Heretics Anonymous

by Katie Henry

“That’s one of the best things about polytheism—I don’t have to treat any religion like it’s silly.” “What do you mean?” Max asks. “If monotheism’s true, anyone who doesn’t worship that one God is a sinner. If polytheism’s true, then any god can be real. You don’t have to worship them or think they’re good, but they can still exist. I can believe that Brighid’s real, and Athena’s real, and so is Jesus.” She focuses on Lucy again. “He never did a thing for me, but if you want to work with Him, knock yourself out. Just give me the same respect.”

“Don’t judge me on the state of the house,”

“When you hurt people,” he says, “even if you didn’t mean to, you don’t get to choose where they go from there. When you hurt someone, it stops being about you, or what you want.”