He never asked for followers. That didn't stop them.

Tasha is a single mother drowning in bills, scrolling past his posts at midnight. Eli is a laid-off factory worker who finds something true in the anger. Neither of them has ever met The Minister. Neither of them needs to.

By the time his name becomes known, they've already built something in his image — something he never intended and cannot control.

The Minister's Disciples is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a deeply human look at belief, desperation, and what happens when a message escapes its author.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.

Every choice has a cost. Most people don't find out until it's too late.

Terrance Roque starts as a young banker genuinely trying to help people the system has left behind. He's smart, he's ambitious, and he can see exactly what he'd need to become to make a real difference. The question is whether he's willing to pay that price.

The Last Honest Dollar traces one man's ascent from idealism to something much harder to name — and the moment, years later, when the bill finally comes due.

The Last Honest Dollar is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a sharp, unsentimental character study about power, compromise, and the long game.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.

They gave him the name to humiliate him. He kept it to remind himself.

Angelo was the shortest kid in his grade when the nickname first landed. He was the same height when the whole school laughed. By the time he stopped caring what people thought, he had already started building something — and by the time he finished, SoDo was his.

The Deuce's Origins is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a richly detailed origin story for one of the series' most compelling antagonists, tracing the long road from humiliation to power.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.