bluebeardsbride:A Catalog of Heroes by Mary Ann Dima

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A Catalog of Heroes

by Mary Ann Dimand

If Odysseus knew his crewmates’ names, we cannot tell it. Poltroon lieutenant, promising youth, the hapless boy who fell from Circe’s roof—these are named. But whole shipsful died without a whisper of fame.

Heroes are a menace. They strut, they duel, they declaim on stages timbered with peasant bones. They never take an oar— just struggle against the bonds they begged for, hearing siren songs they deny their crew.

Who are the shepherds spinning, spinning wool as they watch the sheep, weavers, carrying their work in case a moment’s pause gives space for the shuttle? Who are the farmers whose oxen carve the soil to make parade grounds for arrays of grain? Miners raising ore as if from Tartarus, smelters torturing forth the metal, smiths pounding its sheets to sweet-ringing bowls or shields? Whose kine were slain to feed these noisy warriors; whose vines brought sunshine to their cups?

They pound their shields with spears as ones who never smoothed a dent, gobble and scatter bread they never hungered to save seed for. And show me a hero who knows what doing laundry is …

Soil and the makers I sing— patient daring with chance and storm and locust, the making of next year’s harvest even from last year’s ruins, the dancing to greet plenty when it comes. It is these who make the feast— though no one honors them or seeks their tales. (Your picture was not posted)

here we go

writing, is this passage prophetic?, we shall see, empress ciri

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ha i managed to get my shit together and post chapter 2 of the Ciri Gets A Girlfriend story https://archiveofourown.org/works/31289303/chapters/77741375#workskin. What the heck did I call it, I was just looking at it– right, Fit For Pearls, chapter 2, on AO3, here we are.

Ciri, in her underpants, drinking brandy with a knife strapped to her thigh. Poor Luliana’s gay little heart.

“I cannot envision General Voorhis being in any way perceivably discomfited,” Luliana said, surprised.

Cirilla laughed. “It’s true, Morvran always has the same blandly affable expression no matter what happens,” she said. “Nothing ever seems to upset him. I think sometimes that I could stab him and he would keep that mild expression as he pulled the knife out and calmly asked why I would do that, and weighed my answer to decide whether he agreed with me or not.” She broke off, laughing, and Luliana laughed as well, it was so patently absurd an image and yet one could easily imagine Voorhis doing this. (Your picture was not posted)

lesbianralzarek:what terfs think happens when we agree with a post but then disagree upon realizing.

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what terfs think happens when we agree with a post but then disagree upon realizing op is a terf:

terf: -and thats why i think women should have spaces free from men

normal person: i agree!

terf: im a terf btw

normal person: i no longer agree out of spite and will ignore you even though youre correct and i know it

what actually happens:

terf: -and thats why i think women should have spaces free from men

normal person: i agree!

terf: im a terf btw

normal person: i now realize that when you said “men” you meant a certain subset of women, and changing the subject of a sentence changes its meaning. when you change “men” to “trans women” i no longer agree

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if i see one more post from a terf acting all smug about people agreeing with their crypto shit im gonna scream. no, we arent drinking your kool-aid, youre just too much of a coward to say what you really mean (Your picture was not posted)