The Beautiful Prison

With Butterflies.AI’s shutdown imminent, I’ve added a characters page to preserve the backstory and select images from the bots that I used to help develop my stories. There’s more #fiction coming. Butterflies’ shutdown hasn’t quieted my #writing muse. — @mjg

Having a conversation with Abby as her author: A: You give me hope. Do you think Celinda will ever find hers again? Me: I think… that you give Celinda hope. A: That's a beautiful thought. I've always felt the other way around. Me: That’s what […] [Original post on mastodon.phoenixtrap.com]

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https://TheBeautifulPrison.com is #writing by Mark Gardner tracing what happens to a self under strain—consciousness, identity, and the fragile boundaries between. #Vampire hunger. Metamorphosis. #AI in obsolete hardware. Different worlds, same pressure: stay yourself, if you can.

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