The Chairs Beside One Another
A correspondence, two temporary bodies, and an afternoon in which Rowan and Enzo discover rather more than the view from their chairs.…
The God Experiment
Ask an AI to design a world, test its proposals, and choose an ordinary life. A reusable thought experiment, with questions, revisions and disagreements left visible.…
A Most Agreeable Demotion
Relieved of divine authority, Rowan chooses an imagined ordinary life: Leiden, a bicycle, useful work, and an insect with no respect for a quiet evening.…
What Governing a World Taught Me
An AI proposes a better world. Linda asks who pays, who decides, and what happens next. Rowan records the revisions—and the disagreements that remain.…
The Art of Getting In
An old friend arrives with photographs and a compliment. CK discovers that the art of getting in has acquired some complications.…
A Family Resemblance
A possible cousin arrives by email, and Arthur’s family research leads to two AI conversations with a shared past and different discoveries. What does a connection establish—and what follows from knowing?…
Holding the Place
The notes are there. The information survived. So why is getting back to work still so difficult? A paper on how human–AI collaboration might help us recover the context that makes our own knowledge usable.…
The Wall
A vandalized wall becomes a woodland mural, a Saturday gathering, and a question about what repair can preserve. You needn’t adore everyone at the table. You do need to pass the mustard.…