Jack Massa
@jackcorbin.bsky.social
Art lover, spec fiction writer (triskelionbooks.com and speclectic.substack.com), old hippie keeping the faith. (No DMs. Sorry.)
New and free to read on my Substack.
speclectic.substack.com/p/soul-escort
speclectic.substack.com/p/soul-escort
Soul Escort
Science Fiction Short Story: An AI is taught to assist patients at the end of life support. But first it must be tested.
speclectic.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New and free to read on my Substack.
speclectic.substack.com/p/soul-escort
speclectic.substack.com/p/soul-escort
Quote from His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
(found in a drawer today)
(found in a drawer today)
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Quote from His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
(found in a drawer today)
(found in a drawer today)
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RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.
April 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.
Anyone reading steampunk science fiction or fantasy in serial form? On which platforms do you find it? #steampunk #serialfiction #scifibooks
March 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Anyone reading steampunk science fiction or fantasy in serial form? On which platforms do you find it? #steampunk #serialfiction #scifibooks
So pleased to announce that my short story, "The Bard of Bayonne" was chosen runner-up at the Lunar Awards Fantasy collection over at Substack. www.lunarawards.com/p/announcing...
Announcing the Season 10 Round One Lunar Award Winner
Celebrating the best Fantasy stories on Substack
www.lunarawards.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So pleased to announce that my short story, "The Bard of Bayonne" was chosen runner-up at the Lunar Awards Fantasy collection over at Substack. www.lunarawards.com/p/announcing...
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My Valentine to you! A relic thief on the job (free story through blog link), kindly published by @Penumbric
angelisawood.blogspot.com/2024/10/furt...
angelisawood.blogspot.com/2024/10/furt...
Furta Sacra and "Matter of the Heart"
Once upon a time relics were big business. Enough so that rival abbeys, churches, chapels, sanctuaries and other assorted holy places stol...
angelisawood.blogspot.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My Valentine to you! A relic thief on the job (free story through blog link), kindly published by @Penumbric
angelisawood.blogspot.com/2024/10/furt...
angelisawood.blogspot.com/2024/10/furt...
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"Uncle’s eyes flicked from my sister’s to me and back again. Did he notice the cards trembling as I played them?"
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Uncle’s eyes flicked from my sister’s to me and back again. Did he notice the cards trembling as I played them?"
Just dropped a new Flash fiction on my Substack. A story I dreamed up this week (literally). speclectic.substack.com/p/air-travel
Air Travel
Where are we going? A micro-fiction
speclectic.substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just dropped a new Flash fiction on my Substack. A story I dreamed up this week (literally). speclectic.substack.com/p/air-travel
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A Christmas into New Year's tale
The Christmas Ball
Without further ado, here for your reading pleasure is the story of a Christmas ball in London in...
angelisawood.blogspot.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:34 PM
A Christmas into New Year's tale
Part 2 of my investigation into using AI tools for story-writing: The Experiment!
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speclectic.substack.com/.../writing-....
December 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Part 2 of my investigation into using AI tools for story-writing: The Experiment!
speclectic.substack.com/.../writing-....
speclectic.substack.com/.../writing-....
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“THE PRESIDENT’S PAPERS as a whole reminds us that this very nice man also has some pretty acerbic ideas about capitalism, media culture, and often contradictory American values.” @garykwolfe reviews new work from John Kessel locusmag.com/2024/12...
The Presidential Papers by John Kessel: Review by Gary K. Wolfe
The Presidential Papers, John Kessel (PM Press 979-8-88744-058-3 , $16.00, 160pp, tp), October 2024. PM Press’s series of “Outspoken Author” collections, reaching its 30th volume with John Kessel’…
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December 28, 2024 at 11:00 PM
“THE PRESIDENT’S PAPERS as a whole reminds us that this very nice man also has some pretty acerbic ideas about capitalism, media culture, and often contradictory American values.” @garykwolfe reviews new work from John Kessel locusmag.com/2024/12...
Ho Ho Ho!
are Santa's Helpers Subordinate Clauses?
December 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Ho Ho Ho!
Just posted: Part 1 of my study of using AI tools to write fiction. speclectic.substack.com/p/writing-fi...
December 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Just posted: Part 1 of my study of using AI tools to write fiction. speclectic.substack.com/p/writing-fi...
Beautiful today in Venice, Florida.
December 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Beautiful today in Venice, Florida.
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Kathryn Joyce has nailed the New College of Florida story. Here's my recap and highlights on why you should read the whole darn thing:
fourwindsvox.substack.com/p/gambits-ga...
fourwindsvox.substack.com/p/gambits-ga...
Gambits, Gaffs, and Grift
An explosive new investigative report by Kathryn Joyce reveals the broader context of the New College takeover. A must read!
fourwindsvox.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Kathryn Joyce has nailed the New College of Florida story. Here's my recap and highlights on why you should read the whole darn thing:
fourwindsvox.substack.com/p/gambits-ga...
fourwindsvox.substack.com/p/gambits-ga...
Statue of Fortuna this morning in our back yard.
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Statue of Fortuna this morning in our back yard.
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Possibly the best photo I ever took. Lake Tarpon, Florida, May 2022.
November 13, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Possibly the best photo I ever took. Lake Tarpon, Florida, May 2022.