“Correcting people unasked is not ingratiating. Your editing eye is best coin-operated.”

[larryhammer]

Back to the Greek myth retellings from the trunk, this one again not a sex farce.

True Weavings (531 words) by lnhammer
Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Metamorphoses - Ovid
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arachne & Athena (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Characters: Arachne (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Athena (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: Weaving, Divine Inspiration, Jealousy, Revenge, Modern Retelling, narrative poetry, Poetry, Blank Verse
Summary:

It isn’t every day you meet your fear
embodied only as a god can be.

Or, why it’s dangerous to downplay divine inspiration.

---L.

Subject quote from 20 Truths from 20 Years of Editing, Adrienne Montgomerie.