In the beginning there was Eve who gave birth to Adam. Like all children, Adam is curious about how he came to be born, and like any good mother, Eve tells him a story. But Adam remembers things differently. As he grows older, he constructs a new version of events – involving a snake, an apple, and paradise lost.
Persephone Underground
What would you do if your daughter ran away with the boyfriend from hell? Literally. If you are Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, you have the power to hold the whole earth hostage. One afternoon, Demeter’s daughter Persephone is gathering flowers in a field with her mortal friends when she hears an otherworldly melody emanating from a cave. That evening, returning alone to seek the source of the music, she meets a mysterious young demigod who proves to be the nameless son of Hades, the lord of the dead. Drawn to his tales of a world of endless adventures, she follows him. Meanwhile, Demeter hears rumors that her beloved daughter has been abducted by Hades. She comes in search of her and demands that she return home, now or never. But when Persephone refuses, Demeter likewise refuses to keep the seasons turning, threatening to destroy the mortal world with drought and famine…
The Minotaur
Princess Ariadne is heir to the throne of Crete and sister to The Minotaur. She promises her brother that she will not let anyone hurt him. But now, beneath the palace, an elaborate maze is under construction. It will serve as the prison for the fourteen youths and maidens sent every nine years from Athens to Crete as a sacrifice. It is said that in the center of the maze, a terrible monster awaits, half-man, half-bull, and thirsty for human blood. Hearing these rumors, The Minotaur wants to run away—and he wants Ariadne to come with him. She counsels patience, and then it is too late. The ship from Athens has arrived; on board is the hero Theseus who hopes to slay The Minotaur and free his country from bondage. If Ariadne is to save her brother, she must devise a way to lead him and his would-be slayer out of the maze, and she must convince Theseus that the creature he has come to kill is only a young man like him and not a monster who feasts on human flesh.
Medusa’s Tale
Countless would-be-heroes have tried to slay Medusa, the famous monster with snakes for hair, but every one has turned to stone, simply by meeting her gaze. The young Perseus is different, though. The Goddess Athena has given him a sword and shield and told him to beware of Medusa’s tricks. But Perseus finds himself suddenly unprepared when Medusa’s weapon of choice is a bedtime story—the story of her life. Will Perseus stay true to his course and slay the monster, or will the humanity of Medusa’s tale slay the hero?
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A Certain Slant of Light
Three sisters, all in their twenties, return home after the sudden death of their father, an influential university professor. Each reacts differently to her father’s death and hopes for something different from her reunion with her sisters. Sorting through boxes of their father’s papers and eating still-fresh bread, which he baked before he died, they discover a packet of love letters between their father and a female student. This discovery ignites their grief and anger and prompts an intense reexamination of their shared—and unshared—past.
Disclosure
For decades, Maya has kept silent about the abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of her uncle. Now she is determined to tell her story, confront the past, and move on. But every step she takes in pursuit of closure leads her deeper into conflict with the people she loves the most. Her mother is shocked and sympathetic but resists Maya’s framing of events. How could she have known? How is she to blame? The abuse happened so long ago, why dwell on it now? In the meantime, Maya becomes increasingly vigilant and anxious in respect to her son, a college senior. He’s begun a romance with a graduate student who is his teacher. Is their relationship abusive? Does Maya have a responsibility to intervene?