HeyJaredDangerfield's Exaggerations.
Full-time temporary relief. Short stories that are often long.
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- Sep 13, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Banging my Best Mates’ Birds (opens the original)
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Hello you lovely people of dubious taste and idle leisure. Here’s my latest short. It’s long and unpleasant, even by my standards.The audio will be available on this page in a few days for paid subs (it’s 4 quid a month; maybe sacrifice one Saturday morning pain au raisin a month and go paid; the audios are great. Help me out, I’m on me bleedin’ uppers here!) Read it first, though, because the audio isn’t me reading this text; it’s me telling the story - a very different experience. Paid subs wi
'A Couple of Dabs' Audio is LIVE (opens the original)
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A Couple of Dabs (opens the original)
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25-minute readFree subs get a 1,000-word sample.Hello, you lovely badstars. Sorry it’s late. Not a great sign for my first paid-tier story, but once I’ve got into my rhythm, I’m sure I’ll still be occasionally late, fuck things up, and generally be unreliable. But you will certainly get what you paid for, and more besides.Also, I want to thank you for signing up. I am now making a living as a full-time writer, and obviously it’s not easy, but you’ve helped - not just with the lucre, but with the
Come a little closer... (opens the original)
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The Man Who Mainlined an Ant (opens the original)
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Hello, you lovely people. And the rest of you.First of all, I think this is one of the best shorts I’ve ever written. It’s a true story I was reminded of while discussing needle sizes in hospital recently. Nice life. If you enjoy it, please like and comment. It really helps. A restack is the golden goose, though.Ten-minute read.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gg1R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media
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