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If hindsight is 20/20, do we all have perfect clarity when checking out butts?

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Hey Chuck, will there be another “call for stories” post soon?

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I created a Discord where we can share work and critique one another. Its not Chuck, but its a different perspective. https://discord.gg/D79QYR4PzF

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Thank you. Any bit of community building helps.

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You read my mind. I need to update that post. Thanks!

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That's my "coffee cup" line. Every story needs a line you want on your coffee cup.

And these weird, nonlinear song-based stories are explored in a future post.

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Thank you for giving all of us the opportunity to shine. I know my work has improved from the workshop.

If there is anyone out there unsure of participating, please take a chance, you will never know how great you are until you try.

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Have a great time everyone!

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I’m happy these endeavors are thriving, though I had no doubt they would. Let me know what I can do to help.

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Good luck everyone, have a great night ❤

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Hey, Chuck. Since some of us live across the country, can we send a proxy to read our story? Just curious. I have a friend in Tualatin.

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Sure, send a proxy, but make sure your friend does justice to the piece of writing.

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Nice! My friend Alan from Tacoma is coming instead 'cause Tualatin has to work nights. Thanks, Chuck!

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That’s quite the drive. Godspeed, Alan. Godspeed.

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Hey Chuck, I absolutely loved Collector's Item and how you started almost every sentence with "So" and how (at least to me) it made the story feel like it was moving so quick that I had to pay attention for fear of missing something. Read it a few times and keep running over the language in my mind.

Thanks for the instant classic!

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I did! It's like when a toddler gets scared while playing and says "do it again!". That's how they were with the tape after the initial viewing. More fast forwarding and rewinding. I only hope I can write something a fraction as good as this someday.

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That's it exactly. I try to mimic the way a toddler tries to hold the listener's attention.

Again, I'm working on a long post that touches on all the aspects of this style.

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My three year old must be of the Hemingway school of thought since she can explain a 3 minute YouTube video in no less than 37 minutes.

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Anyone else getting nervous about the ending of Greener Pastures with so few chapters left? My Sunday night anxiety is off the charts waiting for the Monday drop of the latest installment.

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I tried to pace myself by only reading one chapter a month... needless-to-say I'm all caught up and I'm chomping (champing?) at the bit for the next installment.

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Sweet! Twice a month starting this summer! I actually tried to anticipate the hindsight nights but miscalculated 😥. I'll be in Portland July 18 and miss both nights in July oof. But hopefully, in August I can plan another trip south.

I'm coming in from Vancouver BC Canada. I hope y'all have a great night full of fun stories!

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Hey Chuck, just found out this substack is behind a paywall. That’s kinda gay. But I expected that so I shouldn’t complain. I found a new writer. This kid(he is like 25 or something) is literally a genius, the next big thing and I wanted to share some of his work with you. You are rich right? I heard you got into some trouble with a ‘globalist’ who othered you from your money. Lols. Im sure you could still get all his books in one go though.

He is a hacker, crypto dev, far-right, neo-incel and twitter shitposter. Just the way you like them. And no, it’s not that Chinese civil rights hero and notorious weather reporter Andre Wang Lin. Paul Town is his name. But they prob know each other. But anyway, his writings:

Here are two samples from his one book(It is the Secret).

https://soundcloud.com/paul-town-real/81-im-monkey

https://soundcloud.com/paul-town-real/31-why-are-women-so-sexually-aggressive

Yeah they actually recorded an audiobook which turned out great. His It Is The Series books are collections of essays he wrote after he had a psychotic break and burned some place down lol. He is Schizo if you didn’t know. But they are really good and funny. He also wrote two novels (Rose, John). I haven’t read them yet but im sure they are good also. He wrote a bunch of other essays as well you can get for free on his blog: http://notes.paul.town/.

He also makes music, streams and retarded youtube stuff also. And he smokes. You can find all of his links, the above including, at https://index.paul.town/ . Btw have you been keeping up with what the Ultra WHITE Nationalist Neo Nazi Vampires(for the dummies reading: That was irony……prob) are up to these days. It’s getting pretty good. And we are all like Zoomers. A new gen. You could like do some research for a new book or something. You are missing out. You should check out https://cozy.tv/ . It is like autistic racism to the max. Paul Town also has a channel there: https://cozy.tv/paultown . Anthony Cumya also hehe. You are missing out.

But anyway Chuck. Or maybe I should say Uncle Palaniuk, you are kinda like an honorary member of the old guard. You really should check out this guy’s writing. He is pure talent and just because the ‘globalists’ make him look bad the world is now deprived. Sample his blog but then you really really need to read his series with the instalments(It Is The Secret, It Is The Second, It Is The Sequence).

(PS. I hope you don’t have pssy mods who delete this before you see it)

PS. Zombies was pretty brilliant.

And also PS. Have you been following that Chinese civil rights hero recently (like you used too)? His website keeps being taken down by the ‘globalists’ but you can find his latest link on Gab. I wont post it here because yeah. You know.

Much love

Your only Zoomer fan (you are old)

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