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Mari, the Happy Wanderer's avatar

Wow, that was beautiful. A moment of awe! And yet in a way the bwyst made me think of the cultural meaning of horses in the American west. I really enjoyed this story!

Sarah's avatar

I had not thought of it that way - what a cool way to see it. Thank you, Mari!

caitlin macy-beckwith's avatar

This is WILD. And I love it.

Michael Nagy's avatar

Delightful! Brilliant! It brought me back to a middle-school favorite from 1974. This one from the 1970s animated Star Trek series: a Saturday morning cartoon version of TOS whose creators sneakily inserted scripts that were often far better than much of the 1960s live action version - all were transcribed to books that I devoured. The episode "Eye of the Beholder" had enormous star-sized space creatures who "sang" to each other using electromagnetic waves. I've read a lot of scifi since then but that particular story made my 11-year-old jaw drop and still does.

https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Eye_of_the_Beholder

Sarah's avatar

Ooooh I'm requesting that from the library right now!

Glad you liked it :)

Kathleen McCook's avatar

Maybe take the story to PULP Fest 2026 and find an artist to render Chalice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwi0I7w1Q70