May the Goddess Guard Her; May She Find Her Way to the Summerlands; May Her Friends and Family Know Peace
Hail and Farewell, Joanna Russ. I learned a long time ago not to start one of her books in bed, as that meant that I'd always greet the dawn bleary-eyed and tired. She was an amazing writer. I hope the pens are sharp and well-dipped in the Summerlands. Slip gently away, Lady, just now when the veils are thin.
I'm a woman, a Witch, a mother, a grandmother, an eco-feminist, a gardener, a reader, a writer, and a priestess of the Great Mother Earth. Hecate appears in the
Homeric Ode to Demeter, which tells of Hades who caught Persophone
"up reluctant on his golden car and bare her away lamenting. . . . But no one, either of the deathless gods or of mortal men, heard her voice, nor yet the olive-trees bearing rich fruit: only tenderhearted Hecate, bright-coiffed, the daughter of Persaeus, heard the girl from her cave . . . ."
4 comments:
So sad to see this -- I loved her work and her battle against sexism in science fiction.
I will miss her too, and will keep an eye out for her paperbacks in the used bookstores.
I found a link to one of my favorites of her short stories, and posted it on my blog, here--
http://kmareka.com/2011/04/30/joanna-russ/
Superb article and great passing blog too! Thank you for all your advice.
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