friday: Plagiarize

January 30th, 2026 - "Welcome to The Inspiration Chop Shop, where we take apart our favorite films, books, and anything else we darn-well like—and steal every useful bit for our own creative malfeasance."
 
Lane and L.J. chat (or try to) about the newest segment of Paperback Radio: Plagiarize: The Inspiration Chop Shop! In this episode, we'll look at Sorry, Wrong Number the great radio drama by Lucille Fletcher, and discuss whether we'd fence it (fully adapt as written) or chop it (take what we want and create something new).
 
If you like this episode, join us on our YouTube and Substack for FULL VIDEO every other Friday.
 
Vibe: How Writers Get Ideas, Steal Like and Artist, Writing Inspiration and Prompts

The Heist: Part 3

Jan 16 th, 2025 - "Bad guys don't get the breaks, Wind-Up. You might have fooled the papers, but I remember them toys shot to kill. Did you do your time? No. Then pay for the privilege of freedom."Wind-Up, a retired super villain and toy-maker extraodinaire has escaped the clutches of Synergy... temporarily. Now he's got limited time to assemble a crack team of minions, henchemen, and goons. He's on the clock, but that's the way Wind-Up likes it. Enjoy this noir superhero hybrid on the one and only Paperback Radio.Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime

Huntress Sky

Jan 2nd, 2026 "Xuanlu Dao had never appeared fragile to her. Not until her hands cradled her mother’s paper-thin skin and she saw the bloom of blood under her robes, the indent in her chest."When XuanLu's heart exploded at the dinner table, her daughter, Laiyan Dao vows veangance. Powerful warrior's don't perish over soup, so someone must have murdered her. Fprtunately a local tourist who happens to be a traveling warrior/investigator might be able to lend a hand, if Laiyan doesn't kill him first.Vibes: Magic, Martial Arts, Mystery, Wuxia

The Heist: Part 2

Dec 19 th, 2025 - "For some reason the bullet didn't seem to hurt the 30 foot monster."Wind-Up, a retired minor criminal mastermind, has been kidnapped by a world spanning Supervillian. While imprisoned in a five star gothic blimp of fantastic proportions our intrepid villian watches a titantic battle. Two headed demonic monsters, super heroes, cyborgs, and epic chaos battle in the skies. But what will the survivors want from poor old Wind-Up. Enjoy this noir superhero hybrid on the one and only Paperback Radio. 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/]  

Three Stories: Magic, Souls, and Wild Things

December 5 th, 2025 - "Near Thanksgiving, I was in the freezer, fetching the mac-n-cheese and the turkey chunks, uh, I lost my soul."
 
Three microfictions by L.J. Longo capturing the strange and monstrous events of everyday life during the holiday Season
 
Vibe: Holidays, Horror, Surreal, Comedy
 
 
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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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