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  Is AI Taking Over the World? By R.M. Fierstone Writers and the growing threat of AI. Photo by Andy Kelly on Unsplash Does anyone else find this scary?  Or am I the only one? In case anyone is behind the curve here, Google has announced the launch of an advanced AI called GEMINI. Its capabilities will exceed those of CHATGBT.  This state of the art AI will deep dive into every aspect of word processing. It will be able to create written works of all kinds,in the blink of an eye. It will also have the ability to learn and develop from the past. Successes and failures will feed into its database and it will improve itself as it goes. Imagine that. Will it be able to write you a love poem? Yes. A novel in any genre you care to name? Yes . Does this mean that this is the end? Are Writers of the real and human variety going to go the way of the dinosaurs and become extinct? Good question. - Let’s take a look at that. Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash  Bear in mind the old ad
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SITTING BY THE FIRE

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  There he sits his craggy face, crinkly eyes, and dreamy smile betraying the joy he feels inside. H e sits with fingers inked, Notes strewn over his lap. Not snoring, just the occasional yawn and a wrinkle of his nose, catching the scent of stew upon the stove.  A curious fello w. At times he appears distracted,  catching a nap like he does, by the fire. Don't fret. He's no quitter. He is one whose arms are wrapped tight around the muse.  Whose very dreams bathe in the mystic pools of Story. For he is a writer don't you see? A wordsmith. A poet. Perhaps he's famous? He looks important don't you think? He could be, the wa y he wrinkled his nose like that. A Writer. Imagine that. Oh my word, a Writer. What a marvellous thing to be. 0
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An Inquisitive Mind

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Awakening Connection An Inquisitive Mind and the Human Soul   Avi remembered everything. He could see it in his mind’s eye, the rolling lawns of the garden, the weeping willow near the top where he would hide and wait to pounce on his friends or his brother and sister. ‘Cowboys and Indians’ was his favourite. He would often take the part of an Indian brave. A warrior. He would paint his face to strike fear into his enemy. Beyond the garden, there was a golf course which kept the house private. Avi loved the way the mind worked. He found memory fascinating. Seeking to remember everything, he trained himself. He practised. Testing himself, and was never so jubilant as when he succeeded. He was due to sit his exams this summer. The preparation had been hard, but he was ready. He had already picked out his preferred university choices. His untutored eyes saw them as bastions of freedom and learning. Avi didn’t like school much. It was boring. His teachers were boring. He had questions aple
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#writingcommunity #poetryin13 #writers #mentalhealth #psychology #LaoTsu #philosophy #Lifestyle A New day
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  HEARTSONG ROGER FIERSTONE
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Humanity

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George Simenon

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George Simenon, the famous Belgian creator of Maigret and one of the most prolific novelists of any time, would turn out a novel in  around ten days. When he was 'with novel'  as he used to declare himself to be,he was not to be disturbed. In five to seven days the first draft would be completed. Written with a passionate intensity and never even the slightest hint of an edit. Then he would spend the next three days knocking it into shape.  A process that the great man  describes, as one of 'Write Write Write' followed by 'Cut Cut Cut'. A whirlwind of a process that would leave many of us lesser mortals a bit dizzy, and more than a little drained. Now of course most of us do not choose to work in such an intense fashion. Make no mistake however, work is what we do. The more we practice the art of writing the better we become.The more work we do, of necessity, the more time we spend at our desks. Ours is a sedentary although physical endeavor, an oxymoron of
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