AI Will Not Replace Writers
I suspect that in the decades to come, 2023 will be noted as the year that AI started to take over the world, and humanity both embraced and recoiled in horror at the possibilities. It was no longer science fiction that …
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A Visit with Back to the Future
Today, I visited with an old friend and they showed me something wonderful. And while the “thing” could easily be construed as a place or an object, I look at it a bit differently. I was shown trust, given a …
Driving the Crowsnest Highway
I’ve driven part of Highway 3 – the Crowsnest Highway – between Cranbrook, British Columbia and Fort MacLeod, Alberta. I’ve driven it enough that I know the general map. What I haven’t done, …
Driving an Electric Car from Calgary to Fairmont Hot Springs
For the record, Alex drove the electric car. I was her support, in case something went wrong. A couple of years ago, we decided it was time to ditch our diesel Jetta. It was gathering too many repairs and VW’s …
The First Time I Had THC
First point of note: I’m now 51, thank you very much. Happy birthday to me! And, as usual, this is the weekend that “DI Weekend” falls, so my birthday is celebrated amongst Alex’s coworkers and …
All The Lonely People
This was inspired by my daughter, Choo Choo, after she misunderstood one of the lyrics in The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby. There was a little village in the East Midlands, near where the A1 and the A16 crossed. To get …
My First Query Letter
I’ve been writing this blog for years, there’s well over 1.3 million words of my idle rambling. Stories? A few dozen shorter ones (some are on this site). I’m now three novels written (two completed) …
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Apple Vision Pro is a Disaster
I don’t think it’s too over-the-top to suggest that Apple has jumped the shark. I am actually, genuinely disappointed that they’ve attempted to dive into the same murky waters of VR that sank Meta a few …
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My Language
I recently attended the annual Writer’s Guide of Alberta: Origins conference, wherein I attended a number of sessions that taught me things. One of them was a workshop about language, specifically in how we use it. …
Asia, departed
The shadow of her glows in the morning light Her place warm and soft yearns for her presence mourns her absence wonders of a return But she is gone Time marched through her bones spirit leaving a hollow a void of her …