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Hi all!
It seems like there is controversy around the character “STELLA”. One reader mailed me to say that the story started out great, but:
“...has become far too hokey for my tastes. Bye!”
Sorry to see him leaving, but as my editor say: “You can’t please everybody.”
80% of the readers vote 9, or 10, To me that is an indication of what you like and why you read the story and vote for it. Thank you!
One reader asked if I would be doing a ghost story again soon. Yeah, I might – but I tried going a little Si-Fi with Stella. Go Google “companion-bot” or “humanoid” and you will see how far robotics has come in the last couple of years.
I gave Stella’s dossier to an AI assistant together with some of her responses to Roy. I included a part of a mail I got where the reader said that in a couple of years from now, we might see humanoids among us.
AI responded to give me a breakdown off all that is going on in the robotic development sector and concluded with: “... although Stella is very advanced in your, the author’s, eye, and is a possibility that she could be real, this type of advanced robot will not see the light of day for decades to come.”
So, if AI itself say that I think we are still safe from meeting a STELLA in the near future. Flying cars might be first. LOL. AI also gave me some ideas how to proceed with Stella. I told it: “Skip the subject. Just leave it and LOVE Stella.” Its response: “Yes. Let’s just love her. No need to scare humanity.”
For those of you that took like a duck to water to Stella, thank you. My work is done. Just remember; Stella is a two-part entity. She is a robot that’s logic is driven by AI, BUT deep inside her is the embedded “Elara Ghost Matrix” that is starting to emerge and challenging her Robotic Logic. She is... evolving... Learning the human ways...
Not so farfetched for those of you that encountered “Curie” in the PC game, Fallout 4.
Here is chapter 25. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
Humpty Dumpty, sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...
Well, not so dramatic, but that’s what happens when the two terrorists are standing in your way, and you are carrying a heavy dog that is too blind to see the way to the front door. I took a short cut over the grass and my foot caught on a pot plant. Down I went with the dog jumping away as he felt what was coming. Winded and with grass burns I went sprawling. So, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall – all the kings' horses and all the kings' men – had scrambled eggs for lunch again... That was yesterday. Now I’m fine again. LOL!!!
And let’s see how far Jupiter’s prediction went. WHO is Stella? Where did she come from? Is she divorced? That’s why she is so cold and distant. Why is she so clever? Did she do a PhD in Oceanography? Is she on the Ocean Wanderer for the scientific study of the ocean, encompassing its physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects? Maybe not – she’s too young. So, what gives? (Oh devious, despicable me.) LOL.
Here is chapter 24. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
What a week! Not too busy, but some great events. I thought that only my USA Editor and my Canadian Editor could WhatsApp me. But as one goes along one tend to find other friends as well. And so, the list grows. Now try to communicate between time Zones! I have to keep time of my Editor in the USA, so I don’t wake him up in the middle of the night. LOL. But try to balance the time zone thing between Mid-West and West Coast of USA! Yeah, that country is so big that when the West Coast is running the rat race, the East Coast sleeps!
Also welcome was a voice call from Seattle on Thursday night. Okay I say “night” because it was early morning with him, and I was getting supper ready for the two terrorists and myself. But what a great chat I had with this Reader. NO, I did not give him spoilers about the story. LOL! Same with my Namibian Reader.
Between the emails and now the WhatsApp text messages, I am very happy for all your support and contact. Please do not stop. I like it.
At the end of this chapter, you will meet the new girl that most likely will form part of the Angels Universe in the future. Please don’t judge her too harshly in her first appearance. I think you will come to love her and her unconventional ways. LOL. More about her in chapter 24, coming soon.
Here is chapter 23. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
I hope you are all in good health and doing well!
Some of you has sort of jumped the gun at the mention of the uranium. But that is not a train smash. I do know that there are a few nuclear physicists out there bound to raise an eyebrow. But in this chapter (22) things will be cleared up. Roxy will explain WHY the plan is flawed and will not have the impact that the bad guys want. But that leaves the Angels, Rangers, Roy and his new assistant to still find the uranium and either recover it or destroy it by making it inaccessible to anyone on the planet.
It is like I started a debate about a little detail in the story and there USA go and strike Iran's nuclear facilities. ??? Was I preempting something again? Sorry my crystal ball is being funny this time. LOL. Lucky, I did not publish chapter 22 before the news in real life went out. Just now, the CIA, FBI, or whatever men in black suits, might want to come over for cookies and coffee... Like the fire in Knysna I described in "Cargo Drop," and there a huge fire happened in Hawaii! (Blame my overactive imagination.) The "WHAT IF..." I play with to get my stories believable and near to real life.
That brings me to another subject...
A very interesting week went by. I got to delve into the wonderful world of computer programming again. This has sparked that belief of mine that once you learn a language, you never forget it. It is just getting to relate to the syntax and little nuances and there you go.
The great command statements; “IF THEN ELSE
Hi all!
The week rolled by at warp speed. An element that needed to be researched, as it is not a new concept but advancing at a rapid speed, had needed to be taken care of. No spoilers but be prepared for chapter 23 and 24 when it comes your way. All I can say at this time is that it is a major shift in my story telling and I hope you are going to like it. All can’t be just blood and gore and romance. Pinching the cat in the dark needs to be there too, don’t you think? LOL!
It will also be a major eyebrow raise for my editors because they are in the dark to this surprise coming their way. (Oh, evil, despicable me!) The surprise will be a new character in the way of Stella Maren. A 20-year old Civilian Logistics and Dive technician on board the Ocean Wanderer, the ice class research ship of the FLO. A standard Brown hair five feet eight, slender girl with blue eyes and freckles splattered over her cheeks and nose with a special dietary restriction. AND NO! She will not be joining the Angels. (Watch out Fiona – there is something in the air!)
My one editor picked up on it and ended his comments with: "I have a feeling that Roy may get two like Ash, Dave, and the other men in this series of stories." Hmm... You might be onto something... You might be right; you might be wrong...I say no more.
Here is chapter 21. Enjoy! Don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
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