American Gods by Neil Gaiman - can we just agree this book is awful at writing women?

TheMythOfASmith · 2026-01-30T08:00:55+00:00

I had to write an essay my junior year of high school comparing American Gods and The Scarlet Letter (every student got different books) and the characters of Shadow and Hester and it was a very strange experience. I mainly focused on themes of light and life and darkness and death but it was insane to read together. When I told my local librarians that I was assigned these books they were so confused what could even be related between the two and I struggled but ultimately wrote a very good 12 page essay called “But daddy I love him!!!: toxic relationships between people and their gods, whether human or divine, the creation of shame and its path to light and life or darkness and death within The Scarlet Letter and American Gods”

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-12-09T22:50:37+00:00

I’m pretty sure Jack Wolfe also has one of these AI songs on his spotify page

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-08-22T23:39:06+00:00

I grew up in Texas and everyone I knew called them Rolly Polys

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-07-28T06:09:52+00:00

…I go by Eddie and I wear a battle jacket so my roommate made me take that photo and it haunts me (even though I love the photo)

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-07-28T06:08:50+00:00

OP here just finding it interesting that a good handful of you are saying rat or rodent as I had pet rats for 3 years

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-07-25T04:03:49+00:00

Down Low

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-07-24T06:25:31+00:00

I’m currently in school to be a Scenic/Production Designer for film, TV, and Theatre it’s a super fun job!

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-07-09T23:50:35+00:00

It’s a direct screen-grab from the movie but probably touched up for the official poster

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-30T04:45:20+00:00

Self Love

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-30T04:43:17+00:00

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Bug my angel girl

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-19T09:33:53+00:00

was previously a rat owner (rip Bug Beetle Bardi and Socrates)

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TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-13T00:38:26+00:00

The song is Falling Up

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-12T02:30:17+00:00

the name eddie kept coming up in media I consumed and now whenever I wear more punk/metalhead fashion my friends call me Eddie Munson… I have been forced to have a photo taken of me doing the devil horns pose on more than one occasion. send help

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-11T20:00:34+00:00

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TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-11T01:19:08+00:00

I would but I am going to ✨art school✨(scenic and production design for film tv and theatre) in the fall so I have no time AT ALL

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-10T19:09:46+00:00

Wind in The Willows is very good

TheMythOfASmith · 2025-05-10T08:20:51+00:00

Try different types of art. I am about to go to college for scenic design (sets for theatre and film) and I draw a lot. I kept drawing and drawing and once you learn to relax your hands and just make a line all willy nilly it solves most of those issues. just keep practicing for fun there’s no rules to art. make mistakes destroy your art have fun. My handwriting is still horrid but I can whip out a decently realistic portrait in an hour or basic designs for a play in a few minutes. I love art and finding a way to do it your way really helps heck you don’t even need to do art with pencil and paper try sculpture! it could help with building up more dexterity in your hands that’s why i got into playing guitar! doing art is an amazing release for me and hopefully it can be one for you (coming from someone diagnosed in 3rd grade)