Grab your buckets and spades before the memory fades

[sovay]

The secret project is still secret, but now it has an imprint: Nekyia Press. There may be a website. I'm still acclimating to the fact there's an ISBN.

. . . ἦρχε δ᾽ ἄρα σφιν
Ἑρμείας ἀκάκητα κατ᾽ εὐρώεντα κέλευθα
πὰρ δ᾽ ἴσαν Ὠκεανοῦ τε ῥοὰς καὶ Λευκάδα πέτρην
ἠδὲ παρ᾽ Ἠελίοιο πύλας καὶ δῆμον ὀνείρων
ἤϊσαν . . .

. . . and he led them then,
innocuous Hermes, down the paths of decay,
and they went past the streams of Ocean and the White Rock
and past the gates of Helios and the deme of dreams
they went . . .

—Odyssey 24.9–13

Comments

[asakiyume]

I love that there's an imprint. You rock!

[sovay]

I love that there's an imprint. You rock!

It's still a bit unreal! Thank you!

[asakiyume]

Getting realer by the moment. I can feel it impressing its presence into this timeline.

[selkie]

I BRING THE SHEEPS?

*squeals*

[sovay]

I BRING THE SHEEPS?

WILL TRADE GHOSTS FOR SHEEP.

*hugs*

[yhlee]

I am still trying to suss out where the website is XD but congrats!!

[sovay]

I am still trying to suss out where the website is XD but congrats!!

Thank you! Do not feel bad about not being able to find a website that does not exist! It probably should, but, baby steps!

[yhlee]

Bwah! XD

I wish this venture all the best! :D

[selkie]

Thank you! We don't really super know each other, but my kid loves your book and is psyched for Tiger Honor.

[yhlee]

Ah, you are too kind! I hope they enjoy it.

I have mostly seen you in passing through sovay's journal. :) Howdy!

[thistleingrey]

*waits patiently*

[sovay]

*waits patiently*

Your patience is unironically appreciated!

[minoanmiss]

*anticipates*

[sovay]

*anticipates*

*hugs*

[gwynnega]

How cool! (I couldn't find the website, but cool nonetheless!)

[sovay]

How cool! (I couldn't find the website, but cool nonetheless!)

Thank you! This is two people the wording about the website has now confused! It is something we are working on, therefore it may come to exist, but it has not done so yet, and I blame English's lack of an optative mood.

[gwynnega]

Ah!

[skygiants]

!!! exciting secret steps!!

[sovay]

!!! exciting secret steps!!

It's wild!

[sholio]

Congratulations on the secret project steps!

[sovay]

Congratulations on the secret project steps!

Thank you!

[pengwern]

\o/ congrats on secret project slowly wending to the surface! *\o/*

[sovay]

congrats on secret project slowly wending to the surface!

Thank you!

[nineweaving]

Ooooh! I look to the horizon, expectantly.

Nine

[sovay]

Ooooh! I look to the horizon, expectantly.

I hope to bring you white sails.

[yhlee]

I blush to askthis but approximately how does one pronounce Nekyia? I can't work it out...

[sovay]

I blush to ask this but approximately how does one pronounce Nekyia? I can't work it out..

I know best how to pronounce it in classical Greek, where it's νέκυια nékuia—it is standard to render upsilon into English as y, but every now and then, as here, I feel it just confuses the issue. In any case, I have always pronounced it more or less like Greek in English and no one has ever given me grief about it.

[yhlee]

Ah, thank you! With the actual Greek letters to copy-paste I was able to find an audio clip with the pronunciation on the internet. Thank you! :D It's very pretty.

[choco_frosh]

Congratulations on ... whatever it is! ... as it emerges from The River!
(or pick your favorite metaphor. This one's the fault of all the Ninth House fanfic.)

[sovay]

Congratulations on ... whatever it is! ... as it emerges from The River! </i. Thank you! (It's a good metaphor here, too.)

[dramaticirony]

/e attempts to do something with words that approximates the way he'd use the "eyes" emoji to indicate that he is watchfully paying attention.

[sovay]

attempts to do something with words that approximates the way he'd use the "eyes" emoji to indicate that he is watchfully paying attention.

Hee. Thank you.

[larryhammer]

A most excellent imprint name for these purposes.

:settles in to wait:

[sovay]

A most excellent imprint name for these purposes.

I am glad you approve!

[selkie]

I'm SO EXCITED IT IS OVERRIDING MY TIREDNESS AND MY SHABBAT DUTIES

No greater joy than a fat seal bouncing on their human toes in full bleb!

Bleb.

[sovay]

No greater joy than a fat seal bouncing on their human toes in full bleb!

That beach wriggle is pretty cute.

*hugs and seaweed*

[aurumcalendula]

Ooh! *waits patiently*

[sovay]

*waits patiently*

*hugs*