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Fantasy: June 28, 2023 Issue [#12040]




 This week: Under the Sea
  Edited by: Robert Waltz Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.
         —William James

The sea is a desert of waves,
A wilderness of water.

         —Langston Hughes

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.

         —Samuel Taylor Coleridge


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Letter from the editor

A recent, widely-reported event has reminded everyone that the ocean can be deadly. But over two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered in water, which is, of course, essential for life.

It's been noted that we have better maps of the surfaces of the Moon and Mars than we do of the ocean floor. We continue to explore, because that's what we do, but there's still much that we don't know.

Which, naturally, makes the ocean an attractive subject for Fantasy—and has been such for longer than human history.

Perhaps most obvious are the classic legends of the sea, such as mermaids, ghost ships, deadly whirlpools, and a vast array of sea monsters. All of these, and more, speak to our lack of knowledge of the ocean's mysteries, and reflect the very real dangers of ocean voyages.

Sometimes, these legends even turn out to be based on truths. A few years ago, someone obtained photographic evidence of a giant squid, long thought to be the cryptid Kraken.

While there aren't any lost civilizations thriving under the waves (well... probably not, anyway), they make great settings for fantasy stories. And though the known denizens of the deep are strange and varied enough as we know them, there's always room for more speculation.

Life flourished in the ocean for billions of years before it colonized the Earth's land areas, and most likely began there. It's no wonder we're drawn to it.


Editor's Picks

Some fantasy for your enjoyment:

 
Wink and a hug Open in new Window. [13+]
Prompt : A world where money doesn't exist and people pay with social contact.
by Smee Author Icon


Vampire, (n) Open in new Window. [13+]
Two hunters against vampires gone mad.
by Loreli Author Icon


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by A Guest Visitor


 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Open in new Window. [13+]
An ancient clan builds a doll made of hair that grants wishes. Or so they think.
by S Author Icon


Cloud Imaging Open in new Window. [E]
Practicing pantoum for "Stretch Your Style".
by Ms.Magi Author Icon


La Caleuche  Open in new Window. [18+]
The "Caleuche" is a mythical ghost ship of the Chilote mythology. (Form: End Rhyme)
by 🌕 HuntersMoon Author Icon


 Bernard Open in new Window. [E]
Contest Entry for CJ's Twisted Traditional Poetry Contest. Round 4, June 2018
by Nani - Blessed Indeed Author Icon


Always Open in new Window. [18+]
Her duty spans across centuries, but she never forgets... For the PFU Contest
by NaNoKit Author Icon

 
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Ask & Answer

Last time, in "A Modern TakeOpen in new Window., I talked about updating myths.

oldgreywolf scribbles Author Icon: Julien d'Huy researched the evolution of some myths ("The Evolution of Myths", Scientific American, Dec 2016).

         Good to know.


BIG BAD WOLF is Howling Author Icon: Nothing wrong with borrowing - I do it all the time.

         "Good writers borrow, great writers steal."


NaNoNette Author Icon: I have repurposed one myth. One of my favorite myths of all time is the Gaul fear of the sky falling. I have used the sky falling as a symptom of a monumental change in the world.
When Coursera was new and free, I took a class on Greek mythology. The professor, someone with a PhD in ancient Greek mythology said it was perfectly fine to retell those stories in a way that they fit whatever we are trying to convey now. He said, like you, that myths have moved with the societies they represented.
It should also be noted that the Norse gods would have fallen entirely out of common knowledge if Snorri Sturluson hadn't taken it upon himself to compose the Prose Edda for our enjoyment. Marvel's use of Thor, Odin, and my personal favorite Loki is perfectly fine the way it is. Although Loki wasn't listed as an adopted (or any type of) brother at the time.


         Superhero comics in general are modern myths, whether they reinvent old ones or not.


So that's it for me for June. See you next month! Until then,

DREAM ON!!!



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