The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is a medieval legend, shared within Christian and Muslim circles.
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The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is a medieval legend, shared within Christian and Muslim circles.
Horror is not ambiguous and it's clear purpose is to scare. I find that clarity, freeing. It is as if by submerging yourself in a horror story, you will be unmade, but you can also re-emerge, different than before, if you choose. The overused adage is true: we imagine horrors in order to cope with real ones.
What do I do when I need solace? When I lose the sense of wonder I can only get by physically being with the people I love, experiencing the places I love, and everything in between? I do what I’ve always done: I write about family.
