The prophet stared at the bird bones. They were a bit more charred than usual. He blinked. Crossed his eyes. Blinked again. The visions used to come unbidden, sometimes unwelcome, but lately they hadn’t been coming at all. He rubbed his right thumb knuckles with his left hand. Behind him, the elders inhaled sharply, then whispered among…
I wrote the previous piece, and it was good, but then I asked the free version of ChatGPT to improve it, and it sure did. It really likes colons and likes em-dashes even more. Here is my original version and its suggested rewrites, including, amusingly, headings. You said: Would you improve this piece of writing?…
Jack asked me what my motivation for racing was. “I’m just here to drink,” I answered. He wasn’t buying it. We were back from a track walk at High Plains, sitting on askew picnic benches in the pavilion, waiting out the rain that had cut our walk short. “Track walk after dinner?” I had asked…
I woke up the morning of Wednesday, April 2nd, grabbed my phone, and futzed around on it for a few minutes. It’s only when I sat up out of bed that the world started spinning crazily. I immediately lay back down again and felt better. I tried sitting up again and the same thing happened….
I just got back Radon test results for my house. It read 16.3 pCi/L, approximately 4 times the recommended EPA maximum level. I also just got access to ChatGPT’s Deep Research, so I asked it to write a blog post on household Radon. Everything below is AI-generated. Introduction to Radon Radon is a colorless, odorless…