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An update grab bag
A wall, a book and a story walk into a bar... Happy May 24! No, that's not a typo.
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Rene Astle
In Praise of Melancholy
And letting the light shine in. A few months ago, I read the book Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Makes Us Whole on the recommendation of a friend…
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Rene Astle
April 2023
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The machine spaketh
Or ponderings on my conflicted feelings about things AI. I broke down recently and went to try ChatGPT … where I was asked to verify I was human ... and…
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Rene Astle
A plan, a plot, and ... I think my co-conspirator is diabolical
The Armchair Alien Substack is back after a brief hiatus — and, boy howdy, do we have some great plans for 2023. Plus I have a book on sale!
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Rene Astle
The power of a shell
How an animated tchotchke teaches us about being human - As an introvert, I understand the power of shell. But that’s not what this is about. I finally…
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Rene Astle
Welcome to the future!
Happy New Year! We made it … where I review the year past and the year ahead, and we discover words like catawampus and kibosh.
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