The Diddler In Disguise

By Eric Le Roy

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There comes a certain point when, having fought the good fight and, further resistance being futile, one walks willingly to the stake and allows oneself to be fettered and set afire. This is the moment of total capitulation and surrender, whether it be to the ecstatic bottomless pit of the orgasm or asphyxiation by the zombies and mummies of death.

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It’s … Read the rest

The Sham Of Social Media

By Eric Le Roy

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Content 18+ Back in the day when I was an undergraduate at the University of Florida, I wondered what to choose as my ‘major’: English or Journalism. Well, that was back in the ‘60s, so what else could I do but drop out and head for Greenwich Village in New York City? (Well, not exactly. I ended up working at the Countee Cullen … Read the rest

The Sterile Muse

By Eric Le Roy

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      Modern conceptual art poster with ancient statue of bust of Venus. Collage of contemporary art.

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Content 16+ I get a lot of ‘creative’ and ‘analytical’ stories and essays from ChatGPT these days, which would be fine with me, except that they have my students’ signatures on them. So what should I think of all this? And what should I do?

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First, some background. I am now an ESL (English as Second Language) tutor. I also write books and Read the rest