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September 17, 2024

Visual Content Credit

Visual Content Transparency Disclaimer P.S. A Note on this Disclaimer’s Creation This disclaimer was crafted by ChatGPT 4.0 based on prompts and examples provided by Opie Cooper. You’ll find all relevant links and details at the end, because transparency matters here, always.

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September 17, 2024

Writing Credits Disclaimer

Writing Transparency Disclaimer And remember, if you’re still pondering the finer details of AI involvement or creative collaboration, there are essays, articles, and policies on the blog to fill in every gap (perhaps even with a trumpet fanfare). P.S. A Note on this Disclaimer’s Creation This very disclaimer you just read was, in fact, written […]

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September 13, 2024

Anaphora & Chiasmus: The Rhythm of Return

In the quiet heart of the realm where words were more than letters and ideas drifted like clouds, there lived two figures of great wisdom: Anaphora, whose steady presence echoed like waves against the shore—again and again and again, and her husband, Chiasmus, who turned ideas on their heads like reflections in a pool, reflections […]

August 27, 2024

Clear and Present Friendships: The DEFCON Guide to Favors Without Fallout

The restaurant hummed with the easygoing rhythm of lunchtime chatter. Silverware clinked against plates, drinks were poured, and conversations swirled lazily in the warm, low buzz of a typical afternoon. But as Billingsley sat across from me, asking if he could borrow my truck for the weekend, the air around us shifted. Everything slowed. The […]

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August 12, 2024

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

She didn’t know why she stood here, at the edge of the road, her small frame caught between what she knew and what she couldn’t yet understand. The thought had crept in slowly at first, almost like an idle curiosity, but now it filled her mind completely: What if? There was no real reason to […]

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August 9, 2024

The Carnegie Hall Convergence

He knew where he wanted to be, but was almost afraid to admit he didn’t know how to get there. If he was being honest, he wasn’t even sure where to start. Carnegie Hall had always been this distant dream, not just a place, but a symbol of everything he admired—of everything he wanted to […]

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June 17, 2024

Parenting Lessons From My Kids

Mirrors That Clarify Instead of Distort I’ve watched my son become a father, and my daughters become mothers, each embracing parenthood with a grace that leaves me both humbled and awestruck. They’re better at it than I ever was at their age—a truth that is both comforting and a tad disconcerting, like seeing your reflection […]