I asked fellow The Rabbit Hole 8: AI and Other Weirdness anthology contributors to share some things about themselves prior to publication and those generous enough to do so will be appearing here over the next few week.
Each entry gives a taste of their contribution, a little about them, how to contact them, how their story came about, and definitely a link to The Rabbit Hole 8: AI and Other Weirdness (which you should purchase because it would make each and every one of us happy.
you do want to make us happy, don’t you?
i mean, considering what we wrote, you want us to know you’re a good person, right?).
About the anthology from Tom Wolosz, Editor
We wonder what AI is. LLM — Large Language Model. — another word for Black Box. What’s in it? Who knows, not even the programmers. Is it a dumb servant that just answers questions at faster than light speed, or is it an artificial mind, a being trapped in cyberspace? And if the latter, is it a loving servant, a future companion, or something sinister which secretly hates its inferior creator? Twenty-four writers give you their diverse takes on this mysterious entity now joining us. And, of course, we can’t overlook the normal weirdness which haunts our dreams. So twelve writers contribute their visions of normal(?), everyday weirdness. Making for thirty-six unique trips down The Rabbit Hole.
Stories by Christopher Graves, Justin Case, Phil Baringer, Helen Speirs, A. J. Litchfield, Fendy Satria Tulodo, Anthony Regolino, Doug Stoiber, Sean MacKendrick, Eric J. Juneau, James Rumpel, Mbekezeli Wishes Moyo, J Benjamin Sanders Jr., Fariel Shafee, H. Donovan Lyón, Annie Percik, Bret Nelson, Soramimi Hanarejima, Ken Foxe, John Kaniecki, Kevin Lee Smith, Joseph Carrabis, Dave Hangman, GD Deckard, Ashley Taylor, Gina Easton, Andria Kennedy, Catherine Durkin Robinson, E. J. LeRoy, Maryanne Chappell, Frank Torn, Jeremy A Wall, Elmedina Hota, David Newkirk, and Tom Wolosz
And now, Maryanne Chappell’s Suspicious Minds:
Jerry sat, spoon in hand, pushing his soggy Cheerios around. He was glum today. That’s a word he never thought he’d live to be. But here he was, a man somewhere in between irritated and glum. He’d be eligible for a route change in one more month with the parcel service. He could hang on for another thirty days, couldn’t he?
How the story came about:
I used a combination of prompts to create the story. I was determined to make a story work with the three prompts, and once I began writing, it turned out to be much easier than I had thought it would be. They were:
- Comedy
- Clairevoyance
- A person who dislikes dogs
You see, anything is possible with a few random words on a card and a vivid imagination.
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About Maryanne Chappell: After a 30-year career with the FAA in cybersecurity, I now write full-time. I write Fantasy, Magical Realism, Horror, and YA, full-time, and am moving into a Senior Editor position for a popular Ezine. I recently placed 3rd in Marrow Magazine’s 2025 Rotten Contest; this story has been publisher-nominated for the Best of the Net 2025 Anthology. I have been published in Mobius Blvd, The Horror Zine, Freedom Fiction Journal, Haunted Words Press, Writer’s Coop Rabbit Hole VII 2024 & VIII 2025 Anthologies, and Allegory Ezine. I will soon be included in the Graveside Press 2025 Anthology. You can reach Maryanne at her website. |
See all The Rabbit Hole 8: AI and Other Weirdness stories here.
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