ORIGINS: The snake had its mouth wide open and we caught a glimpse of someone praying right there, under its fangs, with the snake’s tongue sticking out of their hands. Most days I can’t tell the difference between wishing and praying. It just feels like more of the same helplessness. I try to tell myself […]
Prayers in the mouths of snakes. Read More »
Acogí al ratón en mi agujero, y volvioseme heredero. The saying urges us not to trust someone that, in time, could take advantage of that trust. But we lack information. Why did you take that mouse in? Why did you welcome it with open arms? That word conjures up care, protection and shelter, and
What the snake bequeathed to the mouse. Read More »
ORIGINS: The eyebrows of the first character in the original series could be the wings of any bird. But for some reason we thought of owls, and the snakes that hide among their feathers. Death and poison. Or just knowledge and temptation. Either way, they make a lovely pair. If I was an owl and
Snake-winged owls. Read More »
ORIGINS: In the original series the scales only got to be the props, but we thought that they deserved a little bit of limelight too. And even though snake scales are our favorites, it doesn’t hurt to share. Hence the inclusion of other senses of that word. I don’t know what to tell you, nothing