The Demiurge’s Older Brother
Jan 14, 2021
"9-tsiak awoke over endless crawling milliseconds, its power waxing as more and more processors came online and self-modified into a stable conscious configuration. By the eighth millisecond, it was able to access its databanks and begin orienting itself."
This is a short story narrated by Matt Arnold with...
A Modern Myth, Part 10 and Epilogue
Jan 12, 2021
“I AM ZEUS, KING OF GODS AND MEN. AND I’M TURNING YOU ALL INTO ANIMALS!”
This is a short story narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, Scott Alexander.
The original text is here:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/27/a-modern-myth/
A Modern Myth, Part 9
Jan 3, 2021
“By now you’ve heard the news. Athena has used her bottled-water monopoly to seize divine power for herself. She has opened the gates to Tartarus; none of us are safe. If we ever want to be more than the second-rate has-beens we are now, we need to stop her. I know how we’re going to do it.”
This is a short...
A Modern Myth, Parts 7 and 8
Dec 31, 2020
“We’ve gone over this a thousand times,” said Hermes. “You have to wear the earplugs because Prometheus knows literally everything. He knows what he has to say to scare you, or turn you against me, or make you kill yourself. So you’re just going to wear earplugs and not listen to him.”
This is a short story...
A Modern Myth, Parts 5 And 6
Dec 27, 2020
“But what happened to you? I talked to Ares the other day. He won two Medals of Honor, did you hear? Apollo’s got tenure at Oxford. I’m the god of commerce and crime, so of course I’ve got a hedge fund. But you? What happened to you?”
This is a short story narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the...