My AI manifesto (from a longer post published on my Patreon): 1) It is not the idea. It is the execution. The last “original” story was probably told by Neanderthals…Continue readingAI AI oh…
so, over in bluesky… something. this guy trots in and gleefuly perpetuates a quiet old canard – that you practice by writing short stories and then that somehow qualifies you…Continue readingthe long and the short of it
So, Seattle 2025. here’s a con report starting with an introductory bracket and ending with a closing bracket. We begin with a scheduled pre-con visit by two houseguests, Mark Roth…Continue readingMy Tenth Worldcon…
so, how and when did you learn to read? Here’s my story – i was four years old and my mother was reading “Heidi” to me at bedtime which I…Continue readingThe Word World
I was watching TV last night when the announcer said something along the lines of regular programming being suspended for a special presentation… of Cecil B De Mille’s “Ten Commandments”.…Continue readingThe Ten Commandments returns
things are about to get interesting on my Patreon. Read about it here (and this is an open public facing post because ANNOUNCEMENT but now would be a good time…Continue readingAnnouncement over on Patreon –
I am just in the process of reading a novel which is set in an English suburb in the years ‘twixt the two WOrld Wars, and in a house that…Continue readingHouses with names
The full famous quote from Frank Herbert’s “Dune” has Lady Jessica murmuring, “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings obliteration. I will…Continue readingFear is the mind killer…