Lana V Lynx
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Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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A Desert Sunflower
A lone sunflower Broke through the hottest desert Against all sands-&-odds. This was my haiku creation inspired by a prompt I've put for DALL-E 3 which is now integrated with ChatGPT. I was so excited about this new development that I just started playing with unusual prompts, especially with the new Airy challenge on Vocal. I also noticed that it is so much better now with people's eyes, lips, hands, and other body parts.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Poets
Visit to Frick Madison
Whenever I go to New York City, I try to get into the Met for my dosage of art and culture. However, in August this year one of my friends from Kyrgyzstan came to NYC and we had two and a half days together. I was responsible for planning and when I suggested to my friend to go to the Met she said that she always felt intimidated there because there was so much to see and never enough time to do it all.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Art
Putin Is NOT Dead
To calm down the rumors of his death, tuned-up and refreshed Putin has conducted a meeting with his Security Council today (Monday, Oct.30). I asked ChatGPT to translate his introductory remarks. Consider this the reaffirmation of his anti-West foreign policy. I personally believe this is one of the most hostile anti-American speeches to date, also addressing the antisemitic events in Makhachkala (Dagestan, Russia) this weekend:
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in The Swamp
"Is Putin Dead?". Top Story - October 2023.
The Russian online public sphere has been buzzing with new rumors of Putin's death this week. On Tuesday, a rumor started to circulate that he had a heart attack and was in poor shape. And on Thursday (Oct.26, 2023) an anonymous "Russian Foreign Intelligence Service General" account on the Russian social media platform Telegram posted this:
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in The Swamp
Vicarishame
If you ever felt embarrassed for someone else, even though you are not the one who did something wrong, you know what I'm talking about. Vicarishame happens when you witness someone say something incredibly stupid, outright lie, being rude to others, or doing something else that you know is wrong. You are ashamed for them, vicariously. For example, I experience this type of embarrassment every time I watch Jordan Klepper of The Daily Show interact with Trump supporters who do not realize how easily they get into his logical traps.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Fiction
Maxed Out on Horror, for a While . Top Story - October 2023.
In honor of upcoming Halloween, I have composed two haiku verses about my experience with horror movies. A little background for context: in summers of 1989, 1990, and 1991, while a university student, I had a job as a train car attendant serving long-distance trains. When I was off my shift, I used to go to the video salon car to watch pirated American movies that were over-flooding our previously scarce entertainment options since Gorbachev started perestroika.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Geeks
Stevie Is Inside!
I have finally taken my Stevie the pineapple inside as it is supposed to get a lot colder this weekend. Winter is coming. I planted it two summers ago. I simply cut off a pineapple crown and stuck it into a pot. Since then, I replanted it into a bigger pot twice and this summer when I traveled for work I gave the pineapple to my good friend Jim who gave it even a bigger pot. Jim also asked me what the name of the pineapple was and I blurted out the first name that came to my mind: Stevie. She is also a girl, a mate to Jim’s Pete. That’s how the plant became Stevie and I like it.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Lifehack
"You are not my daughter!". Content Warning.
I am alone. I feel empty. My belly is in pain and rumbling. It’s been a long time since I have seen people. I look out the window and watch people and children on the playground outside. The children are so happy, running around and laughing. I remember my own children laughing like that. A girl, Annie, and a boy, Paul. Seems like some time ago. But how long? I don’t remember.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Fiction
"Don't Wash Your Raspberries!"
Last weekend, I was sick in a way that does not nail you to bed but makes you slow and unwilling to do anything. So, to stop feeling pity for myself and to do something productive I forced myself into berry-picking. I’d found another farm, not my usual Dillon Fruit Farm in Lisbon, Ohio, but a closer farm off SR-322 on the way to Cleveland, called Ransom Sage Farm, which I'd wanted to check out for some time. I decided October 7 was a good day for it, especially because it was supposed to get much colder on Sunday and raspberries are not good at handling the cold. This could have been my last chance at berry-picking this year.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Lifehack
Chicken Bake Date
At Costco, a woman is moving her cart along with that of a very handsome lean man. She is pretty good-looking too, reminds me a little of Cameron Diaz. They are about the same age, probably in their late 40s. The woman is side-eyeing the man but he doesn’t seem to note. He is on a mission to fill up his cart as soon as possible and get out of here.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Fiction
