So, today I’ve decided to veer off from Irish mythology and go back to Greek mythology to tell you all about the time Ares got stuck in a jar for a year.
It’s actually kind of a a funny story.
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This week, I’m going to be taking a look at a story that’s a bit more light-hearted than the last post, which was also cat-related. This story is Naomi Kritzer’s 2015 tale “Cat Pictures Please.”
I think that’s a phrase that most of us can probably relate to.
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Most everyone has a basic idea of what a leprechaun is. Short, bearded dude, wearing green, keeps pots of gold at the end of rainbows. In fact, if you can manage to catch one they might offer you their gold if you let them go.
Of course, like most folklore, there’s a bit more to them than pop culture would have you believe. So let’s go ahead an take a look!
Continue readingHello, everyone! So there’s not going to be a Short Story Sunday this week; instead I’ve decided to have those be every other week alternating with other posts the other weeks, mostly so that I can try to clear out some other projects I want to do (i.e., the Silent Hill retrospectives and Star Trek recaps). So the next one is going to be next week, and this week I’m doing this post instead.
In other news, I am actually getting a rather substantial pay increase at my full time job, which is a very good thing since it means I’ll have to rely less on Patreon to help pay bills and whatnot. To that end, I have actually set up a separate bank account for Patreon/Ko-Fi/PayPal donations to go to instead, which will be used solely for running this blog (i.e. obtaining media for reviews, paying to keep up domains, etc.).
Which brings me to my new goal: while my laptop is fairly decent, I’ve had it for a few years and it doesn’t run quite as well as it used to. It also isn’t all that ideal for stuff like streaming and capturing game footage. So my goal, for right now, is to try and raise money to buy a new, more powerful computer so that I can do gameplay videos and, perhaps eventually, streams on Twitch or YouTube. I’m also eventually hoping to add some original fiction pieces to the blog, or perhaps starting a spinoff blog dedicated directly to that.
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Thanks, and I shall see you again soon!
Welp, it’s Monday, so you know what time it is. This week, we’re going to start taking a look at the other big Irish culture hero, Fionn mac Cumhaill. Or Finn mac Cool, in English.
They’re basically pronounced the same, because, again, nothing in Irish is pronounced the way you think it is. I’m going to stick with the Irish version, though, because I think the anglicized one looks kinda silly.
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We haven’t really talked about an Edgar Allan Poe story for a while, so let’s fix that. Of course, the one that I decided to choose is probably one of his most uncomfortable story, “The Black Cat.”
So, the story contains depictions of animal abuse and domestic violence, so it’s got that going for it.
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Guys. Guys guys guys guys. I just recently learned about this one cryptid, and I absolutely have to tell you all about it.
Ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary friends, I present THE SQUONK.
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Katethulu's Cave Of Mysteries 