all those stories of hers in the Earthsea verse changed my life. i return to them over and over. them and tolkien. nothin else has ever come close.

i loved TEHANU when it came out with the fire of a thousand suns. i had toddlers in the house and my heart was so damn breakable for Therru; my god. i haven't cried that much in i don't know how long. experiencing my own kids changed me so much; made my respond to certain stories in a whole new way. i had no empathy for that whole genre of stuff until i had my own kids to love. i know that means i suck at universal compassion (or i did until i became a mom myself) but for me it's been a characterbuilding, personality-changing experience.

but i digress.

i love ged and i love Tenar and i love all those people. they are real. thanks for sparking my memories.