Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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... It's going to be an odyssey , ' he declares , as if commenting on someone else's life . ' It's going to be shitty , that's what it's gonna be , ' she responds . I could take one of their bags - I only have one of my own - and I should ...
... It's going to be an odyssey , ' he declares , as if commenting on someone else's life . ' It's going to be shitty , that's what it's gonna be , ' she responds . I could take one of their bags - I only have one of my own - and I should ...
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... its heel on the wheel . ' That's the steering wheel wave , ' she says . ' If you like someone , it's like that . If it's just an acquaintance , it's this : ' A single finger rises in polite acknowledgement . ' And on the subject of ...
... its heel on the wheel . ' That's the steering wheel wave , ' she says . ' If you like someone , it's like that . If it's just an acquaintance , it's this : ' A single finger rises in polite acknowledgement . ' And on the subject of ...
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... it's excellent . I have friends in New York who'll spend a hundred bucks for a spindly bottle of grappa . This moonshine is better than any grappa I ever drank . It's smooth and interesting with a faint , leady , car - radiator ...
... it's excellent . I have friends in New York who'll spend a hundred bucks for a spindly bottle of grappa . This moonshine is better than any grappa I ever drank . It's smooth and interesting with a faint , leady , car - radiator ...
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The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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