A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I'm also funny — I probably should've led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. More at: jamesgarside.net
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EP0030 Writer's Notebook: Totally Gonzo (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside
Always get the name of the dog
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” — Hunter S. Thompson
I’m basically reading out pages from my notebook at this point.
Which, funnily enough, is how Hunter S. Thompson accidentally created Gonzo journalism. Except his notes were much better.
This is something I scribbled about Gonzo journalism. Not an explanation so much as what writers can steal from it. Which turns out to be quite a lot.
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Original: Writer’s Notebook: Totally Gonzo (https://medium.com/graffitiliving/writers-notebook-totally-gonzo-57262e255061?sk=3ace61763828548ad353d1883d07c37d)
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Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net (https://jamesgarside.net)
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12 Sept 2026
EP0029 My Twitter Rules (in the order that I just made them up) (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside
A long time ago on an internet far, far away...
“Be a goat, not a sheep.”
— James Garside
Do you remember the golden age of the internet? Do you remember when it used to be a fun place? Do you remember when you used to chat with friends from all over the world?
In short: Do you remember when Twitter used to be Twitter?
Well, I wrote this back then.
My Twitter Rules. A little bit of silliness from a much happier time. It was a joke but I stand by every word.
I swear that even though I made them up some of these rules are good advice for life in general. Rule eleven goes without saying. You’ll work it out.
Twitter is dead. Long live the friends that I made on Twitter.
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Original: My Twitter Rules (in the order that I just made them up) (https://medium.com/graffitiliving/my-twitter-rules-in-the-order-that-i-just-made-them-up-9e1a312946e9?sk=09c8cd35be55ad7553d49174b6b94885)
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Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ (https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_)
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside (https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside)
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Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net (https://jamesgarside.net)
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7 Sept 2026
EP0028 Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside
Three sentences and a confession
“It’s ok to die. It’s ok to fail. But it’s not ok to live in fear.”
— James Garside
This is very short. Three sentences and a confession. Listen three times and then go write something.
I fear death less than failure. This took me longer to arrive at than you might think.
It’s a strange thing to know about yourself. Good to know regardless.
If you’re not feeling motivated then you need to stop and ask why. I don’t have the answer. But fear of failure is often worse than failure itself.
A cul-de-sac is only a dead end if you stay there.
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Original: Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac (https://medium.com/graffitiliving/writers-notebook-cul-de-sac-1e9dddb2f194?sk=584ebb832ecf0339b21ca025714ace71)
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Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ (https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_)
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside (https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside)
Web: jamesgarside.net (https://jamesgarside.net)
Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net (https://jamesgarside.net)
Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe (https://jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)
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