# amazing stories (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover amazing stories. Page: Feed: --- ## [Morgue Ship #2: Lazarus Come Forth](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/morgue-ship-2-lazarus-come-forth/) _2026-08-23 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “Lazarus Come … Continue reading Morgue Ship… ## [Luminous Beings](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/luminous-beings/) _2026-08-23 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ The night is come, but not too soon, and sinking silently, all silently, the little moon drops down behind the sky. There is no light in earth or heaven but the cold light of the stars, and the glowing eyes of the zombie squirrels. Let’s illuminate Luminous Beings, by David Arnold and José Pimienta. Synopsis: … Continue reading Luminous Beings ## [Morgue Ship #1: Morgue Ship](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/morgue-ship-1-morgue-ship/) _2026-08-22 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “Morgue Ship” … Continue reading Morgue Ship… ## [The Princess Protection Program #1: The Princess Protection Program](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/the-princess-protection-program-1-the-princess-protection-program/) _2026-08-22 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ When I was just a little girl my mama used to tuck me into bed and she’d read me a story. It always was about a princess in distress and how a guy would save her and end up with her glory. I’d lie in bed and think about the person that I wanted to … Continue reading The Princess Protection Program #1: The Princess Protection Program ## [The Monster Maker](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/the-monster-maker/) _2026-08-21 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “The Monster … Continue reading The Monster… ## [Tegan and Sara #2: Crush](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/tegan-and-sara-2-crush/) _2026-08-21 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ You might be older and taller than me, but we’re on the same frequency. I gotta crush, crush on you. This is a rush, rush with you. Let’s audition for Crush, by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, and Tillie Walden. Synopsis: From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara and Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden comes the second … Continue reading Tegan and Sara #2: Crush ## [A Little Journey](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/a-little-journey/) _2026-08-20 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “A Little … Continue reading A Little Journey ## [Mal Goes to War](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/mal-goes-to-war/) _2026-08-20 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ War, I despise ’cause it means destruction of innocent lives. War means tears to thousands of mothers’ eyes when their sons go out to fight and lose their lives. Let’s march with Mal Goes to War, by Edward Ashton. Synopsis: The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war … Continue reading Mal Goes to War ## [The Road to Sinharat](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/the-road-to-sinharat/) _2026-08-18 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “The Road … Continue reading The Road to… ## [Full Shift](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/full-shift/) _2026-08-18 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ In a dream I was a werewolf. My soul was filled with crystal light. Lavender ribbons of rain sang, ridding my heart of mortal fright. Let’s put on our fur coats for Full Shift, by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton. Synopsis: In this queer, supernatural YA graphic novel from the author of Some Girls Do … Continue reading Full Shift ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ohbrT6A8CN1X) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [That Old Radio Still Plays](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/08/old-radio-still-plays/) _2026-08-18 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ I’m thrilled to see that Reclaim Hosting still runs the DS106 Radio Summer Camp as a light, low threshold way to gather online about as far from a wall of zoom faces as you can get. It was 12 hours of programming you could just spin the dial to over to https://listen.reclaimed.tech/summer-camp and tune in. \[…\] ## [Out of the Sea](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/out-of-the-sea/) _2026-08-17 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “Out of … Continue reading Out of the Sea ## [Mossheart #2: The Ghostwing’s Lie](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/mossheart-2-the-ghostwings-lie/) _2026-08-17 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Keep the balance, mind the wood, and bid the green light grow. Folk to summon, Dlyers to anchor, and Divers to help if flow. Beware the lies of Ghostwings freed, in them the rot remains. Seek the heart within the reeds, for the Blight shall rise again! Let’s see how the fairy (f)lies with The … Continue reading Mossheart #2: The Ghostwing’s Lie ## [N’Chaka #2: Enchantress of Venus](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/nchaka-2-enchantress-of-venus/) _2026-08-17 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “Enchantress of … Continue reading N’Chaka #2:… ## [Ghost Roast](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/ghost-roast/) _2026-08-17 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ I want you to know that if I can’t be close to you, I’ll settle for the ghost of you. I miss you more than life and if you can’t be next to me, your memory is ecstasy. I miss you more than life. Let’s sear Ghost Roast, by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawneé Gibbs, and Emily … Continue reading Ghost Roast ## [Shannach – The Last](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/shannach-the-last/) _2026-08-16 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Project Gutenberg is a massive digital library of public domain works. Its archives contain not merely novels, but also numerous short stories from magazines with adjectives like “Amazing”, “Thrilling”, “Startling” and “Wondrous” in their titles. I’m making my way through its vast catalogue of these speculative fiction works. Today, I’ll be looking at “Shananch – … Continue reading Shannach – The… ## [All the Bad Apples](https://profmorbius.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/all-the-bad-apples/) _2026-08-16 · profmorbius · profmorbius_ Ever on and on I continue circling with nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing and suddenly I see that I can’t break free. I’m slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity with nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony to tell … Continue reading All the Bad Apples ## [On Blog? Blog On!](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/08/blog-is-on/) _2026-08-13 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ Sniff. Sniff. Cautiously peeking out of the CogDogBlog that seems to be back in working operation after a broken period. The on switch is on, as if anyone noticed. It was an extended period of seeing the trusty old blog respond with Error Establishing Database Connection. I started to write out all the steps I \[ \] ## [Unbreaking the Broken Blog](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/07/broken-blog/) _2026-07-25 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ You might not be able to read this. Apparantly ye old CogDogBlog has been crashing much this past week with Error Establishing Database Connection errors. Oh no, Mr Bill! One or two folks notified me (thanks Brian B and JR), but it hardly seems to have created havoc on the internet. I was on a \[ \] ## [Hey Thingvellir, That’s a Mighty Big Atlas You Were Published In](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/07/thingvellir-big-atlas/) _2026-07-13 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ Way out here on the marginal reaches of the withering web, the connections that weave together are of statistical aberration, where no language model of any size would draw a path. As thus it was following the adventures of Stephen Downes as he bicycles around Iceland that got me thinking of places I saw there \[ \] ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7f3uesRgQVPD) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [This Should Be Easy\[ier\]: Count Number of Posts in any WordPress Site with Javascript](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/06/count-posts-wordpress-api/) _2026-06-27 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ As often, what begins as a simple question or small need spins out a series of digging, experimenting, and ultimately spending more time remixing a featured image (by hand) and writing a blog post that 4 people may read. Ahhh, 2026. That s another grumbly post. But here it is, I was rather taken by this \[ \] ## [Down the Web Rabbit Hole With a Hammerhand](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/06/web-rabbit-hole-hammerhand/) _2026-06-22 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ My wandering down into Web Rabbit Holes of interest happend much more frequently than the rate of blog posts. It s where I find the most sanity in the pile of poop much (but not all) of the web is piled with. It started with a Mastodon post by Bonni Stachowiak referencing her own post on \[ \] [Listen](https://cogdogblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nmfs-f10-week-8.mp3) ## [A “Deep Dive” (!) into Statements of GenAI Transparency for Open Education Awards](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/06/deep-dive-igenai-transparency-for-oe-awards/) _2026-06-21 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ Amongst the many blog post drafts still bouncing around upstairs is one about being the last person ever to vibe code anything but of more interest is writing about what is my major project at the moment over at Open Education Global, the Open Education Awards for Excellence. Aince I end up doing what one \[ \] ## [Ahhh, Retirement](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/06/retirement/) _2026-06-16 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ Indeed the golden dreamy soft gel focused ideal of the leisurely retirement lifestyle, you know, out there shopping for vinyl or sitting at cafes writing novels (hee hee, that pingback is for you, Martin). Nope not me, I am still at full time work at Open Education Global and the real work of blogging here \[ \] [Listen](https://cogdogblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/matimassa-fx-scratch-01-379214.mp3) ## [Web Domain Castles in the Sand](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/06/web-domain-castles-sand/) _2026-06-05 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ I always did this as a kid on the beaches of Ocean City, Maryland. I would use my shovels and plastic containers to build some kind of sand castle with big walls and a deep moat. I would place them just out of reach of the water in low tide, and the game was to \[ \] ## [Catching up on Felix at the Dozen Mark](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/05/felix-dozen/) _2026-05-28 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ CogDogBlog awakes from a case of the techno-flu. It got into the server and the database requests were coughing for 2 weeks no just the tired blog operator. The only way out of not blogging is picking the thing up (old story). In that flu fog many key dates were missed the date \[ \] ## [Finally! Unlocked the Code to be on a Shareski Podcast](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/05/funlocked-code-shareski-podcast/) _2026-05-20 · CogDog The Blog · CogDogBlog_ It s easily taken the 20+ years I have known Dean Shareski to figure out the secret to be on his podcast I had to be a Canadian, which is something I finally accomplished in September 2019. The big moment for my fame happened April 22, when we met at the Hive Coffee Shop on \[ \]