Myth in the Mojave

True Ugliness and the Loathely Lady


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“In a dark time the eye begins to see,
I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;
I hear my echo in the echoing wood—“

----Theodore Roethke,  from In  A  Dark Time

Like the Norwegian fairy tale, “Prince Lindworm,” the Arthurian story of Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell is a story about the mysterious transformative power found in embracing the un-embraceable. It raises different questions though, questions about the nature of a true king, patriarchy, and our secret ugliness. I’m sending this out to nasty women everywhere, and the men who love and support them.

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Myth in the MojaveBy Catherine Svehla

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