Frederick Anderson's Story Blog

Home Thoughts of a ‘Pantser’ Stuck in an Office Chair…

I admit I thought long and hard before committing myself to writing another ‘as you go’ novel on this blog. I have serialized novels previously and I think they have been well received – I even believe the current serial, ‘Satan’s Rock’ has an heroic following who I hope will not be disappointed with the […]

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February 8, 2022

Homelife, Opinion, Social Comment

age, Blogging, fiction, Importance, stories, writing

A Short Yet Fervent Wish: Happiness in the Coming Year.

I wanted to use this banner picture, because of all it says to the world in this revelatory year. Durham Cathedral which nestles among trees and can be so beautiful, reduced – or you might think transformed – into a draftsman’s exercise, an instrument of domination. Money and power proving humanity can be bought, it […]

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December 24, 2021

Social Comment

Christmas, greetings, message, Xmas

My Name is John Connor

I’ve long believed in the sentience of machines. I’m not alone. Upon purchasing a new car, or any larger and more expensive (and therefore by implication sentient) machine, the owner’s first move will likely involve attributing a gender orientation to it. And the second will be a christening. My first car was very definitely male. […]

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October 15, 2021

Social Comment

AI, cars, future, history, impregnability, James Cameron, Machines, Microchips, Morphing, naming, Speculative fiction