“You are the chosen one,” said one of them, destined to rule over secret kingdoms. Accept our hospitality; the time has come for you to learn who you are
Man as a monster:
A wondrous and therefore terrifying omen of a future event, sent by the gods and needing interpretation. Of these three primary criteria of monstrosity - (a) being wondrous and terrifying, (b) being sent by a divinity, (c) ominous significance in need of interpretation - the first two are connected insofar as the presumed divine origin reveals itself precisely in its extraordinariness, its unexpected deviance from normality
Immortality in Latex
kissed by the sun, soaked in sweat, powdered with earthly pigments (literally just dirt). Another sloppy kiss from the sun, sticky again, powdered once more. A living artefact shaped by heat, movement and memory. What remains now is ancient, she holds the immortal island in her skin, and yet, she is never the same
