Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 47
August 10, 2021
therkalexander:
“I don’t hold myself above your kind. The...
“I don’t hold myself above your kind. The gods of the earth, whose lives are intertwined with your immortal souls, cannot afford such… vanities.”
— Hades to Orpheus, The Good Counselor, Ch. 3 by @therkalexander
The Good Counselor
August 9, 2021
Oh my goodness thank you!!Yeah this year has been… whew… ...
Oh my goodness thank you!!
Yeah this year has been… whew… difficult as hell. I’m really happy I was able to finish The Good Counselor, and will have at least a partial cover preview very soon.
Your support is so very, very much appreciated.
And on that note, here is a little preview from Chapter 8:
Only 241 Days Remain
August 8, 2021
August 7, 2021
therkalexander:
Aidoneus handed over his coin and spoke g...
Aidoneus handed over his coin and spoke gently to the dead. “See? I pay. Same as you. Our greatest difference is that you cannot go back from whence you came. Your lives are over, so what have you to fear now?” Ω “Tartarus!” The dark haired woman burst into tears. Ω “You’re not going there, Cassia, of Knossos. Nor you, Meriones, of Knossos. Despite what your priests tell you about my judgements, it is rare that I damn a soul to Tartarus. Not even you, Hippolytos, son of Atreus.” Ω The hoplite’s lip trembled. “A-Ares in all h-his glory—” Ω “Isn’t here…
I am your lord god, Hades Aidoneus Chthonios. From this day until the day you are reborn.”
— The Good Counselor, Chapter 5
by Rachel Alexander
nubbsgalore:as mentioned in these previous posts, kilauea...
as mentioned in these previous posts, kilauea, a flat broad shield volcano, has erupted continuously from its pu’u o’o vent since 1983, growing the island by about 42 acres a year as its basaltic lava flow oozes at a speed of fifteen yards an hour into the ocean. photos by tom kuali.
therkalexander:
One who is twice woven, cannot remain you...
One who is twice woven, cannot remain your own. Two the ether bound, who shines the torch in darkness. Three the blessed harbinger who reaps the reaper’s heart.
Nearly a century has passed since Hades and Persephone’s children were foretold, but their efforts to conceive have been in vain. A secret rite on Samothrace conducted by the gifted hymnist, Orpheus, might finally bend the will of the Fates and give the King and Queen of the Underworld everything they have ever dreamed of, or pave a path of unimaginable suffering.
Hades and Persephone’s sway over the mortals has only grown, drawing the covetous attention of the Olympian gods. When a hastily made oath, a silver lyre, and the returning restless dead put the gods below at odds with Olympus, it could shatter the peace that has existed between the realms since the Titanomachy.
The Good Counselor continues the erotic Underworld romance that began with Rachel Alexander’s highly-acclaimed novel, Receiver of Many.
THE GOOD COUNSELOR • 3/22/2022
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books-typo-and-so-on:
Pomegranates
(Tbilisi, Georgia, Jul...
Pomegranates
(Tbilisi, Georgia, July 2021)
