Artificial intelligence. AI is all the rage. Companies are clamoring to get out the latest and greatest gadgets or Robots that will change the world. Governments are investing tons of money in companies using AI to create things that will outdo another country (for safety reasons or bragging rights, i.e., a weapon or a cure […]
I began smoking as a teen. Peer pressure. Bullying. I got hooked. Years later, when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, the doctor asked if I smoked. I said yes. He said to throw them away and quit. I told him I would, but he forced me to throw the cigarettes in […]
One summer day, I saw an object lying on the ground as I walked through the woods. A pendant hanging on a chain glistened at me. I picked it up, rubbed the grime off the charm, and saw words inscribed on the back of it. Dreams that stay inside lie next to the heart, left to die. […]