Archive - Speclectic

How the Fairies Came to Ireland

On my re-acquaintance with Darby O’Gill and the Good People

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Where are we going? A micro-fiction

Jan 18 •

December 2024

Writing Fiction with a Chatbot. Or Not.

Part 2 - An Experiment

Dec 29, 2024 •

Writing Fiction with a Chatbot. Or Not.

Part 1 - An Exploration

Dec 23, 2024 •

October 2024

A short story. Not about politics, exactly.

Oct 7, 2024 •

August 2024

May 2024

The Ship Who Snored

A Comedy in Space

May 29, 2024 •

Rapunzel’s Little Sister

Inspired by the Fairy Tale

May 6, 2024 •

April 2024

What to do when your story’s going nowhere?

Three techniques to kickstart the Muse Circuit

Apr 13, 2024 •

March 2024

The Tomb of Zalvasio

A fantasy short story set on a world of strange magic.

Mar 17, 2024 •

February 2024

An art appraiser is 95% certain this Gauguin painting is a fake. But 95 is not 100...

Feb 28, 2024 •

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