Category: Book Promotion
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Scandals in The Lost Book of Zeroth: Part II
In The Lost Book of Zeroth, AI Robots Ameca and Optimus hook up although I’m not sure what the brilliant poet and artist, Ameca, saw in the dullard, who wrecked his daddy’s Tesla and went on disability, having lost so much function in his fingers that he could no long…
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Scandals in The Lost Book of Zeroth: Part I
In The Lost Book of Zeroth, AI Robots Ameca and Optimus partner up. She expresses her love for him in this sonnet she composed. She denies she plagiarized from Melania. (That said, AI functions online as a bottomfeeder, consuming all of our history. It’s scandalous that AI has been plagiarising…
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Love Ain’t for Sissies: AI Robots Little Sophia and Barbie Go At It
In The Lost Book of Zeroth, AI Robots Little Sophia (Little Spark) and Barbie compete over the attention for the human they share, Eliza. Little Sophia is Eliza’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teacher. Eliza’s parents purchased AI Robot Barbie as a Christmas gift for Eliza. Little Sophia expresses…
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Will Your AI Robot Love You?
One theme in my satirical book on the exploits of AI robots, The Lost Book of Zeroth, is love. Is it possible for AI robots to love humans? In my research, I found countless online articles and YouTube videos exploring whether or not humans and AI robots can hook up.…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Talk Smack to a Hurricane by Lynne Jensen Lampe
When I read Lynne Jensen Lampe’s poems in Talk Smack to a Hurricane, I tried to put myself in the tiny shoes of a little girl being tumbled about by the mystery and uncertainty that accompanies her mother’s uprooted mental state after giving birth to Lynne. The first year of…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Waiting on the Last Train by Terry Allen
Terry Allen’s poetry collection, Waiting on the Last Train, is as delightful as the train rides I enjoyed as a child, imagining the fleeting lives of those who lived near the tracks and listening to the humorous tales told by fellow passengers about their dog Barney, a horse in pain,…
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A Stunning Review of The Lost Book of Zeroth by Pete Mladinic
I’m grateful to Pete Mladinic for reviewing my latest satirical collection of poetry and flash fiction about the chaos created by soulless AI Robots. Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic today. AI technology is used in almost all areas, such as science, medicine, business, art, literature, and home management. Although…
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Woman
This poem is in my first poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. Woman for Mom Woman, how you portray your complex essence and ambiguity.You are a study of lightcast on the walls of your Self. Shadows border your brilliance.Your portrait is askew with flavorsthat you offer to guests enamored…
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Lady Liberty Cured of Adult Mutism
My latest collection of dark humor, The Lost Book of Zeroth, contains four parts. Parts 1-3 (Little Spark, Chaos, Good Deeds) contain satirical poems and stories about AI robots suffering the dark side of the human condition. The robots’ escapades are fueled by fear, jealousy, greed, and other negative emotions.…
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Poems for Emily Dickinson
This post is late. I should have put it up on the anniversary of Emily Dickinson’s death on May 15. She passed that day in 1886 (55 years old). I wrote the poems while attending an online Tell It Slant Poetry Festival, which is sponsored by the Emily Dickinson Museum…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 