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Kim Murdock
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“Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognised in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself.”
—“An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1877)
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ICYMI: Michelle Ross on 100 word story's editorial process, including what sets a story apart— smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/959650...
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'The real question is perhaps not how an AI story could slip past judges but how a story this poorly written could win an award for its “lyrical precision.”'
Yup.
Kim Murdock
Association for Scottish Literature
If it’s not ethical to use the plagiarism machine for writing, why would you think it’s ethical to use for visual creative work? It’s not different. There is no ethical way to use the thievery machine for creative work period. It’s stealing from ALL of us.
The Village with All of the Flash Writers
I've recently added Bulb's stance on AI to our guidelines.
Basically, if you've used AI to write your story, we don't want it.
Now, we are a journal for previously published work, so we may not be fielding AI-subs for a while (or ever, we hope), but here it is!
--Jared
While I work on resurrecting the Ellipsis archive, let’s get the ball rolling…
Web submissions are open, 6th-16th June. 1,000 words or fewer.
The usual guidelines apply and can be found here: ellipsis-zine.com/submit
Just finished the final proofread of my new collection, which includes this essay originally published in @literaryhub.bsky.social. If you haven't read it, consider this is your invitation into my work and what it's all about.
