Sunshine Challenge 2021 - Prompt 2 (Eos)

[greerwatson]

Prompt 2: Eos
The dawn goddess Eos was almost always described with rosy fingers or rosy forearms as she opened the gates of heaven for the Sun to rise. Eos had a team of divine horses to pull her chariot, providing daylight as they climbed the arc of heaven scattering sparks of fire across the sky (she was also sometimes depicted aloft by the power of her own wings). Eos is known for having had many lovers, which has led to Eos being known by some as a goddess of joy and pleasure in addition to being the goddess of the dawn.

I thought, for Eos, I'd offer the webpage design for a story I wrote back in 2014, "A Little Chat over Breakfast".

Once upon a time, there was a LiveJournal community (maryrenaultfics) for fans of Mary Renault's books. It lasted for ten years, all told, though the decline in the last few years was becoming obvious (to everyone else, though possibly not to the moderators). Still, there had been a glorious fifth-anniversary celebration to which many of the members were active contributors. The main event was a series of stories set in a metaverse where the characters from all of Renault's books could meet at a clubhouse. The mods decided to do the same for the tenth anniversary as well.

Well, it wasn't the same. (Couldn't be, really.)

If you're up early, there's a stage when dawn looks a lot like dusk. Except for being in the east, of course.

Comments

[yarnofariadne]

What a lovely design! The decline of our beloved LJ spaces still fills me with sad nostalgia. ♥

[greerwatson]

We all moved to Dreamwidth years ago, didn't we? Still, we do have our memories.

[enemytosleep]

The web design is so pretty and definitely has a strong vibe to it.

And yeah, the LJ nostalgia is strong. Obviously DW has been great in many ways, but when social media took off and split so many ways, fandoms began forming their own secular pockets at each place, and the all inclusive communities died down. I'm glad I got to be a part of the Golden Era hubub (the closest I've come in recent years is Discord, but that can be difficult to navigate with private groups and invites, etc).

[greerwatson]

"The web design is so pretty and definitely has a strong vibe to it"

Thanks!

I know what you mean about DW. People moved here, but a lot of communities didn't make the jump. They either died or went to a lot of different elsewheres.