From the Volcano
Christopher ShinnStuff that's on my mind, very very occasionally
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Winter wanderings
I returned to glorious MacDowell in January and just about finished a meaningful first draft of the play I began in Cassis last summer and continued in Key West in the fall. Every play I write takes it out of me, but somehow I forget this e...
What I am (not) thinking about
I am entering the new year without an area of study. My most recent subject — non-materialist theories of consciousness — has lost its charge for me. I grew disillusioned with some figures in this field (the usual: arrogance, refusal to res...
What am I doing in 2026?
I recently revamped my website, simplifying it (and it was already pretty simple) in an attempt to move visitors to my Substack.
On a now-excised “Latest” page on the old site, I used to do a “year in review” post. During Covid there was...
2025 faves
It’s interesting to look over my 2025 favorites (below in no particular order) and see how dominated they are by comedy. This may say as much about me as it does about the culture, of course, but I feel there is a complexity to comedy that...
Autumn wanderings
I’m in Key West, enjoying a monthlong residency. I’ve made peace with the party atmosphere of the town and am delighting in all the beauty and wildlife here, as I work hard on new projects.
However commodified it may be, the cultural hist...
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