Myths & Legends

Too Small Glasses

She liked wearing the minimal ones, uncaring as to whether or not they complimented her face.

She thought them a hilarious addition when in the lab, and chuckled to herself occasionally when she remembered she was wearing them.

For like a wild horse put to saddle, underneath her reserved exterior she resented having the need of their aid in order to fit into and conform to society.

The Raptor And The Gargoyle

The Raptor And The Gargoyle – Reflections Upon Intimacy

“I have been taught to forget my own name and to forget that I love to fly as high as I can fly and I love to explore and create things of interest to me when I am with a mate,” she confided.

“I have also been taught that I can only give my warrior’s cry in silence, when I am alone – for others become as quail when they hear my voice’s power, and even my own children seem to fear me,” she lamented.

“My attempts to find a lifelong mate have failed because the males I have encountered are not driven to aspire like me. Even if I “dumb myself down” for them so they are not threatened, they then have felt superior and have mistreated and devalued me.” She shook her feathers agitatedly.

“It seems that to be truly myself, I must not seek a mate. For with one, I am neglected and lonely. If I am on my own, at least I get to keep who I am and have my freedom.

What is your story?” she queried. “Do gargoyles have much better luck in loving?”