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Mike Greenslade's avatar

Great read Charlie! Any hard copies available?

PS Clark shoes were cool in my day! 🤣

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Charlie Hamilton James's avatar

Cheers dude! No plans for the hard copy anymore. I’ll stick to the substack I think. Hope you guys are well!

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Liz Nash's avatar

What a beautiful read and the best photos and I remember the hide or one of them at least! Awesome photos of kingfishers too if memory serves me right x

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Mollys Tales's avatar

Fascinating read Charlie making ordinary stuff sound so interesting. Love it. Didn’t realise our childhoods had so much in common.

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Jeroen Verhoeff's avatar

Really great writing again sir! My youth resembles yours a bit, except for the drama...

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Sally Stubbs's avatar

Hearing your voice bringing your words to life I felt as if I was right there with you. You made me laugh and cry in such a short space in time. It was mindfulness. An escape from the chaos of my world. I can’t wait to hear more. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece with us x

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Charlie Hamilton James's avatar

Thankyou!! Glad you liked it. I blew my nose a lot between takes and doped up on Lemsip…

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Sally Stubbs's avatar

Perfect reply - that made me laugh more. Maybe I don’t want to be by your side right now!!

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Timothy Irvin's avatar

Great reading!

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Timber Fox's avatar

I somehow missed the first chapter, so I went back and read it as well. This one really shines, and sets the stage.

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Santosh Saligram's avatar

Absorbing read, Charlie! Loved it! Eagerly looking forward to the next instalment.

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Methembe's avatar

beautiful writing🙌🏾

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