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Apr. 7th, 2008 06:27 pmSometimes the Internet leads me to strange places. One thing leads to another.
Some of these things I found today remind me of the central idea of Harlan Ellison's Deathbird Stories - that so many old gods are dead or as good as dead, and that those spaces are being filled by newer gods made from the modern world. It's a concept that stayed in my head ever since I read that nasty, twisty collection of stories somewhere in my early teens. Harlan being the bitter bastard Harlan is, of course, all his new gods were blind, hungry, dark things. ("Rather like corporations," I add snarkily.)
As usual with a handful of Mystick Linkqs, take the content with as many grains of salt or as much experience-grounded belief as you like.
Some of these things I found today remind me of the central idea of Harlan Ellison's Deathbird Stories - that so many old gods are dead or as good as dead, and that those spaces are being filled by newer gods made from the modern world. It's a concept that stayed in my head ever since I read that nasty, twisty collection of stories somewhere in my early teens. Harlan being the bitter bastard Harlan is, of course, all his new gods were blind, hungry, dark things. ("Rather like corporations," I add snarkily.)
As usual with a handful of Mystick Linkqs, take the content with as many grains of salt or as much experience-grounded belief as you like.