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Some stories don’t let you go.

I first shared this one on Memoirs of Madness last year. It wasn’t ready then, so I tore it apart, sat with the silence, and rebuilt it piece by piece. Now it’s back—sharper, darker, and truer to what it was always meant to be.

The Jaded Side of the Truth follows Percy, Joanie, Winnie, and Harry—four people tangled in a world where loyalty bends, truth bruises, and survival always leaves its mark. It’s noir stripped bare, and no one gets out clean.

From here on, a new chapter will post every Tuesday until the story runs its course. If you read the early version, you’ll see what survived and what’s changed. If you’re new, you’re stepping in at the right time—at the start of the story as it finally takes its full shape.

This one’s been clawing at the walls too long. Now it’s out.

Welcome back to the madness.

Here is Chapter 1

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