M.C. Frank's Blog, page 66
March 20, 2022
yuumei-art:
I’m ready to leave this messed up world and j...
I’m ready to leave this messed up world and jump into fantasy land. Who’s with me?
March 19, 2022
taste-of-ink:
caledoniaseries:
blackkatmagic:
the sheer ...
the sheer offensiveness of rereading something you wrote, discovering that, hey, it’s actually pretty good, and then reaching the end, wherein you realize that if you want more you actually have to write it
fuck’s sake
writers will look at their own WIPs and be like “is anyone gonna finish that” and then close the tab
bonediggercharleston:
theunsubtleknife:
Sci-fi short stor...
Sci-fi short stories are so efficient; they take 15 minutes to read and then you think about them for the next 5 years
Hey guys, what if *puts the most horrifying mindblowing concept into your head with about 15 pages*
March 17, 2022
forestkodama:
princesssarisa:
wildefluorescent:
a-l-o-n...
thinking about how orpheus turning to look back at eurydice isn’t a sign of mortal frailness but a sign of love
“Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?”
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
This is true no matter the version you’re reading.
1. Eurydice trips and Orpheus turns to help her because he loves her.
2. Orpheus cannot hear Eurydice behind him, and fearing that he’s been tricked, turns to make sure she’s there.
3. Orpheus makes it out of the Underworld, and so full of love and excitement to be with Eurydice, turns to embrace her, forgetting that they both need to be out of the Underworld.
No matter what happens in the story, Orpheus loses Eurydice because his love for her compels him to look.
Orpheus, I can forgive you, then,
There’s not a soul alive who wouldn’t have looked back
The Descent, by Tyler King
Don’t forget Gluck’s opera, where Eurydice doesn’t know Orpheus is forbidden to look back, Orpheus is also forbidden to tell her, she assumes he must not love her anymore, and Orpheus finally looks back to reassure her of his love because he can’t bear her anguish.
In that version in particular, but possibly in all retellings, a part of us wants Orpheus to look back, because his failure proves his love.
I’d be the voice that urged Orpheus
When her body was found
I’d be the choiceless hope in grief
That drove him underground
I’d be the dreadful need in the devotee
That made him turn around (Hey ya)
And I’d be the immediate forgiveness
In Eurydice
- Talk, Hozier
Retold stories:
Hooked: A Peter Pan retelling
Peter Pan has no...
Retold stories:
Hooked: A Peter Pan retelling
Peter Pan has no childhood in this one.
Caged: A Rapunzel retelling
The prince is a pirate in this one.
Seduced: A Hades and Persephone retelling
Hades can’t be touched in this one.
And in this one, Persephone is a submissive. Against her will.
Yes, they are dark.
If you value your heart, don’t read them here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XQVK88B
(at NeverLand)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNO3G4tbHf/?utm_medium=tumblr
mcfrankauthor:Retold original character portraits and aesthetics:Hooked: A Peter Pan retellingPeter...
Retold original character portraits and aesthetics:Hooked: A Peter Pan retelling
Peter Pan has no childhood in this one.
Caged: A Rapunzel retellingThe prince is a pirate in this one.
Seduced: A Hades and Persephone retellingHades can’t be touched in this one.
And in this one, Persephone is a submissive. Against her will.
Yes, they are dark.Don’t download them: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XQVK88B
March 16, 2022
mcfrankauthor:
Retold original character portraits and ae...
Peter Pan has no childhood in this one.
Caged: A Rapunzel retellingThe prince is a pirate in this one.
Seduced: A Hades and Persephone retellingHades can’t be touched in this one.
And in this one, Persephone is a submissive. Against her will.
Yes, they are dark.Don’t download them: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XQVK88B
Some days I’m glad I’m a writer
(not too often...
Some days I’m glad I’m a writer
(not too often tho🤣) (at Author)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbK5zH3NOFY/?utm_medium=tumblr
Retold original character portraits and aesthetics:Hooked: A Peter Pan retellingPeter Pan has no...
Retold original character portraits and aesthetics:Hooked: A Peter Pan retellingPeter Pan has no childhood in this one.
Caged: A Rapunzel retellingThe prince is a pirate in this one.
Seduced: A Hades and Persephone retellingHades can’t be touched in this one.
And in this one, Persephone is a submissive. Against her will.
Yes, they are dark.
Don’t download them: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XQVK88B
