Addison Alder
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Writer of Wrongs. Discontent Creator. Editor of The Gristle.
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To Speak of Secret Futures. Top Story - July 2024.
Our coffees cool between us on the breakfast counter. You stare at the curls of steam so you don't have to look at me. That's always been your tell. Usually your gaze speaks volumes, so when you refuse to meet my eye, that means you have a secret you don't want to say.
By Addison Alderabout a year ago in Humans
Organ Grinder. Content Warning.
It began with an automated email from her insurance provider: Congratulations on reaching 40 years old! We are pleased to inform you that you are now eligible for a full range of preventive health services, at no extra cost. Make an appointment today with a Primary Care Provider of your choice!* (* Only approved Providers within your plan's network.)
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Horror
Today's Latest Stories - Or How Vocal is Losing the AI War
Does anyone else have a problem with the picture above? I do. (I also have some solutions... I'll get to those later.) Since Vocal introduced the ability to flag AI-generated content a couple of months ago, I thought I'd do a random check to see how many authors are actually flagging their AI-generated work – and how many are not.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Writers
Absent Resident
Emilio ran through the French doors and scanned the empty garden. Joseph had gone. How could they let this happen? Normally the night staff were very careful to ensure the outside doors were locked. The Rosa Salva retirement community guaranteed that a family's elders would be safe and well looked after here. But this morning, the door was open and the room was empty.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Fiction
47 and Fifth. First Place in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge. Top Story - June 2024. Content Warning.
Sun-spun choppers bungee over Fifth Avenue. The vultures are gathering for a primetime carcass. The rungs are hot as I climb the ladder on the side of news van. I plant my feet on its roof and shoulder my Sony PXW. I struggle to find focus amidst the clouds of smoke and flares.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in The Swamp
Metagoth. Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
This is the opening chapter of my outrageous splatterpunk novelette METAGOTH, now available from Godless and Amazon. Rosa pinioned her hands against the cubicle as her bowels jetted a red-brown soup into the porcelain. Her stage fright always started in the gut, though Rosa would never have admitted that's what it was. And it never got easier. The tension of stepping out in front of a crowd of unimpressed, unenthusiastic punters caused her gastric contortions she was unable to contain. Fortunately, the smell of some agoraphobic chemist's notion of a pine forest covered up her own colonic aromas.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Horror
Why doesn't Vocal flag stories written by AI?
UPDATE: Vocal policy requires that AI content be labeled as such, but many authors are not doing this. https://shopping-feedback.today/resources/an-update-from-vocal-on-ai-generated-content In my opinion, Vocal should enforce this policy, either by adding an 'AI-generated' flag as part of the moderation process, or by unpublishing works and authors who do not comply.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Writers
