Well, here we are, Dear Reader, on Sunday, May 14, 2023, aka Mother’s Day 2023. It’s almost 9 AM in the Tampa Bay area, the sun is out, and – for the moment, anyway, it’s cool outside; the temperature is 71°F/22°C. Overall, it’s the kind of day that, in my previous neighborhood in South Florida,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 14, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second”
Tag Archives: Forgotten Dreams (Leroy Anderson)
A Nostalgic Date (A Scene from The New Story, in Free Verse Poetry Style)
I walk into Henry’s, feeling a mix of nerves and thrillI’m meeting Maddie for our second date, hoping she likes me stillShe suggested this place, with its vintage charm and flairShe said it reminds her of the old Pan Am flights in the air She greets me with a hug and a smile that meltsContinue reading “A Nostalgic Date (A Scene from The New Story, in Free Verse Poetry Style)”
Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Things on My Mind…. I woke up incredibly early this morning. Not at 4 AM, thankfully, but it was still pitch-dark when – as is all too familiar an occurrence for me – I was awakened by a full bladder and the need to pee. Of course, I ventured forth to the bathroom across theContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First”
‘The Last Song’: Bing AI Chatbot Rewrites a Scene from ‘Reunion’ in the Style of Jennifer Egan
As you know, I’ve been using Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot (powered by OpenAI’s GPT4) to rewrite excerpts from my novella, Reunion: A Story, in the styles used by other writers, including Shakespeare, Poe, Hemingway, Clancy, and even humorist Dave Barry. I’ve also asked Bing AI to rewrite some of the same excerpts in the stylesContinue reading “‘The Last Song’: Bing AI Chatbot Rewrites a Scene from ‘Reunion’ in the Style of Jennifer Egan”
A Certain Point of View, Too 