Don Luis Zavala's Blog, page 4
September 15, 2023
Curing My Racism: A Journey That Didn’t Go Well
There is a popular belief that Caucasians carry an irredeemable sin known as racism. Apparently they are born with it, and no matter how hard they try to convince people that they are not racially prejudiced, they inherited all the biases and mannerisms of their evil, slave-owning ancestors. This concept scared the shit out of […]
Curing Myself of Racism
There is a popular belief that Caucasians carry an irredeemable sin known as racism. Apparently they are born with it, and no matter how hard they try to convince people that they are not racially prejudiced, they inherited all the biases and mannerisms of their evil, slave-owning ancestors. This concept scared the shit out of […]
September 11, 2023
Revenge of the Toilets
Millions of toilets spewed wastewater like raging geysers. Sludge and foul liquid inundated homes within an hour. Roads and freeways transformed into rivers of toxic material. Small towns and cities sank under a rising sea of muck and rotten disposables. Forests drowned under a shade of tenebrous brown decorated with patterns of white specs. A […]
September 7, 2023
Writing the Opening of a Novel | Age of Cybrus
Science fiction novels usually open with the description of a setting or situation. Sometimes, they describe in great detail the technology or politics of the universe where the story takes place. You know, all the stuff that makes sci-fi cool. Since early 2019, after publishing The Santa Claus Kidnap, I have spent a significant amount […]
August 11, 2023
The Artificial Generation
A world with less humans means fewer nurses, engineers, sewage workers, fire fighters, welders, farmers—the essential people that do the honest, hard work while the rest of us live comfortably bitching about what strangers post on social media. Human population has yet to reach ten billion and we are already scared shitless that sometime in […]
July 30, 2023
The Truth About A.I. They Don’t Want You To Know | Video
Every time I hear about a new update on artificial intelligence, I wonder: what’s the point of living? People are finding fake love with AI-generated avatars. Deep fakes are ruining lives when someone’s voice and facial patterns are stolen to scam people. Hollywood went on strike because they fear AI will take jobs away from […]
July 6, 2023
The Novel Is Dead | As I Write
The novel is dead, and yet I still find myself writing one. This isn’t to say that stories published as books will perish permanently. Living authors continue to have their niche audience and loyal followers. Also, the work of classic writers are still sold in bulk and are appreciated in every library and bookstore; but, […]
June 21, 2023
The Idiot Who Lost His Legs
“Morons! The world is full of morons!” Those were the words of an alcoholic obsessed with pornography, junk food, and an unbending indifference towards existence. This is Lester Morgan, a man who has spent a lifetime paving his way deeper into his own inferno. “People have no idea what they’re doing to the planet,” Lester […]
The Idiot Who Lost His Legs | short story
“Morons! The world is full of morons!” Those were the words of an alcoholic obsessed with pornography, junk food, and an unbending indifference towards existence. This is Lester Morgan, a man who has spent a lifetime paving his way deeper into his own inferno. “People have no idea what they’re doing to the planet,” Lester […]
June 16, 2023
The Evil Scheme Behind A.I.
It is almost certain that artificial intelligence will render a number of jobs and skills relics of the past, therefore making some of us pointless and unnecessary human beings. I’m sure you have heard the same paranoid discussion many times, and are probably sick of it just as I am. However, if that prediction bears […]
