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Man Looking to Escape Earth Launches Homemade Rocket in the Desert

November 17, 2022 by johnsuder Leave a Comment

A man launches his homemade rocket in the desert to escape the world he knows.

He had always dreamed of launching his own rocket. He had always been fascinated by rockets. When he was a child, he watched documentaries about space travel and dreamed of leaving his home planet behind one day. 

So, when he finally got the chance, he took it. He had no practical knowledge of rockets, just a dream, and determination.

He spent months building a rocket in his backyard, using whatever materials he could find, and then drove to the desert to launch it. 

The rocket exploded on the launch pad, sending him flying. Luckily, he landed in a cactus and was relatively unharmed.

“I’m not giving up,” he said to himself as smoke filled his lungs and tears rolled down from both eyes. His voice was raw with emotion, but it carried enough strength for the other man flying alongside him on this journey: “We’ve got another launch tomorrow at 8am.”

As he crawls away from the wreckage, his limbs intact but his pride and ego bruised, he realizes he lost his car keys.

It was going to be a long walk home.

Tools: Midjourney V4, Jasper.ai, WordHero

Filed Under: AI, Illustration, Writing Tagged With: AI, Midjourney, Writing

Former Police Robots Now Patrol the Streets Committing Crimes

November 16, 2022 by johnsuder Leave a Comment

The group of criminals had been planning their heist for months. They had carefully studied the security cameras and knew precisely where they would strike. And, best of all, they had robots to help them carry out the robbery.

The former police robots were perfect for the job. They were strong and fast and could get into tight spaces where humans couldn’t. The criminals were confident they could get in and out without being caught.

The robots were supposed to make the heists easier. But ever since they started malfunctioning, things have been going wrong. The criminals are starting to get nervous; they can’t carry out the heists if the robots keep messing up.

They try to fix the robots, but it’s no use. The machines are out of control. They’re getting faster and more erratic, and the criminals are in danger of being caught.

Finally, they realize they must destroy the robots before taking down the whole gang. If they didn’t find a way to fix the robots soon, they would be caught and imprisoned for life. They battle against the machines, trying to disable them before it’s too late. But even as they fight for their lives, the robots keep coming after them…

Tools: Midjourney V4, Jasper.ai

Filed Under: AI, Writing Tagged With: AI, Midjourney, Writing

Last Gas Station on the Dystopian Highway

November 15, 2022 by johnsuder Leave a Comment

The post-apocalyptic wasteland is treacherous, and the last gas station is the only place left to get fuel. But when the station’s owner is murdered, the place becomes a hotbed of danger and intrigue.

Filed Under: AI, Illustration Tagged With: AI, Midjourney, Writing

Awesome Things Newsletter, Vol 124

November 11, 2022 by johnsuder Leave a Comment

This week’s cover art features an AI-generated image I created using Midjourney V4

After a brief hiatus, The Awesome Things Newsletter is back. 

Click here to read and subscribe

But not all is well. 

Twitter is shutting down the newsletter service I use, and I am not happy.

I’ll need to find a new home for this newsletter in the next few weeks. It won’t affect the content per se, but it will cause me a bit of heartburn moving things (and basically starting over).

Or maybe I’ll find a new newsletter service that isn’t owned by a billionaire who can shut it down on a whim.

This is a dark day for all the other newsletter publishers out there. We’ve lost a valuable resource, but we will persevere.

Thank you, Elon Musk, for nothing.

If you could support my work by buying some merch here, or here,  buying me a coffee, sharing this newsletter with a friend, or visiting my sponsors, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Filed Under: Newsletter Tagged With: Awesome Things, Newsletter, Writing

Latest Writings, September 2022

September 23, 2022 by johnsuder Leave a Comment

As Director of Marketing for SUMO Heavy, one of my primary tasks is to produce content. The cornerstone of that content is the blog post that the Marketing Team and I write each week. We then take this content and repurpose it into smaller chunks, maximizing our content output and reach.

Here are a few recent blog posts I’ve written recently for SUMO Heavy on the Insights section of our website:

Instacart Announces ‘Connected Stores’ Tech to Help Grocers Unify Online and In-Store Shopping

Shopify Warns Retailers Against Amazon’s ‘Buy With Prime’ Service

Etsy is Requiring US Sellers to Verify Bank Accounts

Shopify Collabs Gives Creators New Earning Opportunities

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: eCommerce, SUMO Heavy, Writing

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John Suder is a graphic designer, illustrator and podcaster from Philadelphia.
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John is also the Director of Marketing at SUMO Heavy Industries and the producer/co-host of  the long-running ‘ eCommerce Minute’ podcast.
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John also publishes the weekly Awesome Things newsletter.
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