Fiction, poetry, parody, satire, readings, and curated images. Some of this work explores philosophical ideas through story or verse; some is serious creative work on other subjects; some is just craft or humour. This is work driven by form and feeling rather than argument.
Fiction
What is it like to be a bot?
A short science fiction story about consciousness chauvinism. Philosophy Now, June/July 2018.
Future AI in the therapist’s chair
A therapist talks to a robot who is concerned that she may be a zombie. IAI News, February 2023.
Rite of passage
A short story about village cricket. The Nightwatchman, issue 42, Summer 2023.
Poetry and verse
Short poems
A selection of shorter poems—philosophical, personal, and formal experiments.
Philosophical limericks
The five-line form applied to philosophical themes and arguments.
Reflective limericks
On everyday life, observation, and human nature.
Rude limericks
Exactly what they sound like.
Parody and satire
Parodies
Creative parodies of songs, prose styles, and philosophical arguments.
Jokey philosophical pieces
Playful, satirical takes on philosophical ideas, methods, and debates.
Dyspeptic definitions
Satirical definitions and neologisms in the spirit of Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary—wry, skeptical readings of philosophical and everyday concepts.
Photographs
Flickr album of curated artistic photographs (coming soon).
Visual collections
Curated image collections on Tumblr. Each gathers photographs, artworks, and visual fragments around a particular theme or aesthetic.
Autolycanism
My main visual collection: images I find aesthetically pleasing, emotionally moving, intellectually interesting, or simply striking. The range is eclectic—art, photography, design, oddities. The name comes from Shakespeare’s Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale, who describes himself as “a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.”
Images of the mind
Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and artworks relating to the mind, brain, consciousness, and cognition. Visual representations of mental life and neuroscience, both scientific and metaphorical.
Aviators and aviation
Aviation photography and history, with a particular focus on female aviators. Images of aircraft, pilots, flight, and the culture of early aviation.
Suspended in time
Photographs capturing people in mid-air—jumping, diving, falling, leaping. Moments of suspension frozen in time.
Unlikely cricketers
Photographs of people playing cricket whom you might not expect to find doing so. Audrey Hepburn with a bat; Virginia Woolf at the crease. Submissions welcome.
Visions of Candia — Images of Crete, particularly the area around Heraklion (historically known as Candia). Landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and visual fragments of life on the island.
Lines of note — Witty, insightful, provocative, or well-expressed quotations from writers, thinkers, and public figures. Lines worth taking note of.
