James Champagne
@jamesgchampagne.bsky.social
Writer. Author of HARLEM SMOKE, GRIMOIRE, AUTOPSY OF AN ELDRITCH CITY, and other works of Decadence both Neo + old school🐈👁️
Also Currently Reading: WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED by Emi Yagi
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Also Currently Reading: WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED by Emi Yagi
Currently Reading: CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS by Sigmund Freud
For Lily
For Lily
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Currently Reading: CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS by Sigmund Freud
For Lily
For Lily
Currently Reading: CAT DREAMS by Ursula K. Le Guin
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Currently Reading: CAT DREAMS by Ursula K. Le Guin
I finished my first playthrough of PERFECT TIDES: STATION TO STATION yesterday! I decided to post my review of it on my new Substack (mostly free of major spoilers). Anyway, I highly recommend it!
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From Kether to Malkuth
A Review of PERFECT TIDES: STATION TO STATION, or, Throwing Darts in Lovers' Eyes
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February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I finished my first playthrough of PERFECT TIDES: STATION TO STATION yesterday! I decided to post my review of it on my new Substack (mostly free of major spoilers). Anyway, I highly recommend it!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Also Currently Reading: WHY NOT ME? by Mindy Kaling
I found Kaling's first book very amusing so I hope the second doesn't disappoint
I found Kaling's first book very amusing so I hope the second doesn't disappoint
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Also Currently Reading: WHY NOT ME? by Mindy Kaling
I found Kaling's first book very amusing so I hope the second doesn't disappoint
I found Kaling's first book very amusing so I hope the second doesn't disappoint
Currently Reading: THE OCCULT PHILOSOPHY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE by Frances A. Yates
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Currently Reading: THE OCCULT PHILOSOPHY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE by Frances A. Yates
Andy Warhol, "Cat in Front of Church" (1959)
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Andy Warhol, "Cat in Front of Church" (1959)
Currently Reading: SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED POEMS by William Shakespeare
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Currently Reading: SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED POEMS by William Shakespeare
Currently Reading: CATS, CATS, CATS by Andy Warhol
January 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Currently Reading: CATS, CATS, CATS by Andy Warhol
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Meredith Gran
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January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A list of some of the more commonly encountered reoccurring elements + in-jokes that oft appear in my fictions:
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A List of Commonly Reoccurring Elements/In-Jokes in my Fictions
Yet another skeleton key
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January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A list of some of the more commonly encountered reoccurring elements + in-jokes that oft appear in my fictions:
jameschampagne1.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
jameschampagne1.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
Also Currently Reading: THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE by E. M. W. Tillyard
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Also Currently Reading: THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE by E. M. W. Tillyard
Currently Reading: GODZILLA MINUS ONE by Takashi Yamazaki
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Currently Reading: GODZILLA MINUS ONE by Takashi Yamazaki
BEFORE SUNRISE (1995)
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
BEFORE SUNRISE (1995)
Today I watched the movie IKIRU (1952), one of the films I had gotten as a Christmas gift last year. I really enjoyed it, a very lovely made and emotionally harrowing film, well-directed and with a great lead performance by Takashi Shimura.
January 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Today I watched the movie IKIRU (1952), one of the films I had gotten as a Christmas gift last year. I really enjoyed it, a very lovely made and emotionally harrowing film, well-directed and with a great lead performance by Takashi Shimura.
Also Currently Reading: THE FORTUNE OF THE ROUGONS by Émile Zola
This is the second book of his I've picked up, the first being NANA a few years ago
This is the second book of his I've picked up, the first being NANA a few years ago
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Also Currently Reading: THE FORTUNE OF THE ROUGONS by Émile Zola
This is the second book of his I've picked up, the first being NANA a few years ago
This is the second book of his I've picked up, the first being NANA a few years ago
One final 2025 summary report, this one in regards to my health
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
One final 2025 summary report, this one in regards to my health
I will share a secret with you that until now only a small percentage of the human race knew: this year peaked on March 8, 2025, when Lady Gaga appeared on SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
Lady Gaga - Killah (Saturday Night Live/2025)
YouTube video by LadyGagaVEVO
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December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I will share a secret with you that until now only a small percentage of the human race knew: this year peaked on March 8, 2025, when Lady Gaga appeared on SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
2025 Creative Writing Productivity Report
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
2025 Creative Writing Productivity Report
Merry Christmas! Here's a picture of a Santa ornament I made in 1999. I think I was trying to be "edgy" then . . .
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Merry Christmas! Here's a picture of a Santa ornament I made in 1999. I think I was trying to be "edgy" then . . .
The Insects Christmas 1913 (Eng subs) / Рождество у обитателей леса
YouTube video by History Club
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December 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Aaron Lange interviews Justin Isis, one of my favorite people to argue/disagree with! All joking aside, there are some areas on which we stand on common ground.
neopasseism.substack.com/p/justin-isi...
neopasseism.substack.com/p/justin-isi...
☆Justin Isis Interview☆
an adult from Tokyo
neopasseism.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Aaron Lange interviews Justin Isis, one of my favorite people to argue/disagree with! All joking aside, there are some areas on which we stand on common ground.
neopasseism.substack.com/p/justin-isi...
neopasseism.substack.com/p/justin-isi...
Currently Reading: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway
This is actually a reread. I first read the book in 10th grade, around 1996, so it's been almost 30 years
This is actually a reread. I first read the book in 10th grade, around 1996, so it's been almost 30 years
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Currently Reading: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway
This is actually a reread. I first read the book in 10th grade, around 1996, so it's been almost 30 years
This is actually a reread. I first read the book in 10th grade, around 1996, so it's been almost 30 years