Author: Joe Vasicek

Joe Vasicek is the author of more than twenty science fiction books, including the Star Wanderers and Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus. He claims Utah as his home.

Prepping for a new novel project

I am so far behind on so many things right now. My in-laws went to Idaho for the week, so all of the childcare has fallen on us while they’re gone, and we’ve just been swamped. I know that there are amazing parents out there who can watch five kids at a time, by themselves,… Continue reading Prepping for a new novel project

Great story! “A Thousand Echoes in One Voice” by Debora L. Davitt (Podcastle 778)

One of the things I’m going to start doing more of on this blog is recommend books and stories that I’ve enjoyed. I recently decided to start listening to all of the major SF&F short story podcasts again, and while they’re all batshit crazy woke, a good story will occasionally slip through. So I suppose… Continue reading Great story! “A Thousand Echoes in One Voice” by Debora L. Davitt (Podcastle 778)

Define “woke.”

Woke (WOHK): Adjective Of or pertaining to the mass formation psychosis currently gripping the United States and most of the developed world. This mass formation psychosis is led by radical leftist ideologues and driven by social media addiction. Due to the collusion between major technology companies and the US government, there is also an element… Continue reading Define “woke.”

The best take on the Nashville shooting:

The trans activists are celebrating the mass shooter as a hero. The mainstream news media cares more about getting the mass shooter’s pronouns right than reporting on the actual shooting. The “president” started his address to the nation about the tragedy by boasting about his ice cream stash and asking very eagerly about somebody else’s… Continue reading The best take on the Nashville shooting:

The false narrative of a transgender “genocide” is a call for violence

Yesterday, a 28 year-old female-to-male transgender attacked a private Christian school in Tennessee, killing three teachers and three nine year-old students before being shot and killed by police. According to the police, this was a targeted attack that was likely motivated by the shooter’s transgenderism. Tennessee recently passed a ban on transgender surgeries for minors,… Continue reading The false narrative of a transgender “genocide” is a call for violence

ChatGPT explains how to best use ChatGPT as a co-author

How can I best collaborate with ChatGPT as a co-author? What techniques work best? Collaborating with ChatGPT as a co-author requires a different approach than using it as a writing tool. Here are some techniques that can help you collaborate with ChatGPT as a co-author: It’s important to keep in mind that ChatGPT is an… Continue reading ChatGPT explains how to best use ChatGPT as a co-author

A conversation with ChatGPT about AI-assisted stories

Are you familiar with Clarkesworld Magazine? Yes, as an AI language model, I am familiar with Clarkesworld Magazine. Clarkesworld is a monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles, and audio fiction. It was founded in 2006 by Neil Clarke, who serves as the magazine’s editor-in-chief. Clarkesworld has won several awards,… Continue reading A conversation with ChatGPT about AI-assisted stories

Tim Pool is wrong

I like Tim Pool, and I think his reporting is generally quite good, so I’m definitely following him in the wake of the ongoing banking collapse here in the US. But I must respectfully disagree with him on one important point: The banks aren’t failing because they went woke. They went woke because they were… Continue reading Tim Pool is wrong