Myth and Folklore as a gay Christian Witch

(Owl picture from pixabay ) There was once an owl and a hunter. The owl was wise in her age and wanted more than anything to become a human. The owl was flying over the forest when she saw a hunter. The hunter was beautiful, and she was hunting for her meal. The hunter’s father called out to her and was calling her home early.  “Julie come home right this instant. We do not have time for you to be out hunting; we need to find you a suitor.” Her father called.  “Coming Father,” Julie said with a sigh. The Owl overheard this conversation and instantly realized that this could be her ticket to becoming a human she just needed to control her power to shapeshift long enough to really get to know the hunter. The hunter’s name stuck out in her mind and would not leave the back of her mind alone. From the creation of the world, the animals that had created them had designed them to be with the same gender, and the owl was not aware that she would be destined to fal...

      This story I could use to create a vision from the viewpoint of the owl and dive into how he became a man himself. I have always enjoyed the idea of a shapeshifting character. I can also use the wife in this story as an example to demonstrate that we should be grateful for what people give us. She bit the hand that fed her, and I wonder what happened to the woman in the story after the husband left. I also wonder what would have happened if the owl would have turned more majestic and if that would have changed the way how the story ended. I could expand on this story and could indeed experience this story from a different lens. I could also add more fantasy elements within the story. We shall see what I can come up with for a story this week, but this is a great start. (Photo found on google through pixabay .)

      Within this story, I found that the Tanuki would make an interesting character. I think instead of having it be a tea kettle, it could be a type of human shapeshifter who longs to be with humans. Maybe it cannot control its power when it shapeshifts. This would cause conflict, and the creature would wonder about where it fits into the world. The Tanuki may be mischevious in its non-human form and wishes to control this power for that reason. Maybe the color of the Tanuki would change depending on its emotion. This emotion could also influence the clothing that the Tanuki would wear in human form. A human who finds him could possibly try to help him control his powers. (Personal photo of an eerie night at my apartment that will serve as some inspiration for my story this week) Bibliography: The Magic Kettle 

      I am not pleased with how my semester started out in this class but I am going to work hard through the second half of the semester to complete the class with at least a C. I know that I am going to have to do a lot of extra credit but hopefully i will be able to get a lot of it done during spring break.       I also know that many times this semester I have gotten busy but I am going to be working on things a lot earlier and making sure I meet deadlines as that is a part of my degree. I know that I will be successful in making a C in this class because I am going to work to keep all my grades a C or higher.       One of my pitfalls is not working on things earlier and procrastinating. I will no longer procrastinate as this causes me more problems when completing work on time. Overall i am pleased with how my website and how my blog is coming along. I hope that in the coming weeks I will do a lot better in this class with getting thin...

      As I have begun looking back at my work over the semester, I have realized that there is always room for improvement. I feel like sometimes the reading notes are the most extended parts of the week and as much as I enjoy the reading I also have felt like the post lengths are a little long at times.           Coming into this class, I knew I would enjoy the reading. I have found that I enjoy writing the stories more than reading them. I would have to say that I enjoyed the readings in the biblical unit, but I also have enjoyed the Japanese readings. I cannot possibly pick a favorite reading.       I have found that I am incredibly pleased with the stories that I have written. My reading notes give me the bare minimum that I need to write an original story that is my own work with the influence of the story I read. It is essential for me to be able to write my own work as a Professional Writing major.     ...

         This story is now on my portfolio       Once upon a time, there were two drag queens who were named Izanagi and Izanami. These queens longed to create a world that they could live in. They decided that they would build a staircase that would allow them to travel to the worlds from the drag queen spirit realm. Now the queens were so bored as they had no one to entertain, so they created a substance for them to produce great things from. This substance was a glittery rainbow-colored foam that they would use to create a wide array of queer things. The two queens came down the large glitter staircase that they had made and began their creation of the worlds. “Hunty this world is such a drag! Why don’t we create another queen?” one of the queens said. “Don’t you start telling me what to do you, dirty queen! We will create them, but we have to create a place for them to become creative in their drag.” The other replied.  So t...