Change is in our wheelhouse. Essay. 1400 words, 7-minute read. Art Literature & AI By Ray Tabler AI, or large language models, are scaring a lot of people. Understandably so. A good portion of the unease around what we are stuck calling AI stems from the dishonest manner in which…
Month: March 2026
Licking the Yogurt Lid
Efficient character revelation. Essay. 800 words, 4-minute read. Licking the Yogurt Lid By Ray Tabler Recently, I had a dentist appointment. Because I’ve had both knees replaced, that means I need to choke down 4 horse-pill-sized capsules of amoxicillin an hour before the procedure. Bacteria shook loose from my teeth…
Functional Immortality
Not dying young. Essay. 1100 words, 6-minute read. Functional Immortality By Ray Tabler Who wants to live forever? I might be talked into giving it a whirl. I suspect many of us would. A well-trod path of science fiction explores the benefits, costs, and consequences of long, long life. In…
Dying for Dirt
Manifest destiny. Essay. 800 words, 4-minute read. Dying for Dirt By Ray Tabler Did you know that Michigan and Ohio once fought a short, low-grade war over the city of Toledo? Some Michiganders joke that Ohio lost the Toledo War of 1835. Some Ohioans point out that if they’d lost…