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| Oct 25, 2021 | » | Stories of Your Life and Others
14 min; updated Jan 17, 2026
Stories of Your Life and Others.
Ted Chiang.
2010.
ISBN: 9781931520898 .
Tower of Babylon |
| Dec 1, 2021 | » | The Wicked + The Divine
4 min; updated Dec 25, 2024
The Recurrence. Every 90 years, 12 gods reincarnate on earth for 2 years. In 2014, the gods are living as pop icons. Some are high culture, e.g. Lucifer, and others are underground, e.g. The Morrígan. ... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | » | Invisible Kingdom (2019 - 2021)
8 min; updated Dec 25, 2024
Invisible Kingdom.
G. Willow Wilson; Christian Ward.
A Flawed Religious Organization[Vess] But what if… What if you found something here that seemed wrong? That seemed out of place? [Krikko] I would go straight to Mother Proxima and ask for guidance. That’s why she’s here. [Vess] And… If the something wrong had to do with Mother Proxima herself? [Krikko] Then I would question myself. Because doubting her would mean I had strayed from my vow of obedience. ... |
| Dec 11, 2022 | » | Outcast
7 min; updated Dec 25, 2024
Outcast.
Robert Kirkman; Paul Azaceta.
Snapshots[Rev. Anderson] I know… How completely I failed you. You brought me face to face with the Devil himself… And I didn’t have the strength to confront him. Am I no longer worthy to do your work? Is that why I have no power over these demons? Have I offended you? ... |
| Aug 14, 2021 | » | The Sandman
12 min; updated Jul 30, 2023
LoveDream: Sister – you know how I felt for Nada one. What I feel for her still. But she defied me. I gave her due earning, and she still spurned me, so… Death: So you sentenced her to hell. ... |
Story focused on Hillalum, who lived during the construction of the Tower of Babel .
notes that the Hebrew school version was more elaborate than the Old Testament account, e.g. the tower is so tall that it takes a year to climb, and when a man falls to his death, no one mourns, but when a brick is dropped, the brick-layers weep because it will take a year to replace.
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