Midnight Writers October 2011

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Ask Aphrodite

Musings of Hades

Athena’s Corner

Ask Aphrodite is an advice column that anyone can submit to about anything. If you have questions about school, parents, your love life (or lack thereof), anything your heart desires! We will answer your questions within 1-3 days and some will be published in the monthly newsletter. You can submit questions anonymously if you choose. To submit a question, email to askaphro@gmail.com.

Every time Halloween comes around, I count our lucky stars that there was never an ancient Greek equivalent. We had plenty of our own costumed festivals, but a holiday specifically for dressing up and mooching sweets off strangers? The world would‘ve never been the same. My brother Zeus is particularly notorious for disguising himself to either test random people‘s hospitality or to ingratiate himself with whatever girl who‘s caught his fancy at the moment. (Swans, bulls, golden rain, said girl‘s husband – how in Tartarus am I related to him?) His favorite Halloween costume these days is his pilot uniform, and poor Hera has to follow him around to the random parties he crashes. (Their marriage counselor says the best method is to prevent it before it happens.) Hermes is just as bad as his father, only he loves Halloween because it‘s the perfect excuse for him to play pranks. (―It‘s just holiday spirit, Uncle Hades!‖) The reason why October 31st is the most haunted day of the year? Hermes. The reason why tricks are so infamous that night? Hermes. The reason why shades mysteriously escape from the Underworld and haunt the living? Hermes… But All Hallow‘s Eve isn‘t that bad. You think those Olympian bashes are something to talk about? Please, you‘ve never seen an Underworldian party. Demon dogs, ghosts, tortured souls, monsters threatening to smash your skull around every corner? Yeah, we‘ve got the real thing. And Persephone makes a pretty darn good pumpkin-chocolate-ambrosia pie.

The Hunt of the Unicorn: March 2011, C. C. Humphreys When Elayne‘s father tells her a fantasy story about unicorns and other worlds that supposedly happened to her ancestor, she is understandably cynical. However, on a school trip to a museum, she falls through a tapestry into the story‘s world! A unicorn and a king are on opposite sides of a war, and Elayne must choose her allies wisely if she wishes to get back home in one piece. This enthralling plot is fueled by multiple mystical beings (unicorns are only the beginning…) and plenty of intrigue as Elayne desperately tries to figure out how to return back to New York, a task that becomes harder and harder the longer she stays in Goloth. The Lost Gate: January 2011, Orson Scott Card This book far outshines the other books of his that I‘ve read (Pathfinder and Ender‘s Game). Danny is descended from the Norse gods of myth, and he and his relatives hide from the humans on Earth. Although Danny believes that he has no powers, he is in truth a gatemaker – a person whose powers will condemn him to death under his family‘s rules. Danny escapes, but must learn how to use his powers properly before he is found and executed.

Q: What's a good look for a ginger hobbit? Sincerely, short and confused... A: Dear short and confused, Trust me, I feel your pain. No, really. I do. I'd avoid colors that clash with orange/red. So purple tends not to be a good color. Yellow is pretty good and softer colors are definitely better, just not PINK when you have ORANGE hair. It won't work...ever. Avoid clothes that make you look shorter than you actually are. If you are strolling around the mall and see this really pretty striped shirt… slap yourself. Do not buy horizontal stripes. They suck. Something already longer and more flow-y makes you seem taller so if that's what you're going for, then congrats! :D If you own anything light pink, purple, and some blues that clash horribly with your hair color or if you own anything that when you put on makes you look midget-like I would get rid of it immediately and go on a shopping spree! You can take me along if you'd like. (Trust me, it'd be FUN!!!) LOVE FROM, Aphrodite <3 *Aphrodite and Deus Ex Machina

Hints from Hestia: Coming Soon! Need domestic advice? Please email us at the address above!

Special thanks to Sra. Steele and acknowledgement to Hades, Athena, Hippolyta, and Hermes.


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