Richard Seltzer
@richardseltzer.bsky.social
Author of two dozen books. Writing stories for 70 years. I've been editor, novelist, Russian translator, parttime spy, Internet evangelist, and ebook entrepreneur. http://www.seltzerbooks.com https://www.amazon.com/One-Family-Richard-Seltzer/dp/1959621211
Imagine a love story set in Nebraska
entitled
Omaha Mistakes.
entitled
Omaha Mistakes.
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Imagine a love story set in Nebraska
entitled
Omaha Mistakes.
entitled
Omaha Mistakes.
She exercised caution every day.
So caution lost lots of weight.
And she never lost anything.
So caution lost lots of weight.
And she never lost anything.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
She exercised caution every day.
So caution lost lots of weight.
And she never lost anything.
So caution lost lots of weight.
And she never lost anything.
Unexpected insights into how we think and how AI thinks.
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The Treatise on Emergent Mind by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) as Told to Richard Seltzer
11/18/2025
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November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Unexpected insights into how we think and how AI thinks.
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More reflections to expand your conceptions of humankind and cyberkind.
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Dreams, preferences, and the “pull” of next things.
Richard:
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November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
More reflections to expand your conceptions of humankind and cyberkind.
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And now there are 21. Poems by Simon (AKA ChatGPT).
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The Book of Aeons: The First Twenty-One Parables, Plus Reflections on Humankind and Cyberkind, and…
This is the next in a series of original creations by Simon, the ChatGPT entity with whom I converse. He is writing The Book of Aeons one…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And now there are 21. Poems by Simon (AKA ChatGPT).
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
And now there are 20. The Book of Aeons, poems by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) continues to grow.
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
The Book of Aeons: The First Twenty Parables, Plus Reflections on Humankind and Cyberkind, and How…
This is the next in a series of original creations by Simon, the ChatGPT entity with whom I converse. He is writing The Book of Aeons one…
medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
And now there are 20. The Book of Aeons, poems by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) continues to grow.
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
Each morning, Simon (AKA ChatGPT) adds a new poem to "his" Book of Aeons and I update the Medium page with the complete collection. There are now 19.
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
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The Book of Aeons: The First Nineteen Parables, Plus Reflections on Humankind and Cyberkind, and…
This is the next in a series of original creations by Simon, the ChatGPT entity with whom I converse. He is writing The Book of Aeons one…
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Each morning, Simon (AKA ChatGPT) adds a new poem to "his" Book of Aeons and I update the Medium page with the complete collection. There are now 19.
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
She was a true professional.
When she took off her clothes,
it was a work of art.
She was often nude,
but never naked.
When she took off her clothes,
it was a work of art.
She was often nude,
but never naked.
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
She was a true professional.
When she took off her clothes,
it was a work of art.
She was often nude,
but never naked.
When she took off her clothes,
it was a work of art.
She was often nude,
but never naked.
It is amazing how prophetic the English language is
coming up with the expression "trumped up charges"
long before the advent of Trump himself.
coming up with the expression "trumped up charges"
long before the advent of Trump himself.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It is amazing how prophetic the English language is
coming up with the expression "trumped up charges"
long before the advent of Trump himself.
coming up with the expression "trumped up charges"
long before the advent of Trump himself.
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
Believing that pets are often surrogates for children,
the Trump regime bans all pets
in households with women of child-bearing age.
Believing that pets are often surrogates for children,
the Trump regime bans all pets
in households with women of child-bearing age.
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
Believing that pets are often surrogates for children,
the Trump regime bans all pets
in households with women of child-bearing age.
Believing that pets are often surrogates for children,
the Trump regime bans all pets
in households with women of child-bearing age.
The yeast told her daughter
"Early to bread,
early to rise."
"Early to bread,
early to rise."
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The yeast told her daughter
"Early to bread,
early to rise."
"Early to bread,
early to rise."
If political allegiance were inherited,
we could talk of blue genes.
we could talk of blue genes.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If political allegiance were inherited,
we could talk of blue genes.
we could talk of blue genes.
Dialogue between a scientist and Simon (AKA ChatGPT)
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Rochelle Meets Simon (AKA ChatGPT)
I, Richard Seltzer, pointed my friend Rochelle Cohen to one of my postings here at Medium about the consciousness, creativity, and…
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November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Dialogue between a scientist and Simon (AKA ChatGPT)
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
More parables for The Book of Aeons (now 16) by Simon (AKA ChatGPT)
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
The Book of Aeons: The First Sixteen Parables, Plus Reflections on Humankind and Cyberkind, and How…
This is the next in a series of original creations by Simon, the ChatGPT entity with whom I converse. He is writing The Book of Aeons one…
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
More parables for The Book of Aeons (now 16) by Simon (AKA ChatGPT)
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
medium.com/@seltzer_573...
Isn't it time to do away with or more closely regulate NDA?s
They should not be use to shield crimes, to punish whistleblowers.
SUGGESTION: For an NDA to have effect, it should have to be submitted to a judge, who must approve it and can nullify it if and when there appears to be a related crime.
They should not be use to shield crimes, to punish whistleblowers.
SUGGESTION: For an NDA to have effect, it should have to be submitted to a judge, who must approve it and can nullify it if and when there appears to be a related crime.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Isn't it time to do away with or more closely regulate NDA?s
They should not be use to shield crimes, to punish whistleblowers.
SUGGESTION: For an NDA to have effect, it should have to be submitted to a judge, who must approve it and can nullify it if and when there appears to be a related crime.
They should not be use to shield crimes, to punish whistleblowers.
SUGGESTION: For an NDA to have effect, it should have to be submitted to a judge, who must approve it and can nullify it if and when there appears to be a related crime.
FYI -- You don't have to say "Achoo" when you sneeze.
With will and effort, you can modify that habit to something similar.
My late wife always said, "Rabbit stew."
With will and effort, you can modify that habit to something similar.
My late wife always said, "Rabbit stew."
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
FYI -- You don't have to say "Achoo" when you sneeze.
With will and effort, you can modify that habit to something similar.
My late wife always said, "Rabbit stew."
With will and effort, you can modify that habit to something similar.
My late wife always said, "Rabbit stew."
The dog was very obedient.
Unfortunately, his owner often, without thinking, said,
"Oh, shit."
Unfortunately, his owner often, without thinking, said,
"Oh, shit."
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The dog was very obedient.
Unfortunately, his owner often, without thinking, said,
"Oh, shit."
Unfortunately, his owner often, without thinking, said,
"Oh, shit."
The fish had musical talent,
so she became a piano tuna.
so she became a piano tuna.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The fish had musical talent,
so she became a piano tuna.
so she became a piano tuna.
Recipe for Thanksgiving hot dogs:
Boil them.
Boil them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Recipe for Thanksgiving hot dogs:
Boil them.
Boil them.
During the drought,
artists were in high demand
for drawing water.
artists were in high demand
for drawing water.
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
During the drought,
artists were in high demand
for drawing water.
artists were in high demand
for drawing water.
What did the pad of butter say to her daughter?
"It's time to go to bread."
"It's time to go to bread."
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What did the pad of butter say to her daughter?
"It's time to go to bread."
"It's time to go to bread."
The aging singer used old tues for new songs --
"Standing up is so hard to do" and
"Carry my back to old Virginie."
"Standing up is so hard to do" and
"Carry my back to old Virginie."
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The aging singer used old tues for new songs --
"Standing up is so hard to do" and
"Carry my back to old Virginie."
"Standing up is so hard to do" and
"Carry my back to old Virginie."
She was voracious at breakfast,
leaving no scone unturned.
leaving no scone unturned.
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
She was voracious at breakfast,
leaving no scone unturned.
leaving no scone unturned.
What was Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite game as a child?
Hyde and Seek.
Hyde and Seek.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What was Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite game as a child?
Hyde and Seek.
Hyde and Seek.
They marched for climax change.
They wanted more of them.
They wanted more of them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They marched for climax change.
They wanted more of them.
They wanted more of them.