Mission Briefs

Writing, technology, locations, and behind-the-scenes updates from Gregory R. Simpson.

April 26, 2025

It is almost time for Quantum Time...

It’s been years since we ran around the world with Jack, Sarah and Kara. Well, now is the time to rejoin our friends on a new adventure. Picking up where we left off, come explore the world of Quotient in...

February 22, 2025

An AI Generated podcast about TQC

Google just released an experimental notebook tool called Notebooklm. One of its best features is the ability to create a podcast on the content you put in your notebook. Of course, I fed it The Quantum Contingent. Take a listen...

August 21, 2024

Quantum Time Photos

I’ve put together a photo gallery of personal photos representing many of the places in my second novel, Quantum Time . Hovering over the image will show a caption, or you can click on the image to see the full...

August 21, 2024

INTERACTIVE FICTION

If you are old enough to remember Zork, or the original Adventure, then I have a treat for you! I am launching Quotient, the Game! It’s a tongue-in-cheek interactive fiction  adventure featuring the characters of The Quantum Contingent and Quantum...

August 6, 2024

Quantum Time - Coming Soon

Quantum Time is almost here! Thank you for your patience in waiting for the follow-up to The Quantum Contingent. The book is written and the audiobook is recorded. Here’s the draft blurb. (It still needs some work!) Jack and Sarah,...

March 2, 2024

A ChatGPT View of TQC

I made a custom GPT using the PDF of The Quantum Contingent . It had some interesting things to say about the book. Do you have any questions you want to ask ChatGPT about The Quantum Contingent? Let me know...

November 10, 2023

AI FUN

As I continue to explore generative AI, I thought I’d share this fun creation. It’s a coloring page for The Quantum Contingent. So, get out your colored pencils and relax your brain. The holiday season is approaching. It should be...

February 14, 2023

Generative AI Creates KARA

2022 was the year of Generative AI. Dall-E generated artwork based on a text prompt. Others, like MidJourney, soon followed. Chat-GPT started generating essays on demand based on text prompts, and the tech giants, Microsoft and Google, started a new search...

December 7, 2022

Open AI's CHATGPT

Open AI’s ChatGPT is turning lots of heads on the internet. There are numerous articles out there from reputable sources, so I won’t try and write a full in-depth article here. I just want to highlight some of the more...

September 2, 2022

AI Generated art

AI-generated art is making a splash. What are the implications to creative professions? I’ve added two images below, inspired by a scene in my book,  The Quantum Contingent.  One was generated using Dall-E 2 from OpenAI and one by the...