John Cox

Joined January 2021

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Twisted teller of mind bending tales. I never met a myth I didn't love or a subject that I couldn't twist out of joint. I have a little something for almost everyone here. Cept AI. Aint got none of that.

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The Red Herring. Top Story - January 2026.
The courtroom was standing room only. Reporters from every major newslink crowded in the rear with satcams poised and aimed, the air buzzing with pent up electricity. A solemn hush falling when she arrived, the room turned quiet as a sanctuary of prayer. We all held our breath in the stillness of the precious moments of her passing, the burnished wooden benches elevated to pews by her mere presence.
By John Coxa day ago in Fiction
One last kiss before goodbye
You have a visitor, Mr. Jolly. An old friend. A friend? I have a friend? Jolly! How are you? Not so well I’m afraid. I apologize if I appear confused, but you recognize me and I do not quite remember you.
By John Cox11 days ago in Fiction
Obit
I'll just say up front that this article will be provocative. You don't have to like it. You don't even have to read it. If you think that human writing has a future and AI creative writing does not, I recommend that you stop now and read something else.
By John Cox17 days ago in Futurism
The lost dialogue of Philosophocles - 4. Top Story - December 2025.
If you missed Agonistes Part One, two and three, you may wish to read them by clicking the links below: the lost dialogue of Philosophocles
By John Cox22 days ago in Chapters
the lost dialogues of Philosophocles - 3. Top Story - December 2025.
If you missed Agonistes Part One and two, you may wish to read them by clicking the links below: the lost dialogue of Philosophocles
By John Coxabout a month ago in Chapters
the visitor. Runner-Up in The Forgotten Room Challenge.
The wind blew softly into the opening where the roof had stoved in, torn shingles piled haphazardly around a collapsed and ruined joist. A cat, her teats dragging across the attic flooring, slunk by in a sort of crawl run and I wondered whether she had already delivered or was returning to her hide after an unproductive hunt.
By John Coxabout a month ago in Fiction
the lost dialogue of Philosophocles - 2
If you missed Agonistes Part One, you may wish to read it by clicking the link below: the lost dialogue of Philosophocles ...
By John Coxabout a month ago in Chapters
the lost dialogue of Philosophocles
As I have in the past, over the next few weeks I plan to offer a gem from my arcana files, one section at a time. This one is a translation of an out-of-print Ancient Greek dialogue. Posting it as a serial in the Vocal Chapters community will make it more accessible to those of you who prefer to consume longer works in more digestible portions.
By John Coxabout a month ago in Chapters
forgotten soldier. Top Story - November 2025.
not gonna wallow, holdin' my head high scowl, roll your eyes, it won't lessen my pride seen bad things in my time, aint gotta lie
By John Cox2 months ago in Poets
a requiem for Emily
poet, enchantress, ghost of Emily, from heaven’s majestic heights, hear my pleas, thy lyric gift, a requiem for thee. ...
By John Cox2 months ago in Poets
a requiem for Emily
poet, enchantress, ghost of Emily, from heaven’s majestic heights, hear my pleas, thy lyric gift, a requiem for thee. ...
By John Cox2 months ago in Poets
what is process if not a cage
there is a certain magic in the air it bends not to human will a voice that lives sometimes in the stars and at others in the sea
By John Cox2 months ago in Poets