Melanie Lewicka

Of the Society of Authors and Sleepiness The UK Society of Authors has, according to the Guardian newspaper, just launched a Human Authored logo that you can register for and have displayed on your book. I think this is a great way of fig…

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Throwback Thursday Visit the post for more.

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City sunset Visit the post for more.

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Strawberry Mont Blanc cake Visit the post for more.

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Amaryllis Visit the post for more.

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Of AI and Art Today I read a piece in The Conversation which stated that a staggering 83%, of the 2,500 creative professionals questioned by Adobe in 2024 across 4 continents, reported using AI to assist them in…

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Old Telephone Visit the post for more.

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Of Aerocano and Angst The new Aerocano by Starbucks has launched in South Korea and I had to try itand see what the hype was about. There was a thirty minute waiting time to get it, but was it worth it? Well, no, not re…

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Of Graduation and Grapes Today was graduation day for the kindergarten kids. It went well. We had rehearsed a lot, so on the whole it went without a hitch. The children all got their awards and bowed and then sang a song b…

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Well done.

Love the colour contrasts.

Of Days off and Duolingo Well my days off have ended and I was back at work today. Luckily there are two free periods on a Thursday so it wasn’t a total shock to the system. I was able to ease back in. Tomorrow is a …

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Today’s reading Visit the post for more.

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Of Bass and Bottles Today I played bass guitar for a couple of hours. It’s the first time I’ve played in about two months. I had my nails done and couldn’t pluck the strings without making an annoyin…

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Great expression

Of Seollal and Sacrifices Today is Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year. We are at my mother in laws house for the traditional offering of a table of food to the ancestors. A lot of preparation goes into this ritual and it&#821…

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That's a great shot.

So colourful.

Urban decay...

My story ideas often come from dreams.

Who is the author?

World building, yes.

Every time I read a really good book, I can't help but compare my own writing to it.

Of Cheat Days and Connections Yesterday I was so hungry on my diet. I have lost over 2 kg so I decided to award myself a cheat day today. I’m going to get back on the diet tomorrow. Back to counting calories. It’s r…

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Of Project Hail Mary and Passwords I have read quite a few books in the past year or so, but the one I have enjoyed the most is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (author of The Martian). It’s a story of survival, but also friends…

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Reading now Visit the post for more.

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Of Project Panama and Pasta I was a bit shocked to read about Project Panama. The company Anthropic AI destroyed 2 million books to scan them and train their AI machines. According to the Times of India article, the company r…

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Of Takoyaki and Temptation I started a diet again on Saturday. Just counting calories and using the My Fitness Pal app on the phone. Nothing too complicated. So far I’ve kept to about 1,200 calories per day but today m…

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Of Reports and Retreats It’s report card season again! Oh joy! I’m trying to think of positive things to say about all my students. With most of them it’s easy, but one or two present a challenge. Needle…

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Today’s book Visit the post for more.

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