A few times now, I have placed prompts and ideas into AI art generators. The results come from an app called Imagine, and via Bing. Personally, I think Bing is slightly better, but both apps/sites have served up some colourful and creative interpretations of the suggested prompts. Yes, I am going to show you what […]
Today’s prompt is the Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for the 4th of October (yes, I am out of sequence, but I suspect you knew that already). That word is ‘splenetic’. Splenetic is defined as a formal word that typically describes expressions of sharp annoyance and anger. I dare say we’ve all experienced bursts of […]
Do you ever sometimes feel perpetually tired? I know fatigue sometimes overtakes me, that’s for sure. There have been occasions where my head hits the pillow, and I am out. On other occasions, I have laid awake until who-knows-when, unable to sleep at all, to the point where I have gotten out of bed and […]
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Well, tomorrow just so happens to be that most sacred of occasions: a day off work! My primary priority will be therefore be to unwind and relax. Whether or not that happens entirely in the manner I want, won’t be certain until tomorrow. Days off are quite important to me. […]
I want to say the year was 1990. I was on holiday at a caravan park in France, with my mum, dad, brother, and some family friends. We had hired some bicycles and we were riding them around in a small circuit, which included an uphill and downhill section. I am getting uncomfortable as I […]
The other day, I posted a Writing Prompt on the subject of criticism. It would seem this riled up one member of the peanut gallery, so I can only assume my words carried truth, or they would not have responded quite so hotly. The levels of hypocrisy from this particular troll have often been high, […]
A good question, and one I am struggling to find an answer for. It’s easy to address this from a hindsight point of view (50 years ago, people used landline phones and phone boxes on a regular basis, not anymore), but from the perspective of now, what is going to go out of fashion, to […]
To offer a cop-out answer, this entirely depends upon context. The exact nature of the criticism, and the manner it’s delivered, very-much affect how it’s received and responded to. I have in the past received what I regard as stinging, and unnecessarily cruel ‘criticisms’ from the radical religious right peanut gallery. Needless to say, the […]
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? What am I proud of about my cultural heritage? I guess, to answer that, I’d first need a clear understanding of just what my personal cultural heritage is. Fortunately, my digging into my ancestry has helped reveal a deeper picture of […]
We are midway through an October that’s already been quite eventful! What has been happening? Changes As you may recall from a previous Muse, the assistant manager where I work recently resigned, to go to new pastures. We are now getting a replacement, who, on the basis of first impressions, seems like a really friendly […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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