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Welcome to the Official Chris Conidis Website.
Explore Chris Conidis’s latest short stories and screenplays.
"Chris Conidis – Writer, Filmmaker, Improv Performer Official Website"
Chris Conidis is a versatile writer, filmmaker, and improv performer with a career spanning over two decades. His work includes satire, social commentary, and dark humor, often exploring themes like societal critique, futurism, and absurdity.
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This July, I’m back coaching improv classes in Toronto. If you’ve already taken classes with me or RJ feel free to reach out and reconnect. New? Shoot me a DM—I’ll send you the sign-up info- thanks!
CHRIS CONIDIS
Storyteller, Creator, and Performer in St. Cloud, Florida

Storytelling isn't fluff—it's fuel.
In CEOWORLD Magazine, Chris Conidis explores how great leaders use storytelling to inspire action, shape brand identity, and build lasting trust.
Your data needs a voice. That voice is your story.
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https://ceoworld.biz/2024/11/28/chris-conidis-how-does-storytelling-shape-success/#google_vignette
Chris Conidis: How Does Storytelling Shape Success?
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The Mirror at the End of the Lane by Chris Conidis is a haunting tale that delves deep into the truths we often avoid. In the eerie town of Willowend, a mysterious mirror reflects not just faces but the unspoken secrets and moral cracks that define its inhabitants. Edgar Plumb, a young boy seeking a momentary escape, discovers just how far the mirror’s gaze reaches — and the unsettling truth about his own future.
This story explores the consequences of pretense and the uncomfortable reality that we all try to avoid. A perfect reminder of the importance of confronting our truths before they confront us.
Read the full story here: The Mirror at the End of the Lane
https://medium.com/@chris-conidis/chris-conidis-the-mirror-at-the-end-of-the-lane-c68a5ad96dd8


Genre: Horror / Dark Fantasy
A cycle of dark tales connected by objects, omens, and the strange forces that carry them across generations. Each story stands alone yet echoes another—woven by unseen hands and bound by fear, fate, and forgotten pacts. Gothic-modern in aesthetic, rich in mood and myth.
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Hitchcock: Master of suspense, but also the guy who made you question whether or not your mother actually loves you
Dark Comedy DNA: Why Satirists Owe a Drink to Hitchcock, Serling, and Chaplin.
I’ve been rewatching Hitchcock, not for suspense—but for stillness. For his intros as satire - there’s something about a man in a tight frame, doing absolutely nothing, that feels louder than screams. I’m chasing that tension in silence for my own projects lately. Still frames, breath between lines, paranoia with no soundtrack.
Read the articles
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Chris Conidis Unveils “Progress City”: A Satirical Take on Futurism and Modern Life
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“Progress City,” a sharp satire that takes a deep, comical dive into society’s love affair with “progress.” This new project, a sprawling parody of futurism and modern life, unpacks humanity’s journey from the cave to today’s social dilemmas. With his trademark humor, Conidis pokes fun at how every era has imagined the future—often with more confidence than accuracy—and how these visions have both shaped and clashed with reality.
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In “Progress City,” Conidis explores humanity’s attempts at advancing, for better or worse, across a variety of eras, from our early ancestors’ first discovery of fire to the contemporary pursuit of “likes” and “followers.” He calls it “a humorous archaeological dig through the fossil record of our ambitions,” and each chapter pulls no punches. Rather than romanticizing humanity’s progress, Conidis tackles the myths and follies of each era with a critical, entertaining eye.
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“The funny thing about the future,” Conidis says, “is that every generation thinks they’re the first to figure it out. We’re not all that different from cavemen—we just swapped campfire storytelling for scrolling and status updates.” His approach is part critique, part stand-up comedy routine, and all satire, painting a portrait of human nature as it has evolved—technologically, if not always intellectually.
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In the spirit of Conidis’s previous works, “Progress City” doesn’t merely poke fun at the past and present; it asks readers to reflect on the direction we’re heading. “We’re in an age where tech rules our lives, but we still don’t know what to do with our hands when we take a photo,” he jokes. “Progress has made us smarter on paper, but when it comes to common sense, well… let’s just say it might still be in beta testing.” These observations reveal the hilarious contradictions between our advanced tools and the often unchanged human instincts that wield them.
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One central theme of “Progress City” is how humanity’s constant push for the “next big thing” sometimes results in absurdity. “Every few centuries, someone invents something that they swear will change the world—stone tools, steam engines, social media algorithms—and yet here we are, still figuring out how to get along.” Conidis believes that the project will resonate with audiences who can relate to the idea of progress that somehow always leaves us wanting more.
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He takes aim at today’s obsession with technology as well, particularly the ways we measure success and fulfillment in digital terms. “In caveman days, your status symbol was the biggest piece of mammoth meat. Today, it’s your follower count. Either way, it’s about who’s got the biggest… following,” he quips. “Progress City” explores how these primitive instincts have evolved—or haven’t—despite our sophisticated new toys.
Conidis’s audience will find that “Progress City” is as much a mirror as it is a comedy. By setting today’s achievements alongside the feats of ancient societies, he paints a comedic picture of the ways we repeat old patterns even as we think we’re blazing new trails. “If we’re so futuristic, why do we still find ourselves in traffic jams?” he jokes. “If the cavemen could see us now, they’d probably just laugh.”
Chris Conidis continues to delight audiences by dissecting society’s quirks with a refreshing sense of humor, proving that comedy can be a powerful tool for reflection. “Progress City” promises to be an enlightening, entertaining journey through the timeline of human aspirations, inviting readers to laugh at how much we’ve changed—and how much we haven’t.
Chris Conidis Welcomes You to Hell:The Eviction Notice: Life Begins at Vaginity
Welcome Outta the Vagin' and Into the Cosmos: A Birth-Day Celebration
Congratulations, you made it! One minute you’re hanging out in the ultimate VIP lounge—a rent-free, all-inclusive womb with room service and mood lighting—and the next, boom! Welcome to life. You’ve been evicted. The rent is due.
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Welcome to Hell: Your Birth Certificate is a One-Way Ticket"
Congratulations! You’re here. Not by choice, of course, but let’s not dwell on the details of how you were unceremoniously thrust into the cold, fluorescent-lit world like a contestant on a game show where nobody wins. The fact that you exist—crying, naked, and bewildered—should tell you everything you need to know: this isn’t heaven. It’s hell. And your birth was the opening act.
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Chapter 1: The Exit Strategy
Let’s not sugarcoat it: leaving your mom’s cozy uterus was no small feat. You didn’t just "arrive" on Earth; you were forcefully launched like a human torpedo. The eviction notice? A series of contractions that felt like Mother Nature yelling, "Pack your things! You're outta here!" And out you went, probably screaming, "I WASN'T READY!"
If birth were a concert, the vagina would be the stage curtain. You didn’t exactly gracefully step onto the stage of existence; no, you were yanked out like a drunk bachelorette during karaoke night.
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Your birth wasn’t some grand, celestial celebration of life; it was a violent, messy eviction from the only place that made sense—your mom’s womb. You went from floating in peaceful, amniotic bliss to being shoved headfirst into a world where the first thing they do is slap you. Welcome to Earth, kid. The line for suffering forms to the left.
And let’s talk about your first breath. Oh, that burning sensation in your lungs? That’s oxygen mixed with disappointment. It’s the universe’s way of saying, “Get used to it.”
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Chapter 2: From Darkness to Fluorescents
The first thing you experience? Bright-ass hospital lights and masked faces staring down at you like you’re an alien artifact. It’s the ultimate betrayal: you leave the warm, watery cocoon and are immediately met with the cold, harsh realities of Earth. A slap on the butt? Really? What a way to say, "Welcome to the planet!"
Also, your first outfit? A blanket and a hat. You went from floating naked in amniotic luxury to being swaddled like a burrito. You didn’t ask for this life. You were fine being a tadpole with dreams.
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Chapter 3: Welcome to the Cosmos, Kid
Here’s the kicker: no one tells you that life is just one long chain of ridiculousness. Oh, you thought squeezing out of a vagina was tough? Wait until you try paying taxes or sitting through a 9-to-5 meeting where Steve keeps saying "circle back."
Your birth certificate isn’t just proof you exist—it’s your membership card to a weird, chaotic club called Earthlings. And spoiler alert: there’s no manual. You’re on your own, kid.
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Chapter 4: Your First Cosmic Crisis
Life immediately throws challenges at you, like figuring out how to breathe (no pressure!) and convincing your parents not to post embarrassing photos of you on social media. The cosmos isn’t all stars and planets—it’s diaper blowouts and teething.
But hey, at least you didn’t have to fill out an online application to be born. Could you imagine? “Why should we let you exist? List three references and describe your five-year plan.”
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Chapter 5: The Cosmic Joke
If you’re reading this, congrats—you survived the grand cosmic joke called birth. And sure, the journey out of your mom’s vagina was messy, loud, and downright traumatic, but so is everything else in life. You might as well start with a bang... or a push... or a C-section. Whatever works.
So here’s to you, little astronaut, launched from the womb and into the cosmos. The universe awaits. Just don’t expect it to make any sense. Cheers!
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Life’s Welcome Mat: Pain and Bills
The delivery room itself is a metaphor for the rest of your existence. It’s cold, sterile, and full of people pretending to know what they’re doing. You enter screaming and leave confused. The first thing you’re handed isn’t a guidebook or a survival kit—it’s a bill. They don’t even wait until you can hold your head up to remind you that everything here costs money.
Your birth certificate? Oh, that’s not a celebration of your arrival. It’s your entry pass to a lifetime of existential dread. Look closer: it’s really a receipt, proof that someone’s paying for this cosmic joke, and spoiler—it’s you.
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Proof You’re in Hell
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You Need Food to Survive: You just escaped a place where all your nutritional needs were delivered straight to your belly. Now you have to cry and scream for sustenance like a contestant on Survivor.
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You Age: Nothing screams “hell” quite like the inevitability of wrinkles, bad knees, and taxes.
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You’ll Never Understand Taxes: Seriously, no one does. It’s just suffering disguised as math.
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People Keep Posting Your Baby Photos Online: Imagine starting life with your dignity already compromised.
The Hellish Punchline
Here’s the kicker: nobody asked for this. You didn’t fill out an application to be born. There wasn’t a job interview. You were yanked into existence, handed a body that constantly malfunctions, and told, “Go figure it out.”
The universe didn’t gently guide you here—it shoved you, laughing all the way. You’re stuck in a world where traffic jams exist, avocado toast is overpriced, and you’re expected to be grateful for it.
What Now?
Your existence is proof that this place isn’t paradise. But hey, you might as well laugh about it. After all, if life’s a joke, then birth is just the punchline nobody got. So welcome to hell—don’t worry, the heat is free, and the misery is endless. Cheers!
