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INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST, AUTHOR AND TRAVEL WRITER

I’m an NCTJ-qualified multimedia journalist, copywriter and subeditor with more than 15 years combined experience of web content development, marketing and communications in the arts, creative industries and third-sector.

I’ve worked as a copywriter for MoneySupermarket, subeditor for Esquire and Our Voice magazine, Media Officer for Amnesty International (Brighton & Hove) and Intern Fundraising and Publicity Officer for Brighton Housing Trust.

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Home - James Garside

Home - James Garside

James Garside is an NCTJ-qualified independent journalist, writer and travel photographer currently based in …

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Why Don't We Just... talk more about loneliness?

Why Don't We Just... talk more about loneliness?

Loneliness and social isolation are silent killers, according to the statistics. Health studies suggest that …

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James Garside - Medium

James Garside - Medium

Read writing from James Garside on Medium. NCTJ-qualified journalist (The Argus, Esquire, Big Issue), writer …

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Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit. Chapter 23 is the newsletter of Br…

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Asshole Astrology

Asshole Astrology

Horoscopes for horrible people

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Vocal

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Chapter 23: June 2026 — Happy Birthday to Me

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Hi! Welcome to Chapter 23. Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit. Used to be a tree. Could have been a contender. Today I’m 49 and poetry is hard. “I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men — at least they can cry.” ― Jean Rhys Hail Satan! Say it with me. Hail Satan! One more time. Hail Satan! Can I get an Amen?That was a trick question. Sorry, wrong meeting. This is the not-so-secret post that goes out to subscribers on the 23rd of every month.
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Chapter 23 by James Garside

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“A non-writing writer is, in fact, a monster courting insanity.” — Franz Kafka There’s a specific misery of wanting to write and not writing. What that does to a writer. If you know, you know. If you don’t, you will. Kafka said it better than I ever could. I only quoted him so that you’d keep reading. This is a handful of fragments. Post-it notes from inside my head. It isn’t a polished piece. That’s sort of the point. What do you mean lazy? I’m not lazy. I’m efficient. There’s also a monkey.
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Chapter 23 by James Garside

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“I’d gladly trade a long life for a life well lived.” — James Garside Fear is the only thing standing between you and the life you want. Hesitation in the gap between knowing what you want and having the nerve to go after it. This is a list post. Which I hate. Ok it’s less a list and more a confession with line breaks. I mean that in a good way. Written years ago. Back when the gap between who I was and who I wanted to be was so wide you could lose a horse in it. Several horses even.
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