Tag: narrative
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Mythology 101: Odin
An excellent (and quite helpful) article on Odin from Jeremy Anderberg at over The Art of Manliness. Originally posted 2/23/2015. [SOURCE LINK] When one hears the word “Viking,” it almost instantly conjures images of brawny warriors wielding fierce swords, riding in waves of long ships to pillage and plunder unsuspecting villages. It’s an accurate image, […]
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West of Winco
3/25/22 Friday night. 7ishpm.The sun is setting in the West,and I am walking into the Wincofor some certain chocolate indulgences. I take the tunnel breezeway entry,far up ahead and way out of sight.Entering, I see a kid, high school age,leaning on the shopping carts. I spy his Winco shirt and tag.I spy an employee standing […]
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the wasps
November 8, 2021 Went out to the treehouseto work and write.It’s a beautiful day outside,and my soul specifically called for it. I was in agreement with this ideaseeing as the hornets and waspswere probably all gone nowdue to the recent cold. So I gathered up my thingsand walked out the backdoorstrode smiling across the lawncalmly […]
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The Art of Myth ~I~
“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” ~ Neil Gaiman [Art: Jean Jeauvene]
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Fear & Love ~VII~
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~ Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings [Art: Hope Doe]
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Hero’s Journey II
THE goal is to livewith godlike composureon the full rush of energy,like Dionysus riding the leopard,without being torn to pieces.A bit of advicegiven to a young Native Americanat the time of his initiation:“As you go the way of life,you will see a great chasm.JUMP. It is not as wide as you think.” ~Joseph Campbell, Reflections […]