IN WHICH the author writes a check his success can’t cash.
Category: essays
The paradox of incrementalism; or, moderation is not a white flag
IN WHICH we try to make fetch happen.
I’m trying to figure out what the hell is going on in DEATH IN HER HANDS
IN WHICH we wonder what dark ghoul lies beneath the internal monologue of a nattering Karen.
Murderbot on the small screen
IN WHICH the limits of monologue in TV are contemplated.
Dissolving the factory
IN WHICH an unusual perspective on AI-assisted art gets some air time.
On “Nemesis”
IN WHICH the author contemplates the utility of nemeses, artistic and professional.
The best fantasy novels that reimagine society
IN WHICH a listicle is linked, described, and mused about as a retrenchment of the Internet of the aughts.
Automating income… ?
For context: Clarkesworld Magazine, one of the best-regarded short fiction outlets for science fiction and fantasy, closed submissions Monday due to a flood of bot-generated spam. I’m not as confident about the last line as OP, but it sure seems plausible. If it’s correct, though… maybe it’s self-correcting? Email spam works because you can email… Continue reading Automating income… ?
The square-cube law
I posted some quick thoughts on generative AI on a closed Facebook group for the Alliance of Independent Authors. Then I tried to find them and, WOW, is searching a Facebook group a miserable experience. So here they are, in case I ever want to find them again: I think the philosophical question here is… Continue reading The square-cube law
2022: An epilogue
I obviously haven’t made as much use of this blog as I’d have liked since I resurrected it this summer. Figuring out how to balance this with writing, the newsletter, and the other 95% of life is an ongoing project. But I’ve got a bit of free time at this end of 2022, and since… Continue reading 2022: An epilogue