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I uploaded an mp3 of the song “Cold Winter Night” to Google Gemini and asked the AI to write a short story using the mp3 file.

Dec 23, 2025

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I uploaded an mp3 of the song “Cold Winter Night” to Google Gemini and asked the AI to write a short story using the mp3 file. No other input prompts were given, just the mp3 file and here’s what the AI came up with when putting this audio track into words for a short Christmas…

Unwrap the Wonder! A New Christmas Audio Adventure Just Dropped on Spotify. Children’s Christmas Tales

Dec 4, 2025

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Thirty Seconds

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Are you ready to trade the glare of the TV screen for the cozy glow of imagination this Christmas? Get those hot chocolates poured and the blankets fluffed, because a brand new children’s audio story is now available on all streaming platforms!

Christmas short stories

Dec 2, 2025

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Thirty Seconds

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David sets out to sea to find himself or maybe to lose himself

Aug 14, 2025

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Thirty Seconds

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The old life had been a symphony of noise he couldn’t conduct. David had a good job, a nice apartment with a view of a city he’d never truly seen, and a social calendar packed with events that left him feeling emptier than a forgotten melody. He was a ghost haunting his own life, a…

Rain

Jul 1, 2025

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The first light of dawn kissed the horizon, painting the sky in soft hues of rose and gold. Elias sat on the weathered porch of his small cabin, the rhythmic sigh of ocean waves a constant, comforting lullaby against the distant shore. Overhead, the joyous chorus of birds chirping filled the air, a symphony of…

Leo breaks the streaming algorithm mold

Apr 13, 2025

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The stale air in Leo Maxwell’s cramped Chicago apartment hung heavy with the scent of burnt coffee and the low hum of his overworked laptop. Outside, the city’s relentless symphony of sirens and traffic faded into a dull background noise, a constant reminder of the millions of unheard stories echoing within its concrete canyons. Leo,…

The Cabin – a short-story romance

Apr 10, 2025

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The thud of the cardboard boxes hitting the worn wooden floor of the cabin echoed the dull thud in Jen’s chest. Dropped. Just like that. Years of pouring her soul into melodies, crafting lyrics that bled truth, and finally, a flicker of recognition – all extinguished with a terse phone call and a form letter.…

Strings of the Past

Apr 6, 2025

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Chapter 1: The Lights of Winter The town lay hushed beneath a heavy blanket of snow, each pristine drift sculpted by the gentle whisper of the wind. It was the kind of snowfall that transformed the ordinary into the magical, draping rooftops and bare branches like powdered sugar on a meticulously crafted gingerbread village. The…

The Cherry Red Guitar – A short love story.

Apr 3, 2025

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Chapter 1: The Attic Revelation Jeff’s weekend at his parents’ lakeside home in Lake Geneva was a comforting ritual, a break from the frenetic pace of his city life. The scent of pine needles and lake water filled the air, a familiar balm to his soul. His parents, warm and welcoming, had indulged him with…

A Christmas short-story Children’s book. Christmas Eve

Apr 3, 2025

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