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William Stubblefield

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My somewhat circuitous career path began with an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Stanford University (with a concentration on creative writing) and meandered through work as a jewelry designer, musician, and health-food store owner before I became fascinated by the promise and challenge of Artificial Intelligence. This led to a study of computer science leading to a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico, and a career as a consultant, textbook author, teacher (including a wonderful stint as a visiting professor at Dartmouth College). I joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1995 and worked there until leaving the labs to pursue my life-long love of creative writing, music, and the guitar.

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Childless Cat Ladies and My Fantasy Adventure

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Like most reasonable people, I was appalled to hear vice-presidential candidate JD Vance assert that “childless cat ladies” were the root cause of our nation’s problems. But I also felt a sense of amused irony because I had recently published a fantasy-adventure novel in which my heroes

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