Short Story – Last Night – Ghost in Rose and Crimson

In a cool, damp night outside a club, a narrator encounters a striking woman dressed in an iridescent pink gown and wide-brimmed hat. She stands barefoot and carefree amid the bustling crowd oblivious to her surreal presence. This fleeting moment leaves the narrator pondering the mysteries of the city and life.

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melancholy ain’t the same as being sad

Last weekend, I sat down at my laptop after finally hitting “publish” on a new post—the first one to grace this space in far too long. As I was admiring

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Mixed Media

The author shares their experience of creating AI-generated images, starting from a seed image and evolving through various prompts. Initially focused on fantasy themes, their process involves multiple iterations of editing and tweaking. They also humorously recount challenges with AI restrictions, highlighting the enjoyment derived from refining and transforming visual concepts.

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Sunday was a very long day…

I relearned a lesson yesterday. One I learned a long time ago but had forgotten in the almost two decades I have been retired. The lesson is organization… Specifically computer

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No Engineer on the Rails (But the AI Plays a Mean Guitar)

It’s Saturday morning—overcast and just a bit dreary. This past week has found me splitting my time between exploring collaborative AI music and graphics, and watching our country leave the

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The AI Blueprint for Narrative Songwriting

I’ve been spending an immense amount of free time lately deep in the weeds with Gemini, NotebookLM, and Suno. Between experimenting with the tools and studying every “tips and tricks”

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