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Excelsior!

Essays, Stories, and Poems about Technology

We are a group of three writers, with occasional guests, having an ongoing conversation about art and technology. We experiment with all forms of writing.

Latest Posts

Blog

Feb 3, 2025

2025 - 02: Down from the Cloud

Feb 3, 2025

This month we begin the long process of pulling our data from cloud servers to local servers

Feb 3, 2025

Jan 20, 2025

2025-01: Survey File Systems

Jan 20, 2025

Dec 30, 2024

2024-12: Dispatches from the Road

Dec 30, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

2024-11: Wildfire

Nov 13, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

2024-10: Kamala

Oct 23, 2024

Vote for Kamala

Oct 23, 2024

Dec 3, 2023

Who dusts the duster?

Dec 3, 2023

Finch and Bluebird consider the increasing stakes of anthropomorphization in the light of new technology.

Dec 3, 2023

Oct 18, 2023

Network Geometry

Oct 18, 2023

Sep 13, 2023

Trust Fall

Sep 13, 2023

Aug 23, 2023

Tree Language

Aug 23, 2023

Bluebird considers the tree-mushroom network as a connectivity metaphor.

Aug 23, 2023

Favorite Posts

Blog

Dec 3, 2023

Who dusts the duster?

Dec 3, 2023

Finch and Bluebird consider the increasing stakes of anthropomorphization in the light of new technology.

Dec 3, 2023

Jun 15, 2016

Hirsute Heart

Jun 15, 2016

Finch embarks on an archeological dig for the hairy heart emoji.

Jun 15, 2016

Apr 13, 2016

West Village in Spring

Apr 13, 2016

Bluebird and Albatross collaborate on a poem from their favorite jazz club.

Apr 13, 2016

Sep 23, 2015

Drifting Lithophanes

Sep 23, 2015

Finch examines a cloud-themed artwork by Bluebird & Albatross.

Sep 23, 2015

Posts by Year

2025
- Feb 3, 2025 2025 - 02: Down from the Cloud Feb 3, 2025
- Jan 20, 2025 2025-01: Survey File Systems Jan 20, 2025
2024
- Dec 30, 2024 2024-12: Dispatches from the Road Dec 30, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 2024-11: Wildfire Nov 13, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 2024-10: Kamala Oct 23, 2024
2023
- Dec 3, 2023 Who dusts the duster? Dec 3, 2023
- Oct 18, 2023 Network Geometry Oct 18, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 Trust Fall Sep 13, 2023
- Aug 23, 2023 Tree Language Aug 23, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Hollywood Strike Jul 25, 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 My AI Could Create That Jun 28, 2023
- May 10, 2023 Existential Threat May 10, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Spot Back at NYPD Apr 19, 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 Call to Pause Mar 29, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Fuzzy Logic Feb 22, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 Burstiness & Perplexity Jan 25, 2023
2022
- Sep 29, 2022 Mothman Sep 29, 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Moon Gates Aug 25, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Temple af Hilma Jul 21, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 Cyborg Meditation Jun 23, 2022
- May 19, 2022 Peridot Geodes May 19, 2022
2016
- Dec 14, 2016 Media Blackout Dec 14, 2016
- Nov 16, 2016 Media Blackout Nov 16, 2016
- Oct 19, 2016 Looking at Animals Through Webcams Oct 19, 2016
- Sep 21, 2016 Secret Garden Sep 21, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Rue de Fleurus Aug 17, 2016
- Jul 20, 2016 Ice Therapy Jul 20, 2016
- Jun 15, 2016 Hirsute Heart Jun 15, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Blood Machines May 18, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 West Village in Spring Apr 13, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 McLuhanism Mar 23, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 The Story of the Drone & the Bird Feb 17, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Age of the Sail Jan 13, 2016
2015
- Dec 16, 2015 Black Mustang Dec 16, 2015
- Nov 18, 2015 Evolutionary Programming Nov 18, 2015
- Oct 21, 2015 The Button Oct 21, 2015
- Sep 23, 2015 Drifting Lithophanes Sep 23, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Lobster Mechanics Aug 19, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 The Metaphorosis Jul 22, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 The Red-Eyed Bug of Byrgir Jun 17, 2015
- May 13, 2015 In the Pines (Albatross) May 13, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 Vis Viva Apr 8, 2015
- Mar 11, 2015 Rabbit of Chang’e Mar 11, 2015
- Feb 25, 2015 In the Pines (Bluebird) Feb 25, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Flight Time Jan 21, 2015

Posts by Author

American Cyborg
- Feb 3, 2025 2025 - 02: Down from the Cloud Feb 3, 2025
- Dec 30, 2024 2024-12: Dispatches from the Road Dec 30, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 2024-11: Wildfire Nov 13, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 2024-10: Kamala Oct 23, 2024
- Oct 18, 2023 Network Geometry Oct 18, 2023
- Sep 29, 2022 Mothman Sep 29, 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Moon Gates Aug 25, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Temple af Hilma Jul 21, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 Cyborg Meditation Jun 23, 2022
- May 19, 2022 Peridot Geodes May 19, 2022
- Dec 14, 2016 Media Blackout Dec 14, 2016
- Nov 16, 2016 Media Blackout Nov 16, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 West Village in Spring Apr 13, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Age of the Sail Jan 13, 2016
Elizabeth A. Watkins
- Dec 3, 2023 Who dusts the duster? Dec 3, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 Trust Fall Sep 13, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Hollywood Strike Jul 25, 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 My AI Could Create That Jun 28, 2023
- May 10, 2023 Existential Threat May 10, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Spot Back at NYPD Apr 19, 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 Call to Pause Mar 29, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Fuzzy Logic Feb 22, 2023
- Oct 19, 2016 Looking at Animals Through Webcams Oct 19, 2016
- Jun 15, 2016 Hirsute Heart Jun 15, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Blood Machines May 18, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 The Story of the Drone & the Bird Feb 17, 2016
- Nov 18, 2015 Evolutionary Programming Nov 18, 2015
- Sep 23, 2015 Drifting Lithophanes Sep 23, 2015
Justin P. Cooper
- Oct 21, 2015 The Button Oct 21, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 The Metaphorosis Jul 22, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 The Red-Eyed Bug of Byrgir Jun 17, 2015
- May 13, 2015 In the Pines (Albatross) May 13, 2015
- Mar 11, 2015 Rabbit of Chang’e Mar 11, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Flight Time Jan 21, 2015
Laura B. Greig
- Jan 20, 2025 2025-01: Survey File Systems Jan 20, 2025
- Aug 23, 2023 Tree Language Aug 23, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 Burstiness & Perplexity Jan 25, 2023
- Sep 21, 2016 Secret Garden Sep 21, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Rue de Fleurus Aug 17, 2016
- Jul 20, 2016 Ice Therapy Jul 20, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 McLuhanism Mar 23, 2016
- Dec 16, 2015 Black Mustang Dec 16, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Lobster Mechanics Aug 19, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 Vis Viva Apr 8, 2015
- Feb 25, 2015 In the Pines (Bluebird) Feb 25, 2015