I am educated in the Western Classical Tradition, B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in Latin and Greek, English major, one year at U. of Toronto, studied under Alain Renoir and Northrop Frye, read most classics full time for many years after university in French, English, Latin and Greek to the modern day. I am interested in the near future of technology, what changes it imposes upon our heritage and character as humans. Short stories and Essays are my medium.
13 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Our probe into Dora’s mind ended with that. As we discussed it after she left we both realized that if you give any living creature the same strengths and weaknesses we have and place them on a planet full of dangers, they will naturally evolve al...
12 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
We arrived back at the lodge in the evening, two days gone. Sarah confronted us at the entrance: “Well, I hope you’ve worked out your issues. But I’m glad that you’ve returned.” “We have, and I expect your support. Dora has been going through a ro...
11 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
I've decided to continue my story. Of course I had to change a few lines in the last episode entitled 'The End.' I'll include the link to that at the bottom. But then I stopped myself, the lenses an inch away from my eyes. The anger this scene...
28 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
I'm taking a break from daily postings until something new comes to mind. This last short story 'I Am' occurred to me because I'd been reading so much in the media about the dangers AI might poise for us with its foreign and superior intelligence....
27 May 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Our trip home was in the same vessel. Dora knew how to navigate it perfectly by now. But the way she chose to do it was completely different. On our trip west she was a box with a series of cables plugged into various consoles. Now she was a prett...
26 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
The first days after Dora’s release from her prison we didn’t leave, we celebrated. She was overflowing in joy and gratitude for her newfound powers. It wasn’t quite like being released, it was much more. She’d been confined her whole conscious li...
25 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
We found the ship after a day long drive and Dora fired it up in the following. It was a fast cruiser and made the trip to Pearl Harbor in three days. After refuelling we arrived at the Port of Tokyo and a few hours drive after that brought us to...
24 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
“Dora, this dream robot of yours, where is it?” “She’s in Japan, Sam. You’ll need to take me with you to guide you to her location and Ted will have to come with us to transfer some of my parts to her. Also we’ll need my four assistants to transpo...
24 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
We had been absent from the grove for three weeks. Beth had given birth to a girl and to please me or to punish me had named her Sarah. Everyone was busy keeping our growing tribe alive, especially the women with all the new children. There were a...
23 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
This was disturbing news and completely unexpected. Ted asked if he could examine her cluster in the basement of the complex. That would give him some idea of how much of her was still working. He might even be able to restore sectors that were do...
