# Colin Wright

> Colin Wright is an author, speaker, podcast host, publisher, designer, and software maker based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He writes fiction and nonfiction, produces podcasts and periodicals, runs local community and information projects, and builds focused apps.

## Main pages

- [About](https://colin.io/about/): Biography and background.
- [Photos](https://colin.io/photos/): Portraits, travel photographs, and images from talks and tours.
- [Press](https://colin.io/about/press/): Interviews, profiles, podcast appearances, and media coverage.
- [Contact](https://colin.io/contact/): Email, social profiles, and press resources.
- [Now](https://colin.io/now/): What Colin is working on now.
- [Projects](https://colin.io/projects/): Current projects and the project archive.
- [Timeline](https://colin.io/timeline/): Every project and book by year, 2004 to 2026, showing what ran when and what was published when.
- [Books](https://colin.io/books/): The complete visual catalog.
- [Content Schedule](https://colin.io/schedule/): What publishes when.
- [Omnifeed](https://colin.io/feeds/): Recent essays and podcast episodes.
- [Speaking](https://colin.io/speaking/): Talks, tours, testimonials, and booking.
- [Portfolio](https://colin.io/portfolio/): Professional case studies.
- [Portfolio guide for language models](https://colin.io/portfolio/llms.txt): Detailed summaries of professional case studies, writing samples, capabilities, and contact information.

## Current projects

- [MKEstuff](https://colin.io/projects/mkestuff/) (2026–present): My practical guide to Milwaukee city services, local places, and everyday questions.
- [MKE Meetups](https://colin.io/projects/mke-meetups/) (2025–present): My human-curated website and weekly email for finding recurring groups around Milwaukee.
- [Truly Simple Tools](https://colin.io/projects/truly-simple-tools/) (May 2025–present): My family of focused Mac, iPhone, iPad, and web tools, each built to do one job well.
- [Let’s Know Things](https://colin.io/projects/lets-know-things/) (June 2016–present): My weekly news-analysis podcast for people who want more context and less heat.
- [Brain Lenses](https://colin.io/projects/brain-lenses/) (September 2019–present): My short essays and podcast episodes about the forces that shape perception and judgment.
- [Aspiring Generalist](https://colin.io/projects/aspiring-generalist/) (September 2021–present): My frequently published collection of human-curated, annotated links to interesting things.
- [Colin’s Newsletter](https://colin.io/projects/colins-newsletter/) (January 2010–present): My weekly essays about life, growth, travel, and making things.
- [Content Layer](https://colin.io/projects/content-layer/) (August 2026–present): My publication about content strategy, language, systems, and useful communication.
- [Roll for Table](https://colin.io/projects/roll-for-table/) (2026–present): A simple page-builder and reservation tool for people who host tabletop games.
- [Exile Lifestyle](https://colin.io/projects/exile-lifestyle/) (2009–present): My long-running home for essays about travel, relationships, work, and living deliberately.

## Project archive

- [One Sentence News](https://colin.io/projects/one-sentence-news/) (2021–June 2024): My weekday email and podcast that summarized and contextualized three news stories a day.
- [I Will Read To You](https://colin.io/projects/i-will-read-to-you/) (September 2021–October 2022): A short-run podcast of public-domain poetry, read aloud.
- [Understandary](https://colin.io/projects/understandary/) (2019–2026): The umbrella brand I created for a group of independent essays, newsletters, and podcasts.
- [Asymmetrical Press](https://colin.io/projects/asymmetrical-press/) (2012–2020): The independent publishing company I co-founded and helped run for eight years.
- [Ebookling](https://colin.io/projects/ebookling/) (2011): A bootstrapped marketplace and publishing platform for independent digital creators.
- [Go Bag](https://colin.io/projects/go-bag/) (early 2010s): A travel-centered television concept I developed and pitched with Lisa Nicole Bell.
- [Way Below Status Quo](https://colin.io/projects/way-below-status-quo/) (2010): A road trip about independent work, online communities, and meeting in person.
- [I Have No Shirt](https://colin.io/projects/i-have-no-shirt/) (circa 2009–2012): My illustrated T-shirt company from the early print-on-demand era.
- [Colin Is My Name](https://colin.io/projects/colin-is-my-name/) (2008–2014): The brand and design consultancy I ran after moving to Los Angeles.
- [2 and 2 is 5](https://colin.io/projects/2-and-2-is-5/) (2006–2008): My first design and web-development studio, started while I was at university.
- [Stim Magazine](https://colin.io/projects/stim-magazine/) (circa 2004–2007): The pocket-sized culture magazine I founded and produced in Springfield, Missouri.

Shorter experiments and renamed publications are documented on the page of the project they grew from or became part of.

## Books

- [How To Turn 39](https://colin.io/books/how-to-turn-39/) (April 30, 2024): A short book about aging with more intention and less dread.
- [Becoming Who We Need To Be](https://colin.io/books/becoming-who-we-need-to-be/) (April 22, 2017): A book about personal growth, shared problems, and the ways each shapes the other.
- [Some Thoughts About Relationships](https://colin.io/books/some-thoughts-about-relationships/) (July 12, 2015): A short, non-prescriptive book about relationships of many shapes and sizes.
- [Come Back Frayed](https://colin.io/books/come-back-frayed/) (December 2015): Stories from the Philippines about travel, connection, and returning home changed.
- [Considerations](https://colin.io/books/considerations/) (November 1, 2014): More than fifty short essays about perspective, belief, and thoughtful action.
- [Networking Fundamentals](https://colin.io/books/networking-fundamentals/) (April 19, 2010): A concise guide to building useful, generous, long-lasting relationships.
- [How to Travel Full-Time](https://colin.io/books/how-to-travel-full-time/) (November 6, 2011): Essays and practical guidance for making travel an integral part of life.
- [Curation is Creation](https://colin.io/books/curation-is-creation/) (February 2, 2014): A short book about curation as a useful and creative practice.
- [Act Accordingly](https://colin.io/books/act-accordingly/) (June 20, 2013): A compact framework for deciding what matters and behaving in ways that reflect it.
- [How to Be Remarkable](https://colin.io/books/how-to-be-remarkable/) (October 31, 2011): An early collection of short prompts for becoming more capable, generous, and memorable.
- [Start a Freedom Business](https://colin.io/books/start-a-freedom-business/) (January 1, 2011): An early guide to building a business around the life you want to live.
- [My Exile Lifestyle](https://colin.io/books/my-exile-lifestyle/) (June 26, 2011): Stories from the first years of a life spent moving from country to country.
- [Iceland India Interstate](https://colin.io/books/iceland-india-interstate/) (June 1, 2012): A year of travel through Iceland, India, and the less-traveled parts of the United States.
- [Ordovician](https://colin.io/books/ordovician/) (January 17, 2014): A novel about utopia, time travel, and history performed as a competitive game.
- [Puncture Up](https://colin.io/books/puncture-up/) (January 14, 2016): A speculative novel about simulated life, creation, and the consequences of finding an answer.
- [Mean Universe](https://colin.io/books/mean-universe/) (December 22, 2013): Eight science-fiction stories about how species, worlds, and civilizations begin.
- [So This Is How I Go](https://colin.io/books/so-this-is-how-i-go/) (November 23, 2013): Eight short stories about death and the people who know it is coming.
- [Coffee with the Other Man](https://colin.io/books/coffee-with-the-other-man/) (September 16, 2013): Eight short stories about conventional and unconventional relationships.
- [7 or 8 Ways to End the World](https://colin.io/books/7-or-8-ways-to-end-the-world/) (July 27, 2013): Eight science-fiction stories about endings that may also be beginnings.
- [7 or 8 More Ways to End the World](https://colin.io/books/7-or-8-more-ways-to-end-the-world/) (September 8, 2013): Eight more science-fiction stories about apocalypse, survival, and what follows.

- [Real Powers](https://colin.io/books/real-powers/) (October 2012–January 2014): A near-future trilogy about unhackable communication, institutional upheaval, and the power of a well-framed story.
- [Real Powers: Part One](https://colin.io/books/real-powers-part-one/) (October 7, 2012)
- [Real Powers: Part Two](https://colin.io/books/real-powers-part-two/) (February 15, 2013)
- [Real Powers: Part Three](https://colin.io/books/real-powers-part-three/) (January 30, 2014)
- [A Tale of More](https://colin.io/books/a-tale-of-more/) (January–August 2014): Ten connected science-fiction novellas about augmentation, competing futures, and a young man with two voices in his head.
- [Trialogue](https://colin.io/books/trialogue/) (January 20, 2014): Book 1
- [Rave Domino](https://colin.io/books/rave-domino/) (February 20, 2014): Book 2
- [Beige Man](https://colin.io/books/beige-man/) (February 26, 2014): Book 3
- [Duplicitous Ox](https://colin.io/books/duplicitous-ox/) (March 11, 2014): Book 4
- [Ink and Sand](https://colin.io/books/ink-and-sand/) (May 2014): Book 5
- [Replicated Triplicate](https://colin.io/books/replicated-triplicate/) (July 26, 2014): Book 6
- [Irresistible Blah](https://colin.io/books/irresistible-blah/) (August 5, 2014): Book 7
- [Stimulate the People](https://colin.io/books/stimulate-the-people/) (August 13, 2014): Book 8
- [Volatile Frenemies](https://colin.io/books/volatile-frenemies/) (August 22, 2014): Book 9
- [Masked Path](https://colin.io/books/masked-path/) (August 29, 2014): Book 10

## Contact

- Email: colin@colin.io
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinismyname)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/colinismyname)
- [Newsletter](https://colin.substack.com)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/colinwright)