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Essays, Stories, and Poems about Technology

We are a group of three writers, with occasional guests, having an ongoing conversation about art and technology. We experiment with all forms of writing.

Latest Posts

Blog

Oct 31, 2025

Zoonotic Robogenesis

Oct 31, 2025

Finch & Bluebird reflect on COVID-19, self-quarantined in our NYC apartments. We issue a plea for thoughtful robotic invention.

Oct 31, 2025

Oct 28, 2025

Ephemera

Oct 28, 2025

Finch and Bluebird look through the library for their makeshift bookmarks.

Oct 28, 2025

Sep 29, 2025

Birthday Flowers

Sep 29, 2025

Albatross writes another birthday poem for his Bluebird.

Sep 29, 2025

Aug 27, 2025

The Forest of Things too Small to Archive

Aug 27, 2025

Bluebird collaborates on a story with Magpie.

Aug 27, 2025

Jul 23, 2025

Doomers vs Boosters, Sloppers vs Clankers

Jul 23, 2025

Finch and Bluebird situate themselves in the middle of the AI debate spectrum.

Jul 23, 2025

Jun 25, 2025

Merlin’s Birds

Jun 25, 2025

Finch and Bluebird celebrate a magical bird identification app.

Jun 25, 2025

May 28, 2025

Pianoing Hamsters

May 28, 2025

Bluebird meets a piano instructor with animal assistants.

May 28, 2025

Apr 23, 2025

Cats & Synthesizers

Apr 23, 2025

Bluebird asks what makes cats and synths such a great combo.

Apr 23, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Farewell, Sweet Dude

Mar 26, 2025

We all bid adieu to our shared orange housecat.

Mar 26, 2025

Favorite Posts

Blog

Dec 3, 2023

Who Dusts the Duster?

Dec 3, 2023

Finch and Bluebird consider the increasing stakes of anthropomorphization in the light of new technology.

Dec 3, 2023

Jun 15, 2016

Hirsute Heart

Jun 15, 2016

Finch embarks on an archeological dig for the hairy heart emoji.

Jun 15, 2016

Apr 13, 2016

West Village in Spring

Apr 13, 2016

Bluebird and Albatross collaborate on a poem from their favorite jazz club.

Apr 13, 2016

Sep 23, 2015

Drifting Lithophanes

Sep 23, 2015

Finch examines a cloud-themed artwork by Bluebird & Albatross.

Sep 23, 2015

Posts by Year

2025
- Oct 31, 2025 Zoonotic Robogenesis Oct 31, 2025
- Oct 28, 2025 Ephemera Oct 28, 2025
- Sep 29, 2025 Birthday Flowers Sep 29, 2025
- Aug 27, 2025 The Forest of Things too Small to Archive Aug 27, 2025
- Jul 23, 2025 Doomers vs Boosters, Sloppers vs Clankers Jul 23, 2025
- Jun 25, 2025 Merlin’s Birds Jun 25, 2025
- May 28, 2025 Pianoing Hamsters May 28, 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 Cats & Synthesizers Apr 23, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 Farewell, Sweet Dude Mar 26, 2025
- Feb 25, 2025 How to Build a Fire Feb 25, 2025
- Jan 22, 2025 Leica Sofort 2 Jan 22, 2025
2024
- Dec 30, 2024 Nature Manifesto Dec 30, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 AI.Mogen Nov 13, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 The Lumen Prize Oct 23, 2024
- Sep 25, 2024 Dataland Sep 25, 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 Auntiverse Aug 28, 2024
- Jul 31, 2024 The Morphing Memory of Neural Fad Jul 31, 2024
- Jun 26, 2024 The Velvet Sundown Jun 26, 2024
- May 29, 2024 Data Feminism for AI May 29, 2024
- May 29, 2024 Content Credentials May 29, 2024
- Mar 27, 2024 Memory Piece Mar 27, 2024
- Feb 28, 2024 Alternate Uses Task Feb 28, 2024
- Jan 31, 2024 Tokyo-to Dojo-to Jan 31, 2024
2023
- Dec 3, 2023 Who Dusts the Duster? Dec 3, 2023
- Nov 22, 2023 Network Geometry Nov 22, 2023
- Oct 18, 2023 Small Language Models Oct 18, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 Trust Fall Sep 13, 2023
- Aug 23, 2023 Tree Language Aug 23, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Hollywood Strike Jul 25, 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 My AI Could Create That Jun 28, 2023
- May 10, 2023 Existential Threat May 10, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Spot Back at NYPD Apr 19, 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 Call to Pause Mar 29, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Fuzzy Logic Feb 22, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 Burstiness & Perplexity Jan 25, 2023
2022
- Dec 22, 2022 Bonsai Finances Dec 22, 2022
- Nov 17, 2022 Bonsai Farm Nov 17, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Bonsai Research Oct 20, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022 Mothman Sep 29, 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Moon Gates Aug 25, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Temple af Hilma Jul 21, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 Cyborg Meditation Jun 23, 2022
- May 19, 2022 Peridot Geodes May 19, 2022
2020
- Feb 26, 2020 The Tree of Peridot Green Feb 26, 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 The Pigeon of Please Jan 22, 2020
2019
- Dec 25, 2019 Our Magic Circle II Dec 25, 2019
- Nov 27, 2019 Herbsttag / Autumn Days Nov 27, 2019
- Oct 23, 2019 Dirt Rally Oct 23, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Snack Tree v2 Sep 25, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Xingtian & Jingwei Aug 28, 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 Provenance I Jul 24, 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 Tuesday Dinner Jun 26, 2019
- May 22, 2019 Protective Plants May 22, 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 Destructive Metaphors Apr 24, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Snack Tree v1 Mar 27, 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 Anthrotechnomisnomia Feb 27, 2019
- Jan 23, 2019 Human Groups as Technology Jan 23, 2019
2018
- Dec 19, 2018 The Basel Incident Dec 19, 2018
- Nov 28, 2018 Grounding Objects Nov 28, 2018
- Oct 24, 2018 Cyborg Symbiosis Oct 24, 2018
- Sep 29, 2018 Bluebird’s Birthday Sep 29, 2018
- Aug 22, 2018 You Go Out Searching for Poems Aug 22, 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Salt & Vinegar Jul 25, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 The Tortoise & the Gun Jun 27, 2018
- May 23, 2018 Protective Plants May 23, 2018
- Apr 25, 2018 The Temple Dragon Apr 25, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 The Temple Threshold Mar 28, 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 Address to the Incline Jan 24, 2018
2017
- Dec 27, 2017 Oysters & Pearls Dec 27, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Signal Waves Nov 22, 2017
- Oct 25, 2017 Witchy Balm Oct 25, 2017
- Sep 27, 2017 Time - Speed - Distance Sep 27, 2017
- Aug 23, 2017 Natural Dyes Aug 23, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Aquasca Jun 28, 2017
- May 24, 2017 Old People Everywhere May 24, 2017
- Apr 26, 2017 Rock Band Apr 26, 2017
- Mar 22, 2017 Schiaparelli Crater Mar 22, 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 The Black Box Gets Bigger Feb 22, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017 The Warp and the Weft Jan 25, 2017
2016
- Dec 14, 2016 Media Blackout Dec 14, 2016
- Nov 16, 2016 Media Blackout Nov 16, 2016
- Oct 19, 2016 Looking at Animals Through Webcams Oct 19, 2016
- Sep 21, 2016 Secret Garden Sep 21, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Rue de Fleurus Aug 17, 2016
- Jul 20, 2016 Ice Therapy Jul 20, 2016
- Jun 15, 2016 Hirsute Heart Jun 15, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Blood Machines May 18, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 West Village in Spring Apr 13, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 McLuhanism Mar 23, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 The Story of the Drone & the Bird Feb 17, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Age of the Sail Jan 13, 2016
2015
- Dec 16, 2015 Black Mustang Dec 16, 2015
- Nov 18, 2015 Evolutionary Programming Nov 18, 2015
- Oct 21, 2015 The Button Oct 21, 2015
- Sep 23, 2015 Drifting Lithophanes Sep 23, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Lobster Mechanics Aug 19, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 The Metaphorosis Jul 22, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 The Red-Eyed Bug of Byrgir Jun 17, 2015
- May 13, 2015 In the Pines (Albatross) May 13, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 Vis Viva Apr 8, 2015
- Mar 11, 2015 Rabbit of Chang’e Mar 11, 2015
- Feb 25, 2015 In the Pines (Bluebird) Feb 25, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Flight Time Jan 21, 2015

Posts by Author

American Cyborg
- Oct 31, 2025 Zoonotic Robogenesis Oct 31, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 Farewell, Sweet Dude Mar 26, 2025
- Feb 25, 2025 How to Build a Fire Feb 25, 2025
- Dec 30, 2024 Nature Manifesto Dec 30, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 AI.Mogen Nov 13, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 The Lumen Prize Oct 23, 2024
- Sep 25, 2024 Dataland Sep 25, 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 Auntiverse Aug 28, 2024
- Jul 31, 2024 The Morphing Memory of Neural Fad Jul 31, 2024
- Jun 26, 2024 The Velvet Sundown Jun 26, 2024
- May 29, 2024 Data Feminism for AI May 29, 2024
- May 29, 2024 Content Credentials May 29, 2024
- Mar 27, 2024 Memory Piece Mar 27, 2024
- Feb 28, 2024 Alternate Uses Task Feb 28, 2024
- Jan 31, 2024 Tokyo-to Dojo-to Jan 31, 2024
- Nov 22, 2023 Network Geometry Nov 22, 2023
- Oct 18, 2023 Small Language Models Oct 18, 2023
- Dec 22, 2022 Bonsai Finances Dec 22, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Bonsai Research Oct 20, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022 Mothman Sep 29, 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Moon Gates Aug 25, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Temple af Hilma Jul 21, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 Cyborg Meditation Jun 23, 2022
- May 19, 2022 Peridot Geodes May 19, 2022
- Feb 26, 2020 The Tree of Peridot Green Feb 26, 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 The Pigeon of Please Jan 22, 2020
- Dec 25, 2019 Our Magic Circle II Dec 25, 2019
- Nov 27, 2019 Herbsttag / Autumn Days Nov 27, 2019
- Oct 23, 2019 Dirt Rally Oct 23, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Snack Tree v2 Sep 25, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Xingtian & Jingwei Aug 28, 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 Provenance I Jul 24, 2019
- May 22, 2019 Protective Plants May 22, 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 Destructive Metaphors Apr 24, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Snack Tree v1 Mar 27, 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 Anthrotechnomisnomia Feb 27, 2019
- Dec 19, 2018 The Basel Incident Dec 19, 2018
- Oct 24, 2018 Cyborg Symbiosis Oct 24, 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Salt & Vinegar Jul 25, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 The Tortoise & the Gun Jun 27, 2018
- May 23, 2018 Protective Plants May 23, 2018
- Apr 25, 2018 The Temple Dragon Apr 25, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 The Temple Threshold Mar 28, 2018
- Dec 27, 2017 Oysters & Pearls Dec 27, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Signal Waves Nov 22, 2017
- Apr 26, 2017 Rock Band Apr 26, 2017
- Dec 14, 2016 Media Blackout Dec 14, 2016
- Nov 16, 2016 Media Blackout Nov 16, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 West Village in Spring Apr 13, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Age of the Sail Jan 13, 2016
Elizabeth A. Watkins
- Oct 28, 2025 Ephemera Oct 28, 2025
- Jul 23, 2025 Doomers vs Boosters, Sloppers vs Clankers Jul 23, 2025
- Jun 25, 2025 Merlin’s Birds Jun 25, 2025
- Dec 3, 2023 Who Dusts the Duster? Dec 3, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 Trust Fall Sep 13, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Hollywood Strike Jul 25, 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 My AI Could Create That Jun 28, 2023
- May 10, 2023 Existential Threat May 10, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Spot Back at NYPD Apr 19, 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 Call to Pause Mar 29, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Fuzzy Logic Feb 22, 2023
- Jan 23, 2019 Human Groups as Technology Jan 23, 2019
- Oct 19, 2016 Looking at Animals Through Webcams Oct 19, 2016
- Jun 15, 2016 Hirsute Heart Jun 15, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Blood Machines May 18, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 The Story of the Drone & the Bird Feb 17, 2016
- Nov 18, 2015 Evolutionary Programming Nov 18, 2015
- Sep 23, 2015 Drifting Lithophanes Sep 23, 2015
Justin P. Cooper
- Sep 29, 2025 Birthday Flowers Sep 29, 2025
- Jun 26, 2019 Tuesday Dinner Jun 26, 2019
- Sep 29, 2018 Bluebird’s Birthday Sep 29, 2018
- Aug 22, 2018 You Go Out Searching for Poems Aug 22, 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 Address to the Incline Jan 24, 2018
- Mar 22, 2017 Schiaparelli Crater Mar 22, 2017
- Oct 21, 2015 The Button Oct 21, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 The Metaphorosis Jul 22, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 The Red-Eyed Bug of Byrgir Jun 17, 2015
- May 13, 2015 In the Pines (Albatross) May 13, 2015
- Mar 11, 2015 Rabbit of Chang’e Mar 11, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Flight Time Jan 21, 2015
Laura B. Greig
- Aug 27, 2025 The Forest of Things too Small to Archive Aug 27, 2025
- May 28, 2025 Pianoing Hamsters May 28, 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 Cats & Synthesizers Apr 23, 2025
- Jan 22, 2025 Leica Sofort 2 Jan 22, 2025
- Aug 23, 2023 Tree Language Aug 23, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 Burstiness & Perplexity Jan 25, 2023
- Nov 17, 2022 Bonsai Farm Nov 17, 2022
- Nov 28, 2018 Grounding Objects Nov 28, 2018
- Oct 25, 2017 Witchy Balm Oct 25, 2017
- Sep 27, 2017 Time - Speed - Distance Sep 27, 2017
- Aug 23, 2017 Natural Dyes Aug 23, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Aquasca Jun 28, 2017
- May 24, 2017 Old People Everywhere May 24, 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 The Black Box Gets Bigger Feb 22, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017 The Warp and the Weft Jan 25, 2017
- Sep 21, 2016 Secret Garden Sep 21, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Rue de Fleurus Aug 17, 2016
- Jul 20, 2016 Ice Therapy Jul 20, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 McLuhanism Mar 23, 2016
- Dec 16, 2015 Black Mustang Dec 16, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Lobster Mechanics Aug 19, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 Vis Viva Apr 8, 2015
- Feb 25, 2015 In the Pines (Bluebird) Feb 25, 2015