How long will this go on? How long indeed?

[sovay]

My short story "A Wolf in Iceland Is the Child of a Lie" is now online at Lightspeed Magazine. It was originally published in Not One of Us #45 and I am delighted to see it reach a wider audience. There is also an author spotlight with me. I'm asked about Norse myth and I talk about classical Greek statues. Welcome to my brain.

Not One of Us has a new website! All credit to Karl Benson, emergency webmaster. It's rudimentary as yet, but it's got guidelines. E-mail John Benson at john@not-one-of-us.pub or use the contact form here. Further developments as rebuilding warrants.

Still thinking seriously about Patreon. Still would appreciate practical advice. Still want to talk about things.

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[kore]

She is the goddess of μῆτις — cunning, tricky thought, creative intelligence; the ability to think around corners and into the future. Mētis is the reason Athene is associated with the technically intricate, metaphorically loaded craft of weaving; it is the shared trait that makes her so fond of Odysseus, the consummate trickster hero of Greek myth. You are far and away the best of mortals at designs and stories, while I am famous among all the gods for craft and cleverness. (Songs are woven; so are stories; so are lies.)

That made me really really happy.

[sovay]

That made me really really happy.

Thank you. My advisor at Brandeis was Leonard Muellner and he taught me about these things.