Tasha ShayneThe Future of HumanityShe sat alone in her little, white room and stared at the wall. Then she turned and stared at the bed. Then at the wall again. She thought…Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023
Tasha ShayneA Lost KeyShe looked for it everywhere. In her sock drawer, behind the mugs in the cupboard that she had to climb a ladder to reach, in her car, and…Aug 25, 20231Aug 25, 20231
Tasha ShayneWe Are All Robots, AnywayIt is the dawn of the ChatGPT era, and people can’t decide how to judge Artificial Intelligence. Some love it; some hate it. There are…Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 2023
Tasha ShayneMiss Carlisle and Miss Carlisle’s MotherIt was Covid, and the humans were locked inside their homes, afraid to breathe the same air as their neighbors. Miss Carlisle was stuck…Jul 7, 20231Jul 7, 20231
Tasha ShayneOn Writing a BookI hated my book. I’d been writing it for the past five years, and every time I worked on it, I hated it even more.Jul 5, 2023Jul 5, 2023
Tasha ShayneA Sleep Experiment IIIt was the morning after the first time she’d ever taken amfien to sleep. She’d taken the pill in her kitchen at 8:30 p.m., and then she…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
Tasha ShayneA Sleep Experiment Pt. IShe couldn’t understand how most people slept in much the same way she couldn’t understand how some people didn’t care for salt on their…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Tasha ShayneAn Heir to the ThroneIt was unfortunate that I kept giving birth to boys. Every man in my harem seemed incapable of giving me a daughter. I’d already had seven…Jun 16, 20231Jun 16, 20231
Tasha ShayneHow to Slow Life DownI miss that feeling I used to get in the autumn, at the beginning of the school year. And it’s funny that I miss it because school was…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Tasha ShayneWhat Is “Normal,” Anyway?I understand that nothing is “normal.” The last few times I’ve said something isn’t normal, I’ve been asked, “What does ‘normal’ mean…Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023