A Writer's Journey Through Life…
Doug Cockerill 
On Coffee With Allan earlier, I asked the question If I wouldn’t say it to my mother, should I say it to AI? It’s a question that I asked after reading a post by Vitalii Kovalenko on SubStack. His point was losing our privacy to programs like ChatGPT etc. The question goes to the heart … Read more
The main problem with AI generated content! The main problem that I find with artificial intelligence like ChatGPT or Gemini writing content is that it looks let us say, artificial? When a human writes, they tend to use long sentences that can go on for quite a while, sometimes without proper punctuation, it can actually … Read more
One of the things that stands out to me about Christian Living is that how we treat each other matters to God. A lot. Don Francisco’s song, “The Steeple Song,” came up in my Spotify playlist yesterday, and it has been rattling around my head since. I will include the lyrics below, and pick out … Read more
Our title today is taken from a quote by Stephen King: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” One question that I have been asked over the years is, “how do you come up with creative ideas every day?” I … Read more
We live in a great part of the world! One of the advantages of living where we are, in regional NSW, Australia, is that you can spend time outdoors whatever the season. The weather doesn’t get too extreme here. It’s mid winter here at the moment, and we’re experiencing temperatures down to -4°C (25°F) overnight, … Read more
This article was originally written in September of 2019, and has been edited, expanded and shared here on The Life. Tege and I have been talking about using free form writing as a means of overcoming Writers’ block, and I thought that I would give it a go. At first, I wasn’t sure about it, … Read more