Will this be life-giving for me?
How can we tell if something is alive? Biologists look for 5 traits, processes or functions as signs of life: metabolism (consume, construct, destruct, excrete) growth (learn, build, improve) reproduction (spawn offspring or ideas) responsiveness (sensitive, attentive, active) movement (action, progress, liveliness) These are the characteristics of life — the life of anything. That’s cool, […]
I Am not A.I.
A.I., you and I are different. I feel. I feel the rays of the sun warming my face, the chill of the cold deep in my bones, the pressure of your hand holding mine and mine, resting in yours. I feel the jitters when test scores are posted, the wrenching when news isn’t good, the […]
What’s within your reach?
One hand or two? Why… One, please. The better to reach you. to touch, to tap, to hold, to stroke, to lift, to pull, to push, to release. Not a mark on you. No one will ever know it was me, but you. What’s within your reach?
My Secret Identity is the Source of Your Power
Mild-mannered Clark Kent Newsboy Peter Parker Recluse Tony Stark Millionaire Bruce Wayne Scrawny recruit Steve Rogers Scientist David Banner Gentle Ben Grimm We know them all, but we wouldn’t know any if it weren’t for their alter-ego. The Superhero they turn into when they put on the suit and strap on the mask (or take […]