Brown's Bits

November 2022

A Holiday With Mrs. Higgins

I'm working on a novel and have neglected my Substack

Nov 29, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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Didsbury Songs

I've just released a new compilation

Nov 25, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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October 2022

I Drank From a Puddle (My new EP)

I've just released a new collection of songs

Oct 7, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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September 2022

I Tried (and Failed) to Perform Open Heart Surgery on My Family's Dog

Sophisticated medical procedures can be difficult to perform if you are inexperienced and intoxicated. Luckily our local veterinary surgeon was able to…

Sep 28, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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I Have Two Small Ants Gnawing My Nipples

The insects were annoying at first but now I enjoy the constant tickling sensation of the ants chewing on my nipples

Sep 24, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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I Swallowed a Button Battery and Wrote a Song About It

Difficult personal experiences can be great inspiration for catchy pop songs--I learned the hard way

Sep 22, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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Indie Rocker Steve Albini Disparaged Chip Butties and Salad Cream On Twitter--and it Hurt My Feelings

Dealing with differences in opinion is a part of life, but when a prominent figure insults something you love, it can feel almost impossible to recover

Sep 16, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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I Binge Ate at McDonalds When I Learned of the Queen's Death--and it Helped Me Cope

McDonalds serves up food which is unhealthy, but in the face of a national tragedy it can be one's only path to comfort and solace; and therefore the…

Sep 14, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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How to Cope with the Pizza Hut on Parrs Wood Lane Closing and the Queen Dying

Embracing change in our lives can be difficult, but two big changes in one day can be outright overwhelming

Sep 9, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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Why I Won't Watch the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

The recently deceased Foo Fighters drummer was memorialized by a host of musical legends, but I'm not a big enough fan of the Foo Fighters to watch

Sep 6, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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Monkey Pox Blues - A Substack Exclusive Song

A song about the Monkey Pox Crisis

Sep 1, 2022 • Jim E. Brown

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