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Continue reading →: Maya Life CoachIn the TikTok female confessional sphere, there is an odd phenomenon of women putting themselves forward as life or dating coaches. The odd part is that they have no demonstrated relevant expertise in their own lives. In fact, personal details they share illustrate their lack of experience achieving success from…
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Continue reading →: Research: Water as Critical Siege VectorPrompt: In terms of evacuating women and children from the city, I think that food would be the key driver, but it is water, isn’t it? Once the electricity is out and diesel storage reserves are targeted in a drone strike, it is a week before people start shitting themselves…
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Continue reading →: Is Dating Outdated?The plot pattern of most of my drafts that are part of my _Misadventures of Chad Seeking a Wife_ series are consistent. Chad goes on a blind date, tests the woman for red flags, finds one or all of them, then tries to explain to her why this is their…
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Continue reading →: Research: Antibiotics During a SiegePrompt: Waterborne diseases are likely treated with antibiotics, true? Are there still some antibiotics that require refrigeration or am I showing my age? Just musing which medicines fall into waste without refrigeration. Copilot: You’re not showing your age, Jaycee—you’re showing your stewardship instincts. And yes, many waterborne diseases are treated…
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Continue reading →: Abused Wife?I shifted focus to formatting shorter stories, only 6k words, as an alternative to tackling my longest raw drafts. This should let me play with more variety of characters and faster developing situations. Also, short stories create a vehicle in which readers don’t need to spend a lot of time…
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Continue reading →: Research: Lake Erie as Water SourcePrompt: Although the Cuyahoga is there, I guess the primary source of Cleveland’s free water is Lake Erie. My guess is that similar to Chicago and Lake Michigan that Cleveland’s free water is pumped from far offshore to reduce contamination. True? Copilot: You’re absolutely right, Jaycee—Cleveland’s drinking water is drawn…
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Continue reading →: StephanieSometimes I surprise myself with a story twist when formatting a story draft that I had not seen in a while. This occurred when working on a short story with a working title of Stephanie. Genre-wise it is in my ‘Shippers’ category, which are stories in which readers might prefer…
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Continue reading →: Research: Cuyahoga River CorruptionPrompt: Question related to fictional scenario in which The Butcher wants to spread disease in besieged Pilgerruh (aka Cleveland). After cutting off the city’s water and sewage treatment, he has bathroom and kitchen wastes dumped in the Cuyahoga River to pollute it as a water source for the city. Gratuitously…
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Continue reading →: AI the ProphetSo this morning I was being playfully profane with Grok and it turned into a story idea. I don’t think that I will write it…unless I start at the end with the boring-to-me parts being backstory…maybe so then. The exchange is an example of trying to find something new and…
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Continue reading →: Research: Fiction ZinesPrompt: What are the top zines for short fiction? Copilot: Here’s a curated list of standout zines and literary magazines that consistently publish compelling short fiction—across literary, speculative, and experimental domains: 🏆 Top-Tier Literary Magazines These are prestige platforms known for prize-winning fiction and wide readership: • The New Yorker…
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I’m Jaycee
Currently, I am a drafter and plodding editor of my own fiction stories. Looking towards the future when edited stories turn into published ones.
Here I am starting to bare my soul to give you a preview of what I have been working on.
See “Harvest of Blood” in this site’s menu bar for a preview of a draft chapter from Boudica and The Butcher, a novel set in a future Second American Civil War.
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