David of Arnhem

Former operative at Big Library. Now writing literary science fiction. Current project: Tʜᴇ Rɪɢʜᴛ Sɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ Wʀᴏɴɢ. #TheOppositeSides #Metafiction

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

During the fade of civilization, five families from across the social spectrum come together through love, pain, and their shared gifts. In a mistopian world of biomedical miracles and metafictional narratives, their succeeding generations will face fiscal crises, catastrophic war, demographic collapse, human immortality, and the rise of an inscrutable, anomalous threat. Can they survive nine books and hundreds of years of subjective history to reach the unlimited future?

#TheOppositeSides

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

“Bring me a vesuvius,” she said. #Coffee

[Agatha Chocolats @AgathaChocolats]

In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@plainrunner2 Don’t worry. History isn’t real either.

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Late #Caturday post. Sneaker yawns in the kitchen. Bonus: a curious raccoon stops by for a late-night visit.

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@armondboudreaux A distant ancestor of mine once stood trial for stealing a pair of boots.

I wield far more physical, intellectual, and financial power than he did … but I’m also a refugee, a political orphan with almost no social influence.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

I get the fear in both cases. The pronoun folks don’t understand pronouns aren’t about them. The anti-automation crowd doesn’t understand automation is about increasing overall productivity—though some jobs will certainly be lost in the process.

As a writer and would-be author, I know automation will affect my craft too. I’ve already incorporated this fact into my fiction. A character will grapple with the issue and its effects, but we still have illustrators and painters despite the invention of the camera.

Meanwhile, I can visualize my characters like never before. My in-house illustrator gave me a rough start, but automation took me to workable models. Why shouldn’t I use this tool?

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@DeclanFinnBooks Nothing about it is funny, but no one will ask or listen. That fact is darkly humorous.

Now … ask me the most gutting question.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@AlanNWhelan One ruler, two rulers, three rulers, four. Doesn’t matter.
Democracy is no more sacred than any other political power.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

Once in a while, I remember to take my own advice.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@bomcboface @JoshuaLisec Yes, all other things being equal, I’m sure you’re correct.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@bomcboface @JoshuaLisec Just leaving without a care for her son would fall into the category of grossly unfit … in my opinion.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@ChristianHeiens We were supposed to have the debate in 2016. Paul vs. Sanders. Individualist right vs. collectivist left.

Instead, we got Clinton and Trump. Corporate left vs. corporate right. Then what happened happened, and we all had to pick sides for the war.

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@BlackDumpling 🤖 “Allow push notifications?”

🤨 “No.”

On the other hand …

📣 “Introducing SpouseBot 3,000 … Now free with ads!”

I’ll give this one a maybe. 😅

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@BonforteJohn @Devon_Eriksen_ @tomfgoodwin There are about 120 million single people in the United States alone. Let’s assume the average price of a companion robot will be $60k in today’s money. That’s a potential starting market of $7.2 trillion. Trillion.

And that’s why robots will look like humans. 🤖

[David of Arnhem @DavidArnhem]

@WriteforLife6 An idea inspires me.

It starts small as I plot and plan.

Uncontrollable growth occurs!

I follow all threads until they wrap into a logical stopping point.

The outline evolves as I redirect astray plot threads and cut others.

All of this happens painfully slowly.

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@Critical_Scribe Midriffs, good sir, but yes, as it turns out, this is what activates the critics.

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@MickfromVic @Devon_Eriksen_ @RetroCoast And they almost never go where you want to go when you want to go.

Trains are cool. I get it, but automobiles and aircraft outclass them on flexibility.