James Garside

@jamesgarside
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Journalist, author, and freelance writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Top writer on Medium. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. 6k+ folliwers on Medium. 1k+ subscribers on Substack.
6k+ followers on Mediumhttp://medium.com/@jamesgarside_
1k+ subscribers on Substackhttps://jamesgarside.substack.com
Websitehttps://jamesgarside.net
I'm in the UK. I found a dime on the floor. I feel like Scrooge McDuck.
Tempted to post photo dumps of my notebooks. My handwriting looks illegal. Illicit? Illegitimate? Illegible.

“The occult virtues are to know, to dare, to will, and to keep silence. I’m just saying.”

— James Garside

Want to chat? Buy me a coffee and #AskMeAnything.

https://buymeacoffee.com/jamesgarside

I type holes in keyboard covers. That’s not a metaphor. Actual holes. This one survived.
In 2025 I read 135 books. In 2026 I realised that social media is dead so nobody will see or care about such updates. Which is great as it gives you more time to spend reading.
Is Stranger Things worth watching? I've never seen it. What's it like? The Goonies meets X Files? ET meets IT? Not as good as Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Should I rewatch Buffy? I'll rewatch Buffy.
I’m from Yorkshire. The only people who take ketamine are horses.
If you trust editors, or “accept all” on Grammarly, this is for you.
The moon has switched to Dark Mode.