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The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise. ↗
#athena #heroes-of-olympus #hubris #mother-knows-best #mothers-and-daughters
Stories are a kind of thing, too. Stories and objects share something, a patina. I thought I had this clear, two years ago before I started, but I am no longer sure how this works. Perhaps a patina is a process of rubbing back so that the essential is revealed, the way that a striated stone tumbled in a river feels irreducible, the way that this netsuke of a fox has become little more than a memory of a nose and a tail. But it also seems additive, in the way that a piece of oak furniture gains over years and years of polishing, and the way the leaves of my medlar shine. ↗
Big flashy things have my name written all over them. Well... not yet, give me time and a crayon. ↗
#big-flashy-things #doctor-who #humour #matt-smith #christmas
I'm suprised he doesn't send Christmas cards," Antonio said. "I can see them now. Tasteful, embossed veilum cards, the best he can steal. Little notes in perfect penmanship,"Happy holidays. Hope everyone is well. I sliced up Ethan Ritter in Miami and scattered his remains in the Atlantic. Best wishes for the new year. Karl. ↗
