Category Archives: Creative Works

More Scenes From a Café: The Body Language Lesson

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #21 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk, hike, and explore in my local community.  our neighbourhood café after dark; my own photo, photoshopped … Continue reading →

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If, When, Now That

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is, like everything, a work of complete and utter fiction. “Childlike Wonder”, by Midjourney AI; my own prompt I If, some morning, this body were to awaken, without a sense of self and separation to reconstruct its worldview and … Continue reading →

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The Love of Weary Animals

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by Michael Leunig, of course Turn away from your animal kind, Try to leave your body just to live in your mind. Leave your cold cruel Mother Earth behind. Gaia. As if you were your own creation, As if … Continue reading →

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A Rooftop Rhapsody

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Dave Pollard

My own photo, taken from the rooftop of our building, with a little photoshopping; not AI, but, rather, DIY “Just look” said the voice, though it was not really a voice. It wasn’t actually saying words, more like making a … Continue reading →

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Stranger, Still

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is a work of fiction. Midjourney’s take on the runes that non-humanoid alien light-creatures might produce; my own prompt Well I’m a stranger here on this place called Earth, and I was sent down here to discover the worth … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Feel Sad for Everyone

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #19 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk and hike in my local community.  Midjourney AI’s take on the final part of this post. My … Continue reading →

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How to Govern a Failing State

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Imagine you are the emperor of a once-prosperous but now declining, struggling nation. This is a country of enormous expectations and dreams, a land where people believe, or used to believe, that they could accomplish anything if they only applied … Continue reading →

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Health Self-Management: A Process of Intelligent Guesswork

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Just a reminder that I am not a health professional and nothing in this post should be construed as health advice. Every body is different. It’s been a while since I wrote about the process of self-managing one’s health. I … Continue reading →

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Uncultured

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #18 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk and hike in my local community.  image by Midjourney; not my prompt This body that I presume … Continue reading →

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All We Are Saying

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on Joe Biden planning a war against China, and on ChatGPT as a peacenik; my own prompts For those of you worried about the explosive growth of AI and its consequences: I would be the first to admit … Continue reading →

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