EP 136: 70 Fierce Years PREVIEW on Tapas starting Feb 19, 2022!

02/16/22 • 7 min

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On Feb 19, 2022, @tete.depunk's "70 Fierce Years," her story about Andrei Novokshonov the Cossack, will be released as a series of preview chapters three times a week on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/70-Fierce-Years/info

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EP 135.5: Tarot Analysis: The Lovers | Major Arcana | Love, Sensuality, and Connection

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day! How fitting - this week’s Tarot card is The Lovers.

Read the full transcript of this video here.

In my portrayal of The Lovers tarot card of the Major Arcana, we see none other than Malka and Joel from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel.” The uncensored version is on my Patreon, by the way, for those who are curious.

In its upright position, this card symbolizes honesty, attraction, and overcoming trials. As we’ve seen already, Joel and Malka overcome many trials, mostly internal, in “The Book of Joel.” In particular, they manage to overcome Joel’s self-sabotaging and self-flagellating tendencies. Joel is someone who has always struggled with chasing after things that he knows he will enjoy because he doesn’t want to enjoy things in life. He prefers feeling emotionally flat, as he calls it, because there’s less emotional risk involved.

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EP 137: Reviewing "The Lady From the Sea" by Henrik Ibsen - with R.N. Roveleh

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Today, me and R.N. Roveleh (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) talk about Henrik Ibsen's play, "The Lady from the Sea," which subconsciously influenced her character, Merwyn, whom she's written about in the short story, "The Enchanted Isles," as part of her anthology, "Tales from the North."

Read "The Enchanted Isles" here: https://tapas.io/episode/2130584

R.N. Roveleh will also be publishing a novella about Merwyn (of the same name).

We talk about the following and more:

The play is inspired by a Scandinavian folk tale, "Agneta and the Sea King". What's the folk tale about?
What are the themes of Ibsen's play?
What's the plot of the play?
What is the main character, Ellida Wangel, like?
What's her husband like and how is their marriage?
What's her relationship with her stepdaughters?
What does the sailor, her former lover, represent?
How does Ellida compare to Merwyn?