Category Archives: Writing

Training a computer to write like Tommy Wiseau

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Spuggy

In the past year or so there have been some very funny attempts to use neural networks (roughly, programs that try to learn to identify patterns in data) to produce text. From the RoboRosewater bot that creates new Magic: The Gathering cards, … Continue reading →

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Short story: Wei Lai and Mazu

Posted on 26 August 2017 by Spuggy

The moment of Wei Lai’s conception was streamed live in schools across China. As the microscopic glass needle punctured the egg, Commander Xue answered carefully rehearsed questions from pupils back on Earth. No, the baby would not be going on … Continue reading →

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Alternative Thoughts: Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang – plus a short story

Posted on 15 July 2017 by Spuggy

Dove also wrote her thoughts on this one, and hers are better, but here’s mine.

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Short story: Messier

Posted on 9 July 2017 by Spuggy

A short story, loosely inspired by Tabby’s Star. Fun fact: when Messier was first categorising galaxies, he actually hated them. He was a comet hunter, and galaxies really annoyed him because they looked like comets (at least with the small telescopes … Continue reading →

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New Moon

Posted on 1 May 2017 by Spuggy

? “Ooh, is that the Moon?” asked Fortitude, pointing her photo finger towards a white dot in the sky. “No, Mom, that’s just a drone. You can’t see the Moon until night, usually,” replied her left-daughter Balance, rolling her eyes. … Continue reading →

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Questseekers 1

Posted on 26 March 2017 by Dove

There is a very small plane of existence linked to all others. The Questseekers Centre prides itself on its minimal interference in other cultures, but it makes itself very easy to find for those who need it. It is, in … Continue reading →

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The Blaue Grotte

Posted on 23 March 2017 by Dove

I wrote this last July at an iaido seminar, just scribbled it down on the hotel stationery before the Sunday training, and haven’t got around to typing it up until now. I didn’t know what to do with it, so … Continue reading →

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Time Crystals

Posted on 22 March 2017 by Spuggy

A short story, based on a cool bit of recent news.

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First Terrible Poem of 2017

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Dove

I’m reading a book of poetry right now, and I guess I just couldn’t help myself.

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Valentine’s Poem

Posted on 14 February 2016 by Dove

This is the poem I wrote for Spuggy and gave him on the morning of our wedding <3 OK, I meant to give it to him then but I forgot because I was so nervous. I gave it to him … Continue reading →

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