HeyJaredThe Street Writer
Writing from a completely chaotic state into a refreshingly chaotic one.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Telling the Truth (opens the original)
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Together we must make impoverished writing great again. You shall see what I mean dear reader. But first I must endeavour to bury the meaning so that Ai won’t steal it. And as you can tell I’ve been speaking with Pud - the mad man who might just be onto something.I think I’ve recovered from my bad illness last week. But I haven’t completely ruled out the chance that I’m a secret agent and I just never noticed. With the really good agents I’m sure it’s possible even they believe themselves to be
The Pop Virus (opens the original)
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I just had to check what day it is. And glory be - it’s time to make my weekly report on the street. I’ve been in a daze.Getting violently ill is one of those opportunities any starving writer must leap up and grab with both hands. I have only been this sick twice before. But I was brave dear reader. I didn’t even say I want my mummy once. Having said that, there were definitely moments when I wouldn’t have said no to someone to mop my brow with a dampened kerchief. <a class="image-link image2 i
On Blokes (opens the original)
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I have time to kill. The lights say walk. So I walk. I cross the street. A mysterious woman smiles at me. She’s wearing canvas pants. I love canvas. I explain how I wouldn’t normally be on this side of the street but today is special somehow. <div class="image2-i
The Call I Wasn’t Waiting For (opens the original)
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The phone rang. My phone never rings. I forgot what it sounded like. If my phone does ever ring I don’t answer. Maybe a wrong number. The caller was already at full pace along in their conversation and the ranting and raving went on another 15mins and I couldn’t get a word in the whole time until they said, “…but not everything is about me; I have to dash, but how are you? Great! Bye.”Is it possible we’ve grown so comfortable with the technology that we forget what it’s for?Anyway, I tried to le
Street Secrets (opens the original)
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If you’ve been following this story you’ll be well aware that the street has been brought to its knees by a group of well organised and enterprising children. Its economy lies in tatters. The children have blockaded the dark alleyway and the street’s largest export, deep frier oil, is being held hostage.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-M-q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpubli
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