Author: Kevin McGeary

I have had a busy January, albeit one that was soul-destroyingly low on engagement, both online and offline.

New writing has included this essay about the late literary critic John Carey, one about some tasteless jokes, and a monthly roundup.

January 2026 by Creative Unconscious

Confirming my Fringe dates and reflecting on the end of Pax AmericanaRead on Substack

https://kevinmcgeary.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-boundary-pushing

https://kevinmcgeary.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-boundary-pushing

My latest Substack on how I have used author and psychoanalyst Marion Milner (1900-1998) to negotiate this year

People who post end-of-year retrospectives in November are probably as bad as shops that start playing Christmas songs as soon as Halloween is over.

But here is the first of mine … https://kevinmcgeary.substack.com/p/2025-a-year-in-reading-and-writing