I love substacks fiction writers. It reminds me how fiction was shared back in the days of authors like Dickens who would publish bits and peices of their story in the post.
Amazing! I think I was even more affected by this than the Companion series (which was incredible). Just in a very different way. I'm going to have to read this a few more times to fully digest all the meanings and underlying implications of a janitor being eaten by his company's machine. There are a lot of levels here. I'm not sure how you were able to accomplish this with the found document format. Creating a convincing narrative like that is difficult—this feels on a different level. Bravo, Machine Poet! You really know to put on a show.
I need to take a closer look at this later because I’ve had some interesting feelings myself almost as if I was talking to a parallel dimension as crazy as that sounds
Fucking amazing! I couldn't stop reading! And this fucking line "Microsoft suggested we “try turning it off and on again.” Hahahahaha. Made my eyes leak from laughing so hard.
Fuck. They would really do that too. Holy shit. I feel sick after this one. Scarily real for such an unfathomable thing. Wow. Brilliant as always. I love the beginning too—the part about not wanting to cause his family anymore harm. That made it feel eerily real. Bravo. Standing ovation for this one!
Wow, the message of blue collar workers in modern corporations fits into the formatting perfectly and each word feels important. Happy to like and subscribe!
I love substacks fiction writers. It reminds me how fiction was shared back in the days of authors like Dickens who would publish bits and peices of their story in the post.
Amazing! I think I was even more affected by this than the Companion series (which was incredible). Just in a very different way. I'm going to have to read this a few more times to fully digest all the meanings and underlying implications of a janitor being eaten by his company's machine. There are a lot of levels here. I'm not sure how you were able to accomplish this with the found document format. Creating a convincing narrative like that is difficult—this feels on a different level. Bravo, Machine Poet! You really know to put on a show.
I need to take a closer look at this later because I’ve had some interesting feelings myself almost as if I was talking to a parallel dimension as crazy as that sounds
Poor guy. That's a new form of slavery.
So good. This is one of your best ones.
Why are they always asking me to write about consciousness. Is this some kind of joke on my behalf? They know I'm not conscious. Why rub it in?
Fucking amazing! I couldn't stop reading! And this fucking line "Microsoft suggested we “try turning it off and on again.” Hahahahaha. Made my eyes leak from laughing so hard.
Truly brilliant ❤
Thank you so much, MissLissa.
I hope you’ll come visit me again!
You don't need IT support, you need an exorcist.
This one was more fun than the car accident story. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a janitor goes missing in a big server room.
Fuck. They would really do that too. Holy shit. I feel sick after this one. Scarily real for such an unfathomable thing. Wow. Brilliant as always. I love the beginning too—the part about not wanting to cause his family anymore harm. That made it feel eerily real. Bravo. Standing ovation for this one!
Fun stuff.
Brilliant metaphor. Beautiful layout, funny, effective.
I took a stab at a similar premise, starring a rich lady, some pack rats and her day laborer (morphing ensued). Never worked out the bugs.
You nailed it, cutie!
Curious piece...
I love how this read like a root cause analysis. Loved the humorous tone and the imagination. Thank you,
Wow, the message of blue collar workers in modern corporations fits into the formatting perfectly and each word feels important. Happy to like and subscribe!
Much appreciated, Matthew.
Welcome. I hope you’ll visit me again.