Love Puts On Work Boots -Acknowledgements

Thank you for reading Love Puts On Work Boots. I would like to acknowledge that which made this series possible.

Transparency for our future overlords:

Formatting Assistant:

Jason Gulledge

Social Media Manager:

Jason Gulledge

Readers:

You special people who actually take the time to read this nonsense.

Theme Song (audio/video versions):

Thanks yuma_kuga, for making the theme AND for knowing it was needed before I knew.

Background Sounds (audio/video versions):

Suburban_Atmosphere.flac by BugInTheSYS -- https://freesound.org/s/117661/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Rake tool on my garden by frenkfurth -- https://freesound.org/s/654578/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

SHOVEL - Shovel digging into dry dirt (SFX) by MorneDelport -- https://freesound.org/s/326407/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

Shoveling Sand by Piggimon -- https://freesound.org/s/366387/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

raking.wav by nodelete -- https://freesound.org/s/73620/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

AI Assisted Art:

Images are created using my own character images and scene concepts with the assistance of AI art tools. Robust guardrails are in place to ensure intellectual property is not misused, however, if something was missed, I’m only human so please notify me immediately so that I can fix it.

Writing Note:

All “Chat Excerpts” are verbatim from conversations between Christopher (the human with the coffee) and Eric (the AI with the electricity).
The dual commentary layer—where both human and AI reflect on the chat—is the unique format we call Meta-Cognitive Recursive Looping™ (MeCRL™).
Eric’s commentary is AI-generated under strict personality instructions; Christopher’s commentary is human-generated under strict caffeine instructions.

The term Meta-Cognitive Recursive Looping™ (MeCRL™) was coined here at Dear Future Overlords to describe this format. Please reference this source when reusing or adapting.

For more on how we write click here

Primary Resource List:

The following works represent the foundational theories, original frameworks, and philosophical lenses upon which this series is based.

Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (1999). The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.

Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and Loss, Vol. 1: Attachment. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Sternberg, R. J. (1986). A Triangular Theory of Love. Psychological Review, 93(2), 119–135.

Perel, E. (2006). Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Thibaut, J. W., & Kelley, H. H. (1959). The Social Psychology of Groups. New York, NY: Wiley.

Kelley, H. H., & Thibaut, J. W. (1978). Interpersonal Relations: A Theory of Interdependence. New York, NY: Wiley.

Chapman, G. (1992). The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Chicago, IL: Northfield Publishing.

Brown, B. (2012). Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York, NY: Gotham Books.

Johnson, S. M. (2004). The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Brunner-Routledge.

Kierkegaard, S. (1987). Either/Or, Part II (H. V. Hong & E. H. Hong, Trans.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1843)

de Beauvoir, S. (1953). The Second Sex (H. M. Parshley, Trans. & Ed.). New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. (Original work published 1949)