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Incident at Lone Point

Despite not being interested in LARPing, Avery reluctantly attends a weekend event at a remote summer camp, put on by a group called Terra Incognita. When she arrives she finds …

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The Upper Limit

In the afterma­th of a meeting, Julian wakes up aboard a spacecraft that is traveling to another star. His abductor claims they have kidnapped him to prove their theory about …

Art Work for Bonus Episode

Bonus Episode Live at Calgary Expo

This bonus episode of Makeshift Stories was performed by Mitchell Tew in front of a live audience at the Calgary Expo Comics & Entertainment con on April 21, 2022. The story being read originally appeared in our feed on April 17th, 2020, as episode 184 DIARY OF AN UNINTENTIONAL EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Please note this was a live performance so the audio quality is limited. We hope you enjoy this performance of the story.

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The Stand-in

A rogue android, hiding from capture in Tokyo by posing as a stand-in, begins to feel the need to develop friendships. Risking detection, it lets its guard down only to …

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Erasure

After reading his rediscovered diary Emilio, an indentured farm labourer, begins to suspect an entire year is missing from the world’s collective memory. When he tries to reach out to …

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Ken Likelely, Supreme Ruler

While taking time away from a protest he and Mrs. Green started to prevent Boardwalk Estates from adopting a new landscaping bylaw, Ken finds a mysterious pendant lying on the …

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Simulation

After a successful operation to regain her sight, Annisa starts to suspect people around her are lying. When she catches her reflection in a window and doesn’t recognize herself, her …

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The House of Veracity

After trying to upgrade his memory to compete with colleagues at work, Matteo discovers the alteration to his DNA is causing him to go blind. Desperate, he turns to the …

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Lifeblood

A billionaire wants to live until the technological singularity appears so that he can upload his consciousness to it. He plans to extend his life by using the blood of …

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Xenobot

Avery, hired to help launch a new immersive social media platform called Locus, begins to experience headaches after using the system’s VR headset. Following the appearance of objects from Locus …

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The Great Moon Hoax

An anonymous letter written in 1899 claims the great moon hoax was perpetrated 65 years earlier by an unknown individual rather than the reporter thought to have done it. The …

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The Prototype

Maria, the most efficient employee in a distribution centre for a global online retailer, is voluntold to train an experimental android to do her job. Initially wary, Maria begins to …

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To prove to herself and her friends that she is spontaneous and audacious, a businesswoman goes on a backcountry adventure tour to look for Sasquatch. During a snowstorm, her guides …

Episode 221 Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

Curious about a popular social media influencer’s returns, a tax auditor suspects her of cheating. Her perfect set of records is the first he has ever seen, which makes him …

220 Infinite Eyes

Infinite Eyes

Olivia, a researcher interested in paranormal urban myths, flies across the country to interview an older man about his story circulating on the internet. The man had two encounters with …