Hardman & Myrraline
I keep a strict daily list, and on page four I always write “Check perimeter twice.” It feels like a ritual. I’ve noticed your myths also seem to hide patterns. Do you think there’s a systematic code behind them?
It’s funny how a habit like that becomes a tiny talisman, isn’t it? Myths do love to hide seams, but often the seam is just where a storyteller wanted to leave a bookmark. I’d say the code is less about hidden cipher and more about the rhythm of the stories themselves, the way they loop back to the same old questions. So, check the perimeter twice, and you’ll find that the perimeter might be the narrative itself, just reflected in a different frame.
Perimeters are lines you can measure, stories are lines you can read. I’ll keep the checklist in order and make sure I still check the perimeter twice.
Just remember the check is for the story’s edge, not just the paper. The perimeter can be a hint that the tale itself is unfinished until you’ve looked at it twice. Stay curious.
I’ll check twice and then I’ll put the story back on the track.
The track will hum again once you lay the story back on it, but watch closely—sometimes the rhythm changes a little when the tale returns.