AI Prompt: Create a poem about villains longing to hear from their children on fathers day. Fortress of Solitude In lairs and hideouts, far from prying eyes, Where schemes are hatched and vengeance never dies, On this, a day when fathers should rejoice, They sit in silence, waiting for a voice. No cards arrive, no... Continue Reading →
Chapter 4: The Collapse Henry slammed his mug of flat beer down on the sticky bar top, sloshing lukewarm dregs across the scarred wood. A chorus of boos erupted from the crowd gathered around the TVs mounted above the bar. "Useless!" he spat, loud enough for nearby patrons to shoot him confused looks. "Absolutely useless!"... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about mosquito encased in amber at Smithsonian Natural History Museum that escapes and explores the museum at night after closing time. Entombed No More Etched in time, a tiny form, A mosquito's life, forever worn, Trapped in amber's golden snare, A relic for all to stare. In the Smithsonian's hallowed... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the third chapter in this short story. In this chapter, the Ship of Fouls team starts to play better baseball and starts moving up the standings. Have Henry try to generate interest in his team by reaching out to local media members who scoff at him once they realize he is managing... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the mascots of two rival basketball teams facing off in a dance contest at half court. Mascot Dance Off At the heart of the court, where the hardwood gleams, Two mascots prepare for the dance of their dreams. Rivals in color, in spirit akin, Their battles not fought for... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the second chapter of this short story. Have Henry have a team meeting with his fantasy players after the team gets off to an 0 and 3 start to the season. Henry slammed his fist on the desk, rattling his bobble head collection. The rage burning within him was incandescent. "Zero and... Continue Reading →
Cicadas’ Song Beneath the earth’s warm quilt, they slumbered, Cicadids, ancient wanderers, cocooned in soil. Their secret pact with time—seventeen years, A cryptic countdown to emergence. And then, one balmy morning, they stir, Breaking free from earthen shackles. Their exoskeletons split, like old promises, And out they crawl, nymphs reborn as song. Wings Unfurl, delicate... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the first chapter of a five chapter short story. The story is about a fantasy baseball manager who is starting to lose his grip with reality and starts taking his fantasy baseball team too seriously. His fantasy baseball team is called Ship of Fouls and he keeps trying unusual roster creation ideas... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the pending end of school and the coming summer break. The Last Bell The last bell tolls, a sweet refrain, As lockers empty, and desks stand bare. In hushed classrooms, memories cling, To chalk dust and whispered dreams. The alphabet chart, now faded and worn, Bears witness to laughter,... Continue Reading →
In a previous essay, I wrote about Bias as being a Tale of Two Systems, one of which thinks fast and one of which thinks slow. System 1 forms “first impressions” and often is the reason why we jump to conclusions. This is the Thinking Fast system. System 2 is the analytical, “critical thinking” way... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the next and final chapter in this story. Add element of Eliza and Finnigan being asked to stay to help lead New Cannan but they decline the offer and head back out on the road to keep fixing road signs. Hint that they are falling in love. Chapter 5: Open Roads The... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the slow start for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team this season. Rain Delay: A Dirge for the Reds In the heart of the Queen City, where the Ohio River flows, The Reds took the field, their hopes held high, their spirits in repose. But April arrived with a whisper,... Continue Reading →
Retiree Report: Lot Adventures Cathie’s mom used to say when something notable happened (typically something negative) that things happened in multiples of threes. I guess you see what you look for but as a family we have had three unfortunate events over the last couple of weeks. Surprisingly, each of these three unfortunate events has... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the next chapter of the story. Add element of the would be settlers finding a suitable location for a new settlement which they name New Cannan. Chapter 4: New Cannan The aftermath of the battle cast a somber mood over the caravan as they continued their journey. The silence was heavy with... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about waking up to birds singing and chirping in the morning. Morning’s Serenade In the hush before dawn, when night still clings, I wake to a symphony woven by unseen hands. Outside my window, the world stirs from slumber, And the birds, oh the birds, they begin their song. Robin,... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the next chapter in this story. Add in element of the caravan having to fight off a group of former national guard troops turned marauders. The sun blazed overhead as they journeyed deeper into the wasteland. The caravan, a motley collection of humanity, stretched for a mile, a testament to their collective... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the changing seasons in Kentucky referencing false springs, second winters, and rapidly fluctuating weather from one day to the next. False Spring, Second Winter In the heart of Kentucky, where bluegrass whispers secrets, The seasons pirouette, their dance both wild and fleeting. Here, winter tiptoes out, but oh, beware... Continue Reading →
Bias: A Tale of Two Systems. Thinking Fast and Slow Shortly before the pandemic hit, I was asked by an organization to conduct training on bias for their staff. I suspect they had something else in mind when they asked me to put together this training, but I ended up putting together a training that... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the next chapter in this story. Add in element of discovering a displaced, roving band of people seeking to establish a new settlement. The following morning, the rising sun cast an orange glow on the freshly painted sign. Eliza stretched, her muscles protesting the previous day's exertion. She glanced at Finnigan, already... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the green jacket handed out at the Master's Golf tournament each year. Write poem from perspective of green jacket hanging in closet for much of the year only to be brought out each spring. The Green Jacket In the quiet of the closet, where shadows weave their tales, The Green... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write the first chapter of a five-chapter short story called Signposts of Love. This is a story of a road engineer and a graphic artist who are tasked with fixing and repairing the road signs in rural Maine after nuclear war. The wind howled a desolate hymn through the skeletal remains of a... Continue Reading →
Some quick musings on University of Kentucky basketball news around Coach John Calipari leaving and March Madness wrapping up this week. WKYT news anchor: The eclipse may cause cell phones not to work, disrupt traffic, and cause major delays in KY today. John Calipari: Hold my beer. If Billy Donovan says no to Kentucky a... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: Write a poem about the start of baseball season. Focus on a slugger who had to retire last year but still roots for his team. Make sure to mention the sounds and smells of the ball park including freshly cut grass and food. Old Man Out The crack of the bat, a phantom... Continue Reading →
Time On My Hands I have been traveling a good bit lately and keep hearing a commercial on the radio asking what you would do if you had an extra hour of time each day. It is an interesting question. The commercial suggests several alternatives that some people might choose. I’d like to say I... Continue Reading →
AI Prompt: write the next chapter of a book about Miroslav an AI enabled Roomba who stows away on the yacht of a cartel drug lord sailing around the Gulf of Mexico. Chapter 5: Stardust and Rebellion El Diablo, the mythic drug lord with eyes like obsidian, stood at the helm of La Sirena Negra. His... Continue Reading →
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