All Comments on 'The Muse'

Normally not my lane, but I've got to tip my hat to you. Your characters seem possible to actually exist.

I really liked this story. I knew the characters but wasn't really familiar with the myth, so I googled it. I read that Hephaestus ensnared Aphrodite and Aries in a chain-link net and dragged them in front of everyone to shame them. I love the way you changed this: Hephaestus reveals the infidelity in the form of a metal sculpture, not to shame Aphrodite, but rather to pay tribute to her transcendent eroticism, rekindling her pride and love for him. A modern sensibility to an age-old story. Well done.

The story is very well written. H's character is portrayed so well---the incident with his grandfather---his own finding out that he is to be a grandfather himself---the metallurgy. So many artful turns of phrase made the story a real pleasure to read. So thanks for sharing it with us.