Reading is not a crime. Taking time for yourself is not a crime. Going to the pub on a Wednesday to hang out with your mates is a bit naughty, but last time we checked, it’s not a crime. Tough Guy Book Club is a thoroughly law abiding organisation. All we want to do is make you read more, talk more and have more friends.

It’s perhaps because of all this wholesome law-abiding that we occasionally feel the need to get out there and start trouble. Nothing nasty or violent of course. Remember, we have an ironclad rule which states ‘don’t be a fuckhead’, so any kind of childish, boring, fuckhead crime is automatically forbidden. Our goons are smart, mature, well-read and conscious of themselves and the world around them. What does a book club full of nice guys do when they want to do crimes?

The TGBC challenge for May was Guerilla Gardening. Go and plant something in a place you’re not allowed to plant something and post it under the hashtag #garden26.

Check out the photos for some great shots of goons with their hi-viz vests and shovels, often under the cover of night, beautifying neglected areas of their community. We do not encourage recklessness or danger, but our challenges are supposed to be difficult. They’re supposed to push you out of your comfort zone and give you an exciting story to tell next time you see your mates at the pub.

So go forth and do (nice) crimes, goons. We’ll see you at the next meeting, first Wednesday of the month at 7pm. You can tell us all about it.

By Sam Barclay