Chapter 23 by James Garside

Chapter 23 by James Garside

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Chapter 23 by James Garside
Chapter 23 by James Garside
Chapter 23 — June 2022

Chapter 23 — June 2022

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Hi! Welcome to Chapter 23.

Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit.

“If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day.”
— John A. Wheeler

To live is to risk it all. Otherwise, you’re just an inert chunk of randomly assembled molecules drifting wherever the universe blows you. Sorry, wrong meeting.

This month, Death and Taxes, Twitter for Writers, and Why Don’t We Just Talk About Loneliness.

I know that new situations can be intimidating. You’re lookin’ around and it’s all scary and different, but y’know, meeting them head-on, charging into ‘em like a bull — that’s how we grow as people.

Happy Birthday?

Here’s a picture of me as a baby. Today is my birthday. I’m not even joking. Like Chaos Magick I was born in West Yorkshire in the mid-1970s. Now I’m 45. I don’t know what the fuck happened.

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