# C. Palahniuk's "Guts": A short story
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [August 7, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864 "2008-08-07T06:19:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/1 "2008-08-07T06:19:52Z")
I’m a big fan of older Chuck Palahniuk works ( he is the author of Fight Club btw ) and I was eagerly awaiting this short story when it was published in 2004. I forgot about it until I read Nikuk’s shit-on-dick thread.
As a little backstory, Chuck was doing a book promo tour for a new novel back in 2004, and was booked to do a reading at various colleges and bookstores across the country. He was supposed to read a passage from the book Diary, but instead read this. As the story progressed, people legitimately were fainting and vomiting in the audience. Of course we are more desensitized to the topics in this story than the rest of the public, but imagine your grandparents or parents hearing this read aloud. There are you tube videos of him reading it also, if interested.
Anyways, read this for entertainment, as a time sink at work, or if you just enjoy Palahniuk as an author.
> **[Guts](http://chuckpalahniuk.net/features/shorts/guts)**
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> by Chuck Palahniuk
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> Printed in Playboy magazine
> March 2004
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> Inhale.
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> Take in as much air as you can.
>
> This story should last about as long as you can hold your breath, and then just a little bit longer. So listen as fast as you can.
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### Author:  [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/2 "2008-08-07T06:33:26Z")
awesome story… i read it a few years back
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### Author:  [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/3 "2008-08-07T06:59:29Z")
wat
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/4 "2008-08-07T07:06:21Z")
Cliffs?
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/5 "2008-08-07T07:07:38Z")
> [@JDMSIR](#):
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> Cliffs?
Story highlighting the mishaps associated with nontraditional beating off methods
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### Author:  [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/6 "2008-08-07T07:08:05Z")
It’s pretty graphic, but i’ve always liked his writing style.
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/7 "2008-08-07T07:09:48Z")
it was fun
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### Author:  [@Iamjeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iamjeff)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/8 "2008-08-07T07:14:34Z")
His writing style has always been fantastic.
“Still, one minute you’re just a kid getting off, and the next minute you’ll never be a lawyer.”
:bowrofl:
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/9 "2008-08-07T07:15:21Z")
Super graphic, paints an all to vivid image. Yet somewhat entertaining.
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/10 "2008-08-07T07:27:48Z")
> [@Iamjeff](#):
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> His writing style has always been fantastic.
>
> “Still, one minute you’re just a kid getting off, and the next minute you’ll never be a lawyer.”
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> :bowrofl:
Yeah, but some of his books have just been “meh.” Choke was the best :tup:
“God forbid my folks see my dick.”
:lol:
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### Author:  [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/11 "2008-08-07T08:25:58Z")
I just bought choke a few weeks back but didnt have time to start it…
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/12 "2008-08-07T10:58:56Z")
omg that was fucking disturbing
ive read fight club and survivor but thats it
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/13 "2008-08-07T11:02:47Z")
snuff was kinda weak
rather read rant again
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### Author:  [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/14 "2008-08-07T11:03:30Z")
:tup:
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/15 "2008-08-07T11:21:24Z")
> [@Jam](#):
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> ive read fight club and survivor but thats it
> [@Supraman](#):
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> I just bought choke a few weeks back but didnt have time to start it…
Choke is the best IMO, get at it! It’s a pretty quick read.
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/16 "2008-08-07T11:23:53Z")
that was pretty fucking intense
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### Author:  [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/17 "2008-08-07T16:40:44Z")
invisible monsters was good too
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/18 "2008-08-07T20:46:09Z")
Bump for you night crew creeps
:bump:
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### Author:  [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/c-palahniuks-guts-a-short-story/52864/19 "2008-08-07T21:23:53Z")
wait…wtf just happened.