The Soul Chaperon http://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com In a corporate-controlled afterlife where souls are treated as inventory, a grieving widower working as a soul chaperon goes rogue to stop a spirit-eating creature, only to uncover that his own boss is trafficking souls and may have stolen his wife’s, forcing him to dismantle the system from the inside.

Created and written by Jason M. Burns.
www.jason-m-burns.com

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Fiction 1440 serial Jason M. Burns Jason M. Burns No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22181022/TheSoulChaperon_SeriesTitleImage_2048.jpg The Soul Chaperon http://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 1: The Spruce is Loose Episode 1: The Spruce is Loose https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-spruce-is-loose/ https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-spruce-is-loose/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:10:30 -0400 thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/5f55ad2d-96c7-3c86-a0e9-24b942a67c33 Soul chaperon Gray Greene arrives outside a White Mountains bar to guide a newly dead tourist through a familiar doorway. But when an unseen force intercepts the crossing and obliterates the man’s soul, Gray is left shaken and facing a nightmare that management will demand he explain.

]]> Soul chaperon Gray Greene arrives outside a White Mountains bar to guide a newly dead tourist through a familiar doorway. But when an unseen force intercepts the crossing and obliterates the man’s soul, Gray is left shaken and facing a nightmare that management will demand he explain.

]]> Jason M. Burns true No 761 1 1 full Episode 2: Never Amore Episode 2: Never Amore https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-2-never-amore/ https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-2-never-amore/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:10:39 -0400 thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/1fffeda5-3769-34c7-a540-76b28f391595 Gray wakes in the cavernous home he once shared with his wife and retraces how a dying German Shepherd pulled him into the hidden world of soul chaperoning.

]]> Gray wakes in the cavernous home he once shared with his wife and retraces how a dying German Shepherd pulled him into the hidden world of soul chaperoning.

]]> Jason M. Burns true No 916 1 2 full Episode 3: Can of Worms Episode 3: Can of Worms https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-3-can-of-worms/ https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-3-can-of-worms/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:11:05 -0400 thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/591ad151-74fe-37b6-b381-d98f505e9c27 Gray visits Madam Bahkita to exchange his pay and submit to a mandatory reading, hoping to hide what he knows. Instead, a terrifying new tarot card reveals the threat haunting his district: a man-made creature that feeds on the already dead.

]]> Gray visits Madam Bahkita to exchange his pay and submit to a mandatory reading, hoping to hide what he knows. Instead, a terrifying new tarot card reveals the threat haunting his district: a man-made creature that feeds on the already dead.

]]> Jason M. Burns true No 844 1 3 full Episode 4: Get Your Motor Mel Runnin' Episode 4: Get Your Motor Mel Runnin' https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/get-your-motor-mel-runnin/ https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/get-your-motor-mel-runnin/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:05:00 -0400 thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/116ceefb-0faf-3b44-a41a-2ce03b4494b5 Gray seeks out Motor Mel, a stubborn hitchhiking ghost haunting the White Mountains, hoping for answers about the growing threat. But Mel knows more than he's willing to share.

]]> Gray seeks out Motor Mel, a stubborn hitchhiking ghost haunting the White Mountains, hoping for answers about the growing threat. But Mel knows more than he's willing to share.

]]> Jason M. Burns true No 793 1 4 full Episode 5: Lightning Rod Episode 5: Lightning Rod https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-5-lightning-rod/ https://thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/e/episode-5-lightning-rod/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 thesoulchaperon.podbean.com/d1b6ca8c-0cb0-34b0-9148-909c6d16c4a8 Gray follows a fragile lead deeper into the White Mountains, where the boundary between the living and the dead begins to warp. There, he encounters a face from his past—his boyhood bully—now entangled in the same unraveling mystery, forcing Gray to confront what should have stayed buried.

]]> Gray follows a fragile lead deeper into the White Mountains, where the boundary between the living and the dead begins to warp. There, he encounters a face from his past—his boyhood bully—now entangled in the same unraveling mystery, forcing Gray to confront what should have stayed buried.

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