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April 18, 2015
Repair Man
My grandfather used to do this self-same job. Who would have thought that the occupation would still be going strong after all these years. He would be amazed to see how the job has changed. I’m sure he wouldn’t believe what we repairers do these days and, if he did then chances are he wouldn’t like it.
Progress is a funny thing. You can’t stand in the way of progress. I mean society’s so much more stable now, crimes practically vanished. I’m proud that in a small way I’m contributing to a sa...
April 17, 2015
A Conversation With Jabberwacky – An Artificial Intelligence
Below is a transcript of my conversation with Jabberwacky, an artificial intelligence which has been invented by Rollo Carpenter. As matters currently stand Jabberwacky is not going to pass the Turing Test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test) but, given a few years who knows.
A chat with an Artificial Intelligence AI bot
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Jabberwacky: Are you an alien?
User: No, are you?
Jabberwacky: No.
User: Do you like poetry?
Jabberwacky: Ew no.
User: Wh...
April 16, 2015
The Literary Robots Are Coming!
Back in January I wrote a piece of flash fiction entitled “Robert” (http://newauthoronline.com/2015/01/18/robert/). In that story I imagined a robot capable of producing works of literature on a par with those of Tolstoy and Dickens. While browsing the internet yesterday I came across the following article which reminded me of Robert, (http://readwrite.com/2013/01/15/why-write-your-own-book-when-an-algorithm-can-do-it-for-you). Should authors be worried? I have my own views but would be inter...
A Life for A Life
Thank you to Kev Cooper and all the other authors who contributed to this anthology. You can find Kev Cooper’s contribution below. If you haven’t already done so, please do consider downloading the anthology and making a contribution to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Kevin
Originally posted on Great Indie Authors:
The Story below is brought to you from, More Than Best Friends, an anthology in support of guide dogs for the blind. It is a collaboration of stori...
April 15, 2015
Searching
Existence broken up, segmented numbers and letters displayed on a cold, bright screen.
Searching, bits of data revealed, my life spread out (well the part of it which I choose to reveal) on webpages replete with ads.
K Morris? Yes but not me, whoever I am? No someone else, a lady from a land far away possessed of dreams and aspirations, as am I.
I click,
“404. The page you are looking for cannot be found. Perhaps searching may help”.
I search. K Morris no longer exists. He was here but now is...
My Past Five Years As A Blogger – My Guest Post On Cupitonians
Many thanks to Anju for inviting me to lull her readers to sleep, err I mean entertain them! By writing about the past five years of my life as a blogger. For my guest post please visit (https://cupitonians.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/last-5-years-by-new-author-online/).
Kevin
April 14, 2015
Nobody Knows This Little Rose By Emily Dickinson
The below poem by the American poet, Emily Dickinson is deceptive in it’s simplicity. The final 2 lines arrest the attention of the reader,
“Ah Little Rose — how easy
For such as thee to die!”.
Nobody Knows This Little Rose By Emily Dickinson
Nobody knows this little Rose —
It might a pilgrim be
Did I not take it from the ways
And lift it up to thee.
Only a Bee will miss it —
Only a Butterfly,
Hastening from far journey —
On its breast to lie —
Only a Bird will wonder —
Only a Breeze will...
April 13, 2015
PLEASE SELECT A BOOK COVER POLL
Many thanks to Chris Graham for designing the below book covers. Your feedback on which cover you prefer would be very much appreciated. Please visit Chris’s blog to vote and leave your comments. Many thanks. Kevin
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Author Kevin Morris (who is sight Impaired) needs YOUR help to select a cover for one of his books.
He wants to replace the existing standard Amazon cover with one that can be used for both eBook and P...
April 12, 2015
Orphaned: A Guest Post By Kerry Kijewski
Many thanks to Kerry Kijewski for the below guest post.
Kevin
Literature has always had an impact on my life, for as long as I can
remember, and I love it because it is where so many lessons and themes about
life can be found.
Over the years, as my love of these stories and characters grew, I began to
notice something interesting.
I seemed to be drawn to a group of fictional characters, all with a common
thread of similarity.
What might this be?
Three of my most favourite characters in...
Can Anyone Name The Novel In Which The Following Dialogue Takes Place?
A question for you. Can anyone name the novel in which the following dialogue takes place?
“Sir, on hearing you speak I am reminded of Shakespeare”.
“Really! My conversation has the ring of Shakespeare about it!You compliment me. To which heroic character do you refer?”
“I refer sir to Macbeth and the lines voiced by him as he nears his end, namely
“a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Sign...
