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Animated Mythology (Part 1)

It is no revelation that we live in an increasingly visual society, so let’s get the obvious negative out of the way first. All too often, people who prefer to watch are also people who prefer not to read, and they miss out on beneficial interaction with the printed page. It is my opinion (along … Continue reading Animated Mythology (Part 1) →

Mythological Ideals

Creators of mythology are under compulsion, not so much to describe life as it is as to suggest how it could be (albeit in larger than life imagery). Ideals are not wrong simply because people don’t follow them. That our ideal society “never existed” does not invalidate that ideal. It did exist in the minds … Continue reading Mythological Ideals →

Obadiah was a gray, weathered block of a man, one with a ...

Obadiah was a gray, weathered block of a man, one with a peculiar heritage. He was an experienced boatman and a lighthouse keeper by trade. More importantly, this reticent and obdurate individual was also a teacher in need of a student, and his opportunity to pass on the craft of his ancestors wandered onto his … Continue reading →

The world had changed out from under him before he was bo...

The world had changed out from under him before he was born. It seemed to some that Nathan had been designed for a different century. Possessed by a strange sense of loss, he longed for the ways and beliefs of his ancestors. His life was marked by difficulty with the expectations of others, and conflict … Continue reading →

The Ozark Mountains of Jacob’s habitation were far more r...

The Ozark Mountains of Jacob’s habitation were far more remote and unsettled than at present.  He lived in a time when technology and modern thinking had not yet rendered certain things impossible.  Unbeknown to the world at large, he battled creatures of fearsome dimension and incalculable malice.  They were bred in the forbidden reaches of … Continue reading →