Beyond the Seven Days Spotlight: The Vermont Extended Universe Expands This July

After the Seven Days Spotlight, the Vermont Extended Universe Gears Up for Volume 3 of the VEU. “Shelburne author Chris Rodgers pairs mysterious short stories with AI‑generated imagery to create curious and fun historical fiction.” — Seven Days (Books, April 23 2025) (Seven Days) I am grateful to Seven Days and writer Ken Picard for profiling the first two volumes of the VEU. I’ve…

Creating Object Portraits with Midjourney

Object portraits are an artistic genre where portraits are composed of objects rather than literal likenesses. The objects are carefully chosen for their symbolism and connection to the portrait subject. This allows the artist to convey the essence and personality of the subject through meaningful items. It makes sense that AI can do this well. …

Bringing the Surreal World of David Lynch to Life with AI with Video

David Lynch is known for his surreal, dreamlike films that take viewers into strange and mysterious worlds. As an avid Lynch fan, I wanted to try capturing his in this MidJourney test. With the help of AI art generation and some creative editing, I was able to make a Lynchian animated video using just still…

The Gamer

Some nights when I put the kids to bed my eyes are too tired to read, but I still need to deliver a story.  Usually, these freestyle tales meander with no plot, but sometimes the kids like them and I’ll write them down for another day.  ______________________________ THE GAMER King Franz was a merciful king…