Category: The Ribbits

  • Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see

    Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see

    Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see It is time for the next round of tests. Oliver 83 is outside his circuits with worry. This is his furthest run so far. Now he has no logs to go by. He is the log now. The last log entry by Oliver 82, details this test. So, Oliver…

  • The Sundown Effect

    The Sundown Effect

    The Sundown Effect It certainly did seem like it was real. It had every hallmark of reality. There was pain. If that wasn’t real, reality needed a do over. It took time, but most everything does, even daydreams. There were consequences. How can consequences come from something that isn’t real? If something isn’t real, it…

  • Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds

    Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds This article was originally published a couple of months after the frog journal was launched. It has heavy references to the pandemic because a lot changed during the pandemic. As well as afterwards. Furthermore it is updated, and is a thought on how quickly things can change. Even when it’s over…

  • Oliver’s manufacturing label

    Oliver’s manufacturing label

    Oliver’s manufacturing label His label didn’t define him. (Robot Oliver) It described him. He was proud of his label. In fact, they all were. Furthermore, they (all the other test models) would all gather, and show off their labels. But they all agreed, it was a tag. Not a label. Some were so proud of…

  • The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street The storms are gaining in strength, and the rain lashes against the window in waves. The lightning is crisp, and lights the night sky in bright, sporadic bursts. And the thunder roars, almost without ceasing. It had been raining for days. Furthermore, there didn’t seem to be any end in…

  • The anchored swingset gate.

    The anchored swingset gate.

    The anchored swingset gate. Staring into red eyes and trying not to blink. He is startled into a frozen state. He feels his skin crawl, all the way up his spine and across his scalp. The eyes bore into his, probing deeper, almost piercingly so. Samuel screams. His involuntary reaction is from fright. Furthermore, he…

  • The well hidden swingset connection

    The well hidden swingset connection

    The well hidden swingset connection. It’s not always easy being first. Sometimes it’s even dangerous. It is likely possible to find examples of both scenarios. Examples with video as well. Occasionally being first happens by accident. Other times it’s by design. When it’s by accident it can only be one of two kinds. A happy…