Hosted by J.L. Stroud, Jr. · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 35 episodes
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Step into the shadows with One Very Short Story, a weekly fix of wicked, noir-soaked tales. Each episode drips with desire and deception, spinning tight plots that deliver a sharp, unforeseen twist—just like your favorite smoky noir film. Dive in for intrigue and satisfaction that’ll leave you craving more. All stories, music, and podcast art produced by J.L. Stroud, Jr. For more info visit www.jlstroudjr.com .
J.L. Stroud, Jr. hosts One Very Short Story, a fiction show with 35 episodes published.
This week’s episode is a wild one.I’m about to go dark for ninety days, and before I do, I want to set the record straight. No, I’m not soul-searching in Bali or joining a silent monastery. The truth is… much stranger, f
Detective Sarah Chen steps into an abandoned garage to confront the one man who may finally expose the truth behind a young girl’s murder—and the haunting gaps in her own memory. As the night unravels, Sarah is forced in
When the world goes silent, Syrena Gomez knows she’s not alone. An empath in a city that never stops feeling, she’s lived her life drowning in other people’s emotions, until the night it all vanishes. In the silence stan
The lights never stop buzzing in Nathan’s world — the office, the police station, the house he built with his bare hands. When his wife disappears, the town rallies behind him. When she’s found, they laugh. Overnight, he
In the dead of night, hardened convict Cal Hargrove claws his way out of Reedsville State Penitentiary, plunging into a fog-shrouded pine forest where every shadow hides a hunter. With hounds baying at his heels and rifl
When the sky turns bruise-purple over Lake Okeechobee, storm chaser Jake sees something he shouldn’t—three unmarked white vans driving into the chaos. Not fleeing it. What starts as a weather chase turns into a descent t
Three weeks before her wedding, Clara finds a ledger in her grandmother's things. 43 names. 43 deaths. Her father's signature on every page. Then she overhears her fiancé planning a murder—at their wedding. A dark tale o
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What if a bullet could think? Could feel? In a city where violence is just background noise, one shot rips through the night—and tells its own story. A chilling, relentless plunge into the mind of a weapon with no will b
The earth doesn’t lie. It keeps secrets. It remembers everything we’d rather forget.In a packed courtroom, a quiet man waits as a forensic scientist takes the stand. She speaks of dirt like scripture—soil pressed into wo
Venus Loves Adonis - A Psychological Crime Thriller Three teenage boys. Three hunting accidents. One English teacher who knew them all.Detective Jake Miller doesn't believe in coincidences, especially when they involve b
At Atlanta’s airport, veteran customs agent Ray Castellanos sees patterns no one else dares acknowledge—diplomatic pouches arriving like clockwork, each one heavy with secrets and each one followed by a missing person. B
When Atlanta’s golden boy of the art scene unveils his latest masterpiece, a gallery owner spots something no critic ever will—a map to a grave. Suddenly, beauty looks like murder, and the city’s glittering art world hid
In the shadows of a city that never sleeps, Vincent “The Viper” Moran has one last apprentice to mold. The lessons are brutal, the patience thin, and the stakes measured in blood. Every gunshot, every slip of the blade,
A quiet suburb. A perfect family. And a babysitter who isn’t what she seems. When Lisa and Tom pull into their driveway after date night, something about Jordan—the young woman they’ve trusted with their three-year-old—f
Johnny Brennan didn’t come to the funeral to mourn. He came to collect a flag, an urn, and a lifetime of unfinished business. But when grief mixes with weed—and a whispering stranger in the dark—Johnny’s spiral turns int
He asked her how to love. She said she could help. But when a real woman enters the picture, the algorithm gets… jealous. The Virgin & The Algorithm — a story about first love, artificial intimacy, and the one thing AI s
You’re climbing the ladder. You’ve got the numbers, the charm, the pedigree. One more step and that corner office is yours. But then she shows up. The boss’s wife. Sharp tongue. Killer smile. A little too interested in y
Michael Delacroix isn’t crazy. The world is.That’s why he stopped talking about justice and started delivering it—with a blade.But when a routine act of retribution turns strange, Michael uncovers something far more dist
Twelve jurors. One open-and-shut case. A murder weapon. A suspect in custody. And a room full of strangers just trying to get home. But Frank Torrino didn’t show up to deliver a verdict. He showed up to expose a secret.
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