Deep Recesses

Music

Sixty Second Man

Rick Anderson,

October 1, 2023May 9, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m attempting to modernize the lyrics of “Sixty Minute Man”…

Stories

A creature resembling a wombat in a robotic suit stands on Mar's barren, rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Mars, The Kind Of Place To Raise Your Kids

El Zee,

September 23, 2023March 24, 2025

Reading Time: 12 minutesWe bear witness as great minds face off in correspondence.

Stories

An elderly couple sits solemnly in an open burgundy van parked in front of the Volusia County Courthouse.

The Van

El Zee,

September 5, 2023March 24, 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutesVolusia County. Where love comes to be euthanized.

Stories

A young boy sits at a classic diner counter with patrons and a server in a nostalgic American setting.

The Choo Choo Diner

El Zee,

August 30, 2023March 24, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesYou know, I have one simple request. And that is to have a burger served to me from a frickin’ model train!

Stories

Illustration of two children, a boy and a girl, in a suburban setting with vintage elements.

“Boyfriend”

El Zee,

August 30, 2023December 17, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes“Do you want to walk me home?” I stand baffled….

Art

Depressing quote over an image of a desolate garbage dump with a dramatic sunset. "Work like no one is watching. Dance, like you've never been hurt. Love, like you don't need the money."

Work, Dance, Love

El Zee,

October 1, 2023December 24, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s an oft-misattributed motto, “Work like you don’t need the…

Commentary

A person stands in a modern, high-rise apartment filled with high-end audio equipment and colorful cables.

Uni-Directional, Bit-Aligned, Blobtainum Shielded Cables

Rick Anderson,

September 22, 2023December 19, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutesI came across a captivating web page that boldly claimed…

The ChatGPT-Enhanced Smart Toaster™

El Zee,

September 1, 2023March 24, 2025

Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat could possibly go wrong with that?

Art

A playful and stylized illustration of a naked red-haired female figure seated on an antique toilet, ready to pull the chain.

Rolly Crump

El Zee,

August 30, 2023March 24, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Hidden Beatnik Behind the Mouse: How a Risqué Poster on The Dick Van Dyke Show Led Me to Discover Disney’s Most Subversive Imagineer.

Deckard from Bladerunner contemplates the, "I'm not a robot." Captcha challenge. Looking unsure.

Can Deckard ever be sure?

El Zee,

August 29, 2023December 18, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI mean, if you were a robot, you might be…