Oh look, I'm finally doing @sunshine_challenge stuff

[thesebonesaregood]

So, to take my mind off of stuff, I'm doing the sunshine_challenge

I meant to do this when it started but never late than never, right? That's what I'm gonna tell myself anyway.


Here's a small collection of ficlets based around Hades and Persephone. I'm going to try and make more tiny stories around them because I find these two very soothing to work with, so yes. Fic is here.


So, I actually work with Hekate as a deity. I had a complicated relationship with her for a long time due to past stuff but now I find her a comfort and a kindness in the form of a deity. I know some people see her as a mother figure, but for me, she is a guide and a confidant as well as an advisor and person to help me feel safe. Her torches being a light in the darkness and beacons of hope and following the howling of her hounds, will lead you through the rough patches.

The poetry collection Lace Bone Beast: Poems & Other Fairytales for Wicked Girls by N.L. Shompole is kind of a Hekate collection in my brain. IF only for the line that I have latched onto that goes:
And if you want it
there will be hope
bright and ravenous
but only if you want it
only if you want it



So, I love this song and have for years. It's fun to sing and very therapeutic if you're having a certain kind of day:

The Dismemberment Song - Blue Kid


I grew up in Florida, but I don't have a lot of associations with the water other than do not like.

I r4ecently went back there, back in May, and it stirred up a lot of shit in my brain. I had a rough childhood and it brought back a lot of memories that make life more complicated now because I have these things weighing in my brain and haven't dealt with them. It's kind of been tumultuous in my head ev3er since then, like a brewing storm that's gonna break out soon.

I know some people love the water, find comfort in the sea and revel in the feeling of water on their skin. I've never been that kind of person and don't expect I ever will be.

Comments

[paulamcg]

Oh, I'm so sorry you can't find comfort in the sea. Thank you so much for sharing these thoughts, and I hope that one day, maybe when you don't expect it, you'll revel in some other experience related to water or something else that makes up for that.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm so glad you find joy in Hekate ♥

[bemused_writer]

I enjoyed seeing your take on Hekate. The poem in particular is wonderful and I just might have to check out that book. Thanks for sharing!

[enemytosleep]

It's interesting about the sea as so many folks generally talk about the shoreline with fondness and nostalgia, but statistically I think more people live inland (especially in the US) so the sea is often a place to vacation and get away from their normal lives. If you grew up around the water, any memories (and traumas) of course would be connected. Thanks for sharing with us!

[paulamcg]

Oh, the first time I came here, I saw only your response to prompt six. Now I've been happy to find the link to lovely little stories. And I also love what you say about Hecate (partly because it fits the role I once gave to a character named after her), and the striking lines about hope! Thank you so much for sharing all this!