Sheep in the Shade
Artistic License?
We've all heard about text generated by artificial-intelligence platforms like ChatGPT — but you can do the same thing with images. With these pictures, the only difference is that each one was … [Read more...] about Artistic License?
My First Seder
(Author's note: I wrote this story at the invitation of the leader of an interfaith group I was attending with Ben, who would later become my husband. It first appeared on the website … [Read more...] about My First Seder
Triptych
Click here to see the starting point. … [Read more...] about Triptych
The Puppies and the Parrot
One summer in the late 1960s, my father was in Rio at an academic conference one summer, leaving four of us at home: my mother, me (about 7), my younger brother Fred, and our yellow Labrador retriever … [Read more...] about The Puppies and the Parrot
Hitting the Road
I was excited to turn the key in my orange, un-air-conditionned 1978 Toytota Celica and get started on my trip to grad school at UC–Berkeley. I was driving out there alone at age 24 with no cell … [Read more...] about Hitting the Road
Trompe l’oeil #3
No, it's not a medical photo of someone's insides — it's an iPhone picture taken in my house, with color slightly adjusted and the image enlarged and cropped. Scroll down to see what last month's … [Read more...] about Trompe l’oeil #3
Trompe l’oeil #2
Remember this image from the last issue of the Lincoln Chipmunk? Looks like an aerial photo of verdant islands surrounded by deep blue sea, right? Scroll down for the big reveal... It's … [Read more...] about Trompe l’oeil #2
Islands in the Sun
Anyone care to guess where this photo was taken? Hint: it's probably not what you think. Send your guesses to lincolnquirelnews@gmail.com. The answer will appear in the next issue of the Lincoln … [Read more...] about Islands in the Sun