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Monica Vale

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🪞🐍 Writing articles about how myths, religion, and history create identity and cultural systems on Offprint. 💻 Hosting Co-Working & Studying livestreams on Substack. 🌈 Personal blog on Pckt. LINKS TO ALL↓ https://lnk.bio/themythicglass

Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassSep 14, 2026
Branded a Heretic: Etymology as Paradigm Shift
the-odyssey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassAug 10, 2026
My Writing Process & Stance on Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence continues to change at a breakneck pace, I'll continue to edit this essay as appropriate. Thanks for reading! -M
the-odyssey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassAug 10, 2026
My Writing Process & Stance on Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence continues to change at a breakneck pace, I'll continue to edit this essay as appropriate. Thanks for reading! -M
the-odyssey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJul 20, 2026
My mom died two weeks ago, and part of me went with her.
Stepping outside of my usually focus in myth and the modern day and going a bit personal here. CW: parental death (of course), but not in detail. Still, take care reading if you need. 💜
the-odyssey
Monica's Blog
Monica's BlogJul 20, 2026
My mom died two weeks ago, and part of me went with her.
CW: parental death (obvi) but nothing in detail. Still, take care while reading if you need. 💜
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Emotional Journey
Monica's Blog
Monica's BlogJul 7, 2026
Apologies to the self-love advocates, but ngl, my inner critic is a sarcastic bitch.
Why is it so hard to do the thing you wish you had more time (or more energy) to do? That thing is different for each of us, but there's a common string that connects them all. My thing is writing about a subject extremely important to me, but another person's thing could be painting, sewing projects, or creating music. Maybe yet another person's thing isn't so traditionally creative as producing art or creating a tangible object; maybe this person's thing is coding or programming.
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Writing Journey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJul 1, 2026
The Creation of Political Myth: MAGA, Monsters, and Trump as Hero
A tale as old as time: A powerful man puffs his chest, promises to slay the monsters, and solidifies power one dehumanizing myth at a time.
gilgameshus-politics
Monica's Blog
Monica's BlogJun 29, 2026
Somewhere between chill AF and Type A notetaker: Zettelkastens, Obsidian, and Personal Knowledge Management.
I'm not a hoarder (not typically, anyway.) My mom was a hoarder, and when I left my childhood home, I SWORE I would never be the same. So, and now, as an adult, I'm QUICK to throw out anything that isn't actually useful (or something that actually brings me joy, as Marie Kondo would put it). But if I'm being really real with myself...I wasn't able to fully avoid the hoarding gene; it just manifested in a not-so-obvious way: digitally. I obsess over my Zettelkasten and feel intense satisfaction w...
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Writing Journey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJun 26, 2026
From Troy’s Gold to Tehran’s Oil: The Ancient Ruse Behind Modern Wars
The technology behind warfare has definitely changed over the last 3,000 years, but the people who profit from war and those who pay the ultimate price sure haven't.
the-odysseythe-iliad
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJun 26, 2026
About Through the Mythic Glass
Myths and history are a mirror we can use to see culture and ourselves through a different lens. Let's gaze into the mirror together.
the-odyssey
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJun 17, 2026
The Lords of Lies: from Odysseus to JD Vance
Spellbinding tales, personal mythmaking, and political platform building…the sin of Odyssean storytelling.
the-odysseyodysseus
Through the Mythic Glass
Through the Mythic GlassJun 17, 2026
The Lords of Lies: from Odysseus to JD Vance
Spellbinding tales, personal mythmaking and political platform building…the sin of Odyssean storytelling.
the-odyssey