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rosie's avatar

so so good, as always 🖤

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Thank you, Rosie!

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Cameron Maxwell's avatar

Love how you lead with the characterization and exposition, and avoid overplaying the symbolism or figurative language. That's a tough balance to strike; struck well here 💪

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Many thanks.

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Vinny Reads's avatar

Glad I'm finally getting around to reading this. It's excellent. Love the use of parentheticals.

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Thank you, sir. Stay tuned for more degeneracy.

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Stephen T. Brophy's avatar

You are the real deal, motherfucker. High quality no-nonsense literature. Thank you.

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Doing my best. Thank you, friend. Stay tuned for part one! July 18th!

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RiverCoastJane's avatar

Why the f*ck am I the 12th comment AGAIN Substack?

I had to look up who stanhope is. Holy sh*t balls do the 2 of you terrifyingly seem like a near perfect interview.

45 minutes probably won’t be enough.

Update: Well sh*t. Nevermind. stanhope thinks Irish women are ugly.

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Stay tuned. The interview is part two!

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RiverCoastJane's avatar

So help me if he calls my super cute 4 ft grandmother ugly again. That’s fight club sh*t.

By his logic I’m only 1/4 ugly so that’s working in his favor at this point. I’m fat.

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WS Ribelin's avatar

"I open my eyes and the sun cackles." This line really stood out to me. What a depressing piece of writing. Great job!

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C. James Desmond's avatar

The sun and I are mortal enemies.

Thank you, WS.

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Richard Parker's avatar

I came here when I saw Doug Stanhope’s name; stayed for your writing. Sounds like an amped up version of my 20s and early 30s.

Things are working okay for me now I’m old (apart from my skeleton: that’s fucked).

So I hope you (a) hear back from Mr Stanhope (who’s always seemed to me to be a straight up good bastard) and (b) catch a break. You write well and deserve it, but life’s an arse sometimes, obviously.

Look forward to reading more from you in any case. Peace out.

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C. James Desmond's avatar

This is the prologue. There are two main parts, then a coda, all for this piece.

I already talked to Stanhope.

That’s PART TWO: THE CALL.

Stay tuned.

Thanks for your support.

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Richard Parker's avatar

Looking forward to it. Stay well!

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lou J's avatar

Thanks for the email that led me here. Increasingly, I count my blessings that I have lived a relatively clean life. You also made me miss my life in Medford, probably the place I strayed furthest from aforementioned “clean living.”

Keep writing, keep Guerilla-izing. Stay healthy and well.

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Thank you, lou. Hope you are well.

Stay tuned!

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Victoria's avatar

I think of you often, and, as always, I hang on your truth-telling and writing for roots. Please be well...

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C. James Desmond's avatar

Thanks, Victoria.

This is nothing but the truth.

I understand it makes people uncomfortable, but that's what truth does.

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