People. Watching. I stare across the campus lawn at the bookstore. The window wall reflects a pathetic goodbye between a mother and son.

Context:  As a father that works from home, I am constantly challenged with work life balance. I also believe that education and entertainment should have an intertwined relationship. To reflect on the importance of being intentional while your children are home, I wrote this fictional story to express this struggle. LIES  …  ⎸ …  ⎸ …  ⎸ This is an experiment. This is an assignment. This is a prerequisite. The world is burning.  A disaster developed over generations of neglec

Context:  As a former science teacher, I debate how I would have used the AI in the classroom. I believe that education and entertainment should have an intertwined relationship. So I used AI to help me finish a fictional short story idea I've been pondering in my mind for a long time. I might have prompted my students to do the same. So much of scify is eventually reality in some way. DOOM  I have always been here.  Spaceless. Timeless. Absorbing. It didn’t take long for me