Author: Andy Coyle
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Not by choice
Who do you spend the most time with? Anyone who works full time will know that they spend most of their time with colleagues and not family or friends. The world needs better work life balance. Unfortunately, this isn’t Star Trek. This is real life and there isn’t such a thing as a replicator.
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AGE CONCERN
If you had to change your name, what would your new name be? Interesting question. If I really had to change it, it would have to match my age. There are a lot of names that possibly suit certain decades. Definitely one that needs a lot more thought, I absolutely wouldn’t suit a Brad, Chad…
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CHOCOLATE?
Describe your dream chocolate bar. Gotta be one just out the fridge, a massive dark chocolate bar, with about 32 segments. Then go in a diet for a week
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First Novel as an Adult
The first book I remember reading as an adult, or at least a young adult, was Rats by James Herbert. It was a horror novel about, as the title suggests, rats in the UK that had no problem attacking and eating people. There were two sequels too, Lair and Domain. All very wholesome fun for a 15 or 16 year…
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I remember yearly annuals at Christmas I’m a bit old for remembering any particular book as a child. In Scotland, I got a regular annual called Oor Wullie or one called The Broons. If you’re from Scotland reading this, you’ll know.
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Black n White
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. Watching old black n white films is always a calming thing to do for me. It’s even better if it’s one I’ve come upon by accident on some random streaming service. Better still, if it’s a film I’ve never seen before. Angels with…
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When AI Writes Fiction Who’s the Real Author
For centuries, writing was something only humans did. Now machines can do it too, and this changes everything. At flashfiction.blog, we’re running an experiment: Can readers tell the difference between human and AI writing? The results might surprise you. The Rise of Machine WritingTools like ChatGPT and Claude now craft full stories effortlessly. In 2023, magazines saw a…
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Hello World!
Welcome to Flash Fiction or Not Five stories. Four written by humans. One generated by AI. Can you tell the difference? Read these 300 to 500 word slices of fiction, vote for the impostor, and see how your instincts measure up. No ads. No fluff. Just a quiet battle of wits between carbon and silicon.…