LJIdol Week 5: Fear is the Heart of Love

[marlawentmad]

The old woman critically surveyed her handiwork lying supine on the table. Her eyes were clear like quartz, and sharp like obsidian. The eerie sensation of feeling both hot and cold washed over her skin in tiny pin pricks. The old woman kneaded a calf, molded an elbow, defined a clavicle, and her long fingers dark with the color of clay, smoothed

Comments

[bleodswean]

Fantastic!!! I love how this is open to so many interpretations - the goddess, a witch, the creatrix....or the formatting leads one to believe she is re-birthing herself!

[marlawentmad]

Oooh, your imagination is delicious.

[magazhchi]

Wonderful and bewitching.

[halfshellvenus]

Creepy and unsettling. From the tags, it appears the old woman is making a golem, but because the creation has senses and thoughts, she could also be unmaking or remaking something (or someone). The atmosphere and the layering of details came through really well here.

[suesniffsglue]

You are always my favorite, and that isn't just me being biased. I love that all my senses feel engaged--you are very talented at being evocative. I love this.

[marlawentmad]

You cut me off at the accusation of bias! I am overjoyed with your praise, talented woman.

[penpusher]

Wonderful spin on the Genesis story.