<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Chris Sharp — Writing</title><description>Essays by Chris Sharp.</description><link>https://chrissharp.dev/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The Demand to Be Fair</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-demand-to-be-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-demand-to-be-fair</guid><description>I spent the first fifty years of my life with this phrase: it’s not fair.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Powerfully Lazy Man&apos;s Way to Better Health</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/a-powerfully-lazy-mans-way-to-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/a-powerfully-lazy-mans-way-to-better</guid><description>194 Pounds at Five Foot Four</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Loudest Thing in the Room</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-loudest-thing-in-the-room</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-loudest-thing-in-the-room</guid><description>When I moved back to Nashville in the spring of 2024, it wasn’t long before I started playing with Matt Combs, and pretty soon after that I found myself doing recordings and…</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It&apos;s Enough</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/its-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/its-enough</guid><description>It’s enough to walk down the hill and hear the birds.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Day I Found Out I’d Been Playing Music Wrong for Thirty Years</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-day-i-found-out-id-been-playing-music-wrong-for-thirty-years-c8be1c846d73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/the-day-i-found-out-id-been-playing-music-wrong-for-thirty-years-c8be1c846d73</guid><description>My name is Chris Sharp.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Embracing the Paradox - How to Play Without Trying</title><link>https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/embracing-the-paradox-how-to-play</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chrissharp80.substack.com/p/embracing-the-paradox-how-to-play</guid><description>Excerpts from the last chapter in the current draft of a book I’m working on</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>