New piece on Hephaestus for The Creativity Post-check it out!

http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/hephaestus_and_how_brokenness_contributes_to_creativity

 

Haida Mythology and the Liminal

Our family took a trip recently to Tillicum Village, a tourist attraction in Seattle that we'd never done. We took a boat out to Blake Island, an uninhabited island which is a state park. We had a meal, then got to see a show of Coast Tribes storytelling and dance. It...

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The Soul of the Actor

Like many people worldwide, I'm a tremendous fan of HBO's show Game of Thrones. One of the most compelling characters on the show is Tyrion Lannister, played by actor Peter Dinklage. A few nights ago, my husband and I were watching the latest episode when I got a text...

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Unpacking the Myth of Eros and Psyche

I'm finishing up my weeks of instruction on my online Greek mythology class, and I saved one of my favorite myths for the end of the class, a special "bonus" myth if you will, for after my students finished their end-of-term presentations. Eros and Psyche has got to...

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