Two Minute Stories
Brief tales of fiction in less than two minutes by Justin Hastings.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 2 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Married to the System
A story about the end of the world.
Inspiration:
Life in quarantine seems to repeat the same day, over and over. How would that repetitiveness feel... permanently? I was interested to explore a marrie…
Burying the Lead
A story about future journalists.
Inspiration
We rely on journalists to deliver the truth... but what if we also relied on them for justice? In this story, I explore the idea of journalists playing th…
Three's a Crowd
A story about cancel culture.
Inspiration
How do we feel about litigating past actions with today's social norms? In this story, I explore an extreme version involving two married couples and how one …
Shipped
A story without a home.
Inspiration
What's the opposite of having a home? In this story, I explore the idea of folks living in shipping containers, consistently waking up to a new world across the oce…
Backups and Blackouts
A story about delivering the past.
Inspiration
What happens to our digital libraries when power is no more? I'm a paying customer for an online backup service and I was curious to know – what does a c…
Arresting
A story about life at home.
Inspiration
In our current climate, it's expected that some folks might find quarantine life to equate to paranoia. This story explores life under house arrest and how the …
Author JB Lion (Part 4 of 4)
Guest storyteller! JB Lion joins the show for a fourth time to discuss “The Seventh Spark,” his new fantasy book series. JB talks about who inspires him and also gives listeners another glimpse of hi…
Author JB Lion (Part 3 of 4)
Guest storyteller! JB Lion joins the show for a third time to discuss “The Seventh Spark,” his new fantasy book series. JB talks about the challenges and obstacles he faces as a black fantasy author …
Author JB Lion (Part 2 of 4)
Guest storyteller! JB Lion joins the show for a second time to discuss “The Seventh Spark,” his new fantasy book series. JB discusses his creative process for the project and also gifts us with anoth…
Author JB Lion (Part 1 of 4)
Guest storyteller! JB Lion joins the show to discuss “The Seventh Spark,” his new fantasy book series. JB shares how he got started on the idea and also reads an excerpt from the story. He'll join fu…
Seaworthy
A story about one-way communication.
Inspiration
Great communication is required for any strong relationship. I wanted to explore how one couple uses one half of communication – listening – to entert…
Damn Family
A story about the reputation of the dead.
Inspiration
”We owe everything to Dad! Especially whatever is in that safe.”
In this story, I explore what happens to siblings when their father passes away. Wi…
Innocuous
A story about good intentions gone bad.
Inspiration
Would it be like meeting his grandfather in real life?
The idea of one generation leaving something to a future generation is one of love and apprecia…
Brothers
A story about sibling support.
Inspiration
Like a drum beat. Like a steady rain. Like breathing. “It’s okay.”
After watching Pixar's "Onward," a story about two brothers, I reflected on the relationsh…
Reproduction
A story about a friend's changing life.
Inspiration
"Talk to me about what you mean by ‘losing’ this friend.”
Typically we welcome the news of a pregnancy with joy, excitement, and support. Our main c…
Absolutely Nothing, Episode 6: Blake
Blake joins basic training.
This is episode 6 of 6 of "Absolutely Nothing," a Two Minute Stories anthology series. The story follows six former servicewomen navigating a world where war is outlawed.
Le…
Absolutely Nothing, Episode 5: Caitlin
Caitlin pilots a jet.
This is episode 5 of 6 of "Absolutely Nothing," a Two Minute Stories anthology series. The story follows six former servicewomen navigating a world where war is outlawed.
Learn m…
Absolutely Nothing, Episode 4: Georgia
Georgia works in tech.
This is episode 4 of 6 of "Absolutely Nothing," a Two Minute Stories anthology series. The story follows six former servicewomen navigating a world where war is outlawed.
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Absolutely Nothing, Episode 3: Sarah
Sarah makes clothes.
This is episode 3 of 6 of "Absolutely Nothing," a Two Minute Stories anthology series. The story follows six former servicewomen navigating a world where war is outlawed.
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Absolutely Nothing, Episode 2: Adele
Adele shows houses.
This is episode 2 of 6 of "Absolutely Nothing," a Two Minute Stories anthology series. The story follows six former servicewomen navigating a world where war is outlawed.