HeyJaredJimmy Doom's Roulette Weal
Substack's biggest and brightest circus of single author short fiction from two-time Best of Detroit Best Author Nominee Jimmy Doom-- "One of this century's master storytellers"
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Earliest in this view
- Jul 4, 2026
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Bar Burgers (opens the original)
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The border terrified Charlie Padlich. He was too close to pull over, balls sweating as though he had run a marathon though he had only driven from London, Ontario on a cool day with the AC on.<img alt="A woman sitting on a window
Danny, Ray and Jesus (opens the original)
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The note was taped to the milk in the refrigerator in a house that was quiet like a late night bus stop where no one knew each other and it was cold.<img alt="opened refrigerator filled with bottles" class="sizing-normal" heig
Toads in the Grass (opens the original)
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The lawn needed mowing, neighbor lady, Lydia, Lila, something, said she was gonna call the city.<img alt="black and red ride on lawn mower on green grass field during daytime" class="sizing-normal" height="5472" src="http
Felons and Styrofoam Camels (opens the original)
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Lou Serraka poured a shot of lighter fluid into the martini glass on the antique desk Kilt Pomeran paid ten thousand too much for. The small assortment of coral Lou’s sister sent him from Honolulu, which once rested in the martini glass, sat like a paperweight on an artist’s statement, an artist Lou would hang before he would hang in the Uggyve Gallery.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1587282863750-0a297a50b553?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&
Seasonal (opens the original)
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I dated a guy who made me a fall globe, gave it to me on our third date.<img alt="person holding brown maple leaf during daytime" class="sizing-normal" height="4240" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1510200139298-2c
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