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Pale Horse, Pale Rider & Miranda Rose
A Portent Of Trouble “I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.” —...
Miranda Rose, Gone Too Soon
April 27, 1983 - March 7, 2025 A Eulogy: Courage, Kindness and Love Preface I wrote this and delivered it at Miranda's memorial service. It is a speech, so judge the writing accordingly. I've included some points within the post to clarify what I believe about...
I Tells AI a Story: Scene 8
Installment Eight of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content created by LLM ChatGPT. The story portion is the product of my prompt and ChatGPT’s response. The rest of the article is my unadulterated creation, thunk up out of my own brain. Please,...
I Tells AI a Story: Scene 7
Installment Seven of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content created by LLM ChatGPT. The story portion is the product of my prompt and ChatGPT’s response. The rest of the article is my unadulterated creation, thunk up out of my own brain. Please,...
I Tells AI a Story: Scene 6
Installment Six of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content created by LLM ChatGPT. The story portion is the product of my prompt and ChatGPT’s response. The rest of the article is my unadulterated creation, thunk up out of my own brain. Please,...
I Tells AI A Story: Scene 5
Installment Five of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content first created by LLM ChatGPT, and later modified by yours truly. The story portion began as the product of my prompt to ChatGPT and ChatGPT’s response. A rewrite of the story follows the...
I Tells AI A Story: Scene 4
Installment Four of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content first created by LLM ChatGPT, and later modified by yours truly. The story portion began as the product of my prompt to ChatGPT and ChatGPT’s response. A rewrite of the story follows the...
I Tells AI A Story: Scene 3
Installment Three of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content first created by LLM ChatGPT, and later modified by yours truly. The story portion began as the product of my prompt to ChatGPT and ChatGPT’s response. A rewrite of the story follows...

Mark Wm Smith
An overeducated, blue-collar cowboy, I grew up on along the banks of the Yellowstone River in Eastern Montana. Raised by a long haul trucker and a bartending waitress, I learned the hard ways of the modern frontier, scraping life from the unforgiving high chaparral.
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