A Blog and A Portfolio

Yes, while this is a blog, the original purpose (and continued purpose) of this site is to allow you to find any and all of the stuff I've "published" on the www. I'm not new to writing, not even new to Internet. However, I've been pretty private about my work until about two years ago, …

Writers, are you threatened by AI?

My first public foray into the breach of AI (Artificial Intelligence) was an attempt at figuring out just how "intelligent" it is right now. You can read the post on the you're listening to radio revel blog, or if your a podcast fan, you can listen to it anywhere you get your podcasts (I think!). In …

The violin player

Gregor awoke suddenly and couldn’t find himself. He feared for a moment that this dark room with bars on the window, only a bed and a chair and a bedside table, was the prison they had brought him to. He lay on top of the tightly made bed, fully dressed, gray slacks, a white shirt, …

Smiting the Standards

We have transitioned into a world where our concept of standards is not only being questioned, it is being changed for us. While growing up, most of my compatriots were probably told that any boy could become the President of the United States. I'm talking the '60s in my case. Because I was born on …

Don’t Balk at the Editor

I've probably mentioned somewhere that I write elsewhere. Many elsewheres, actually. Writing elsewhere means there will be a someone else who will be, in one way or another, looking over your work. That someone will be an editor. Don't balk, be thankful there is an editor. Why have an editor? One of the best reasons …

“Only three days left!”

So, I was going to go on about this in the review of Swipe This, but thought best to leave the review to itself and break away into this post to talk about the way “only three days” is having an impact upon the products, creative products, that are being offered on Internet. "Only Pete": …