Between this and that, I haven't been able to get much work done on the manuscript.
Hence, slow week. I might get something up tonight, I might not.
Probably the next thing is going to be a bit on the earliest recorded history of the Sumerians and Egyptians. Really. I'm reading a non-fiction book, and so now you get to see me wax sophomoric about how we're not really so different after all.
To whet your appetite, here's a link to the oldest known creation myth (it's called the Babylonian creation myth, but it substantively figures into pre-historic Sumer). Cast of characters include Marduk, the eventual creator, and Tiamat, his mother. Tiamat also represents chaos, war, and water (specifically the waters of the seas and oceans).
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