Feast of Pétíso!

Today's the Feast of Pétíso, God of Death.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for the world will soon be reborn!

50,000 Words!

My novel is "complete"! I've reached the 50,000-word goal for Nanowrimo! Hurrah!

In the wide and dusty valley, a herder minded his cattle. His dog ran to and fro, keeping the herd together. The herder walked slowly behind the herd, twirling a stick in his hand.

“You should honor Tíngnopok,” had said his wife, “for He watches over your cattle. He watches over you.”

The herder had not listened to his wife, however, and never bothered to go to Tíngnopok’s temple or even say a prayer of thanks to the Black God.

After thirteen months of such behavior, Tíngnopok became agitated.

And thus 50k words have been written. My work here is done...

30k, Behind Schedule

I've been lax the past few days on my writing. I fell behind schedule for the first time all month. Now, late on Sunday, I've reached 30,000 words, which I meant to reach on Friday. Here are the paragraphs about the witchy Mongana which took me over the 30k mark:

“Oh my,” said the blonde maiden. “Your hair is very black!”

“And yours is quite golden,” replied Mongana.

The pale goddess stepped into the water beside the maiden and stood close. The blonde girl did not flinch, but stood firm and gazed into Mongana’s dark eyes.

10,000 Words!

I have reached 10,000 words this week, this month. I am approximately one-fifth of the way done with my grand story, Chronicle of the Universe.

Here are the paragraphs that put me over the milestone:

Kíngtíní, old daughter of the great mother Anuhut, floated away from Nınom, disappearing from his sight. She walked through the village, none of the folk wise to Her presense. They acted as if She were not among them, for they could not see Her.

The Old Crone searched for a man named Manguhıng. Manguhıng was an old man and a rich man. He had amassed great wealth and was the richest man in the village, by far. Manguhıng had a flock of eighty-one sheep, all healthy and strong.

Eat Up!

Today is the Feast Day of Nokí, Goddess of Food!

As such, this morning I ate two breakfasts.

Happy Feast of Rékaré!

Rékaré is the strongest, most skilled, most loyal, and most loving god in the universe. May He always protect us!

Feast of Hívo

I hope you're having a joyous Feast of Hívo today. Drink up!

May He bring me swift travel tomorrow, for I'm going on a business trip to Pittsburgh.

Yay, Pittsburgh. Three days in Pittsburgh.

They like Hívo's beer there, don't they?

Devils Should All Be Women

From a historical perspective, those sexy devil women stickers one might occasionally see on the back of a truck are more true to the origins of the symbology than any masculine representation of a horned devil.

The horns are the moon, you see, which was closely associated with women in ancient times. And the pitchfork is useful when bringing in the harvest, since the moon goddess was often also an earth goddess.

The halo, on the other hand, was originally a solid disk representing the sun. And we all know that the sun is masculine, right?

Feast of Vasataté

Drink up! Have some beer! Eat your fill! Today is the Holy Day of Vasataté, which means it's party time under the ocean waves.

Hopefully today the Brewmaster of the Deep won't have any fights with His lovely wife, Rénavahalasíhí, because we all want calm seas when we honor Him. But if He does get riled up, just give Him a horse and I'm sure He'll calm down.





Say "hi" to any passing seagulls, for they are Vasataté's eyes upon the shore.

Unfortunate Synchronicity

Today is the Holy Day of Rézhíní, Goddess of Plants, for which we can all be thankful.

It is an unfortunate synchronicity, however, that today is also April Fools Day, for as I'm sure you're all aware, the lovely goddess Rézhíní was killed when Zhíanoso tricked Her brother into shooting Her with an arrow. "April fools! You're dead!"

Thankfully, She shall rise again. Just like Her plants.

Honor the River God

May your Holy Day of Zhaké be glorious and grand! May He forever protect and guide us, for He is the wisest and strongest god of all.

Ride the Wind! Fight for Light!

The blossoms drift from the trees on Hérazha's breeze, for today is Her Holy Day.



Hérazha rides Her horses across the sky and through time itself, but She always will be around for Her day, today, so we can all bask in Her beauty and heed Her call to fight the demons of darkness.

Fight for light! Ride the wind! Glory be to Hérazha!

Spring is here!

Spring must be here, for the flowers are blooming and today is the Holy Day of Vuzhí. She has arisen from the Underworld and is now bringing life back to our world.

Hurrah!

Néhété's Cleaning the House

Plague of Néhété, what's that smell?!

Oh, it is Néhété. Sorry, sir.

I hope you all have a pestilence-free Holy Day of Néhété!

Happy New Year!

The Year of the Eagle has ended and thus begins the Year of the Orca! Happy New Year!

Today is also the Holy Day of Kérasa, for every New Year's Day is Her holy day.

May She bring peace and fertility to you in the coming year. May She make the universe a better place through you.

Blue Sky on the Rain Goddess' Day!

Hívuítoví seems to be taking Her holy day off from Her work . . . thankfully.

Giant Flock of Crows Attacks Northgate!

Nuvíní must be nearby. Her crows are swarming the neighborhood. . .

Eat! Eat!

Happy Holy Day of Nokí!

She's the Goddess of Food, so you'd better be eating today. Or else She'll smack you with Her giant club o' death. Watch out!



That's the way to eat. Hooray for Nokí!

Celebrate Our Defender!

Rock on, Rékaré. Rock on.

Happy Ríhíví Day!

Heal us, o wondrous Ríhíví! Heal us with Your hot springs! Heal us with Your motherly touch!

Thank you. I promise to be nice to cats!