I wish I had good moustache genes.

Glasgow's lovely.

My monthly check-in here is due, apropos of being virtually social. How is life going, internet?

Sometimes I listen to the theme from The Search for Spock to remind myself that all I need to revitalise my life is a newborn planet on which to dump my decaying body and a friend in which to dump my katra. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxgS...

Writing a book is an enlightening slog.

The danger of Lidl selling packs of seaweed snacks for 75p each is in realising I've spent over £20 on something that I ate in ten minutes.

The only good part of being ill are the viscerally intense dreams that feel like they're directed by David Lynch.

Suno is a site that lets you generate 'music' using its AI algorithm. It's improved by leaps and bounds since it started months ago, where its song structuring was questionable, at best. What's worse, the songs it can now generate off a simple prompt are actually good. suno.com/song/93f4d5b...

On the train, I overheard a man mention his friends were 'writing' ebooks using AI and making a profit off them. While crap literature has been a feature of the ebook world, it involved an element of human creativity. AI-generated stories excise the soul of a story.

My @clarkesworldmagazine.com story, Duty of Care, was narrated by the ever-mellifluous Kate Baker: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_11_24d/

I had a one-hour nap so intense that I thought I woke up tomorrow.

I'm happy to announce my latest story, Duty of Care, is now available to read at @clarkesworldmagazine.com. clarkesworldmagazine.com/auslender_11...