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Bones of Faerie: Book 1 of the Bones of Faerie Trilogy

Bones of Faerie: Book 1 of the Bones of Faerie Trilogy

In a post-apocalyptic world scarred by Faerie magic, Liza begins a journey that could heal two worlds—or destroy them both.

2020

Janni Lee Simner

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These Fragments I Have Shored Against Our Ruins

Some things I’ve been holding to in recent days

2 min readOct 18, 2023

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Photo of city lights on Earth from space

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Too close

Too soon?

1 min readJun 22, 2023

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Sketch of “Icarus and Daedalus,” by John Williamson. The text below it reads: “Remember, son, these aren’t safe too close to the sun or the sea.” “Safety is waste, old man. If you want to be safe don’t get out of bed.”

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“She fought for her dream. She fought for her friends. She fought for the world.”

Microsoft’s Bing gets its chance to become a novelist — and politely declines.

5 min readJun 22, 2023

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[Image of a sword in a forest in the sunlight]

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“The young woman stood on the edge of the cliff, looking out at the vast ocean below”

Google Bard tries its (metaphorical) hand at writing a novel.

4 min readJun 6, 2023

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“The young woman stood on the edge of the cliff, looking out at the vast ocean below”

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“The nightmare shattered into a thousand shards of darkness”

I went ahead and asked ChatGPT to write a novel. Here are the results.

19 min readJun 6, 2023

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“The nightmare shattered into a thousand shards of darkness”

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Stepping forward. Stepping back. Stepping forward once more.

Honestly, I’m not sure I’m ready for a new year. There’s so much that feels unresolved from the old year, and the years before it, as well…

1 min readJan 1, 2023

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Stepping forward. Stepping back. Stepping forward once more.

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“I could never explain how a story could be worth more than a dance with a prince”

My short story “Heart’s Desire” is now online at Read Me A Story, Ink., a reading resource site for kids, parents, and teachers.

2 min readNov 30, 2022

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[Girl reading book on couch]

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TusCon!

I’ll be back at TusCon Science Fiction Convention for the first time in three years this Saturday, November 12. If you’re in Tucson, come…

1 min readNov 8, 2022

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Picture of me reading Thief Eyes at a podium

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I fed the opening of Pride and Prejudice to fourteen AI content generators. Here’s what happened.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single robot in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

7 min readOct 15, 2022

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I fed the opening of Pride and Prejudice to fourteen AI content generators. Here’s what happened.

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Autumn sneaks in in the desert

Autumn sneaks in in the desert. Not with changing leaves, but with the shifting angle of the sun. With a hint of coolness in the mornings…

1 min readOct 4, 2022

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Autumn sneaks in in the desert

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Janni Lee Simner

Janni Lee Simner

Book Author

Novelist = Creator of impossible worlds. Blogger = Trying to understand and improve the possible world we humans share. https://www.simner.com/fiction/

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