What is Some Thoughts About?

I’m still working out the specifics, but here are some notes about what I’m intending to do here.

Project Concept

1. Exactly what it says on the tin: thoughts about various things

2. Those thoughts might manifest in different formats, be of different lengths, and at times will include opinions within the commentary and analysis

3. Will always attempt to increase contextual awareness of readers

4. Will always attempt to explore beyond well-tread paths

5. Will always attempt to add something to the conversation, rather than just being more noise (or hopping on trends for the sake of repeating the right keywords at the right algorithmic moment)

Practicalities

1. No firm deadlines to start, no publication days or times—essays will be published when they’re ready

2. May eventually have a podcast version, but to start it’ll just be written essays

3. Topics may be related to news items of the day, may look at larger narratives touching on those things, but may also be completely unrelated to anything newsy (could be about politics or economics, for instance, but may also focus on history, games, or travel)

4. I’ll aim for a 50/50 paywall split: half of everything will be free, the other half will be for subscribers (though I’ll lean more heavily toward free in the beginning, as I find my feet with this project)

If any of that sounds useful/interesting to you, consider subscribing and helping me shape the future of this publication.

Who is Colin Wright?

I’ve worked in journalism (to some degree or another) since high school, and have made part of my living writing columns, posts, and essays for all sorts of publications since 2009.

I currently run Let’s Know Things, Brain Lenses, and Aspiring Generalist, and I’ve written a small pile of books on a variety of topics (my most recent is about aging).