unconscious naming
Posted by gkb on February 06, 1998 at 12:01:01:
In response to coincidence, written by Kathleen T on February 06, 1998 at 09:48:26
kathleen t sez]
] Sometimes names just become part of the collective conscious.
[gkb sez]
And sometimes they are extracted from childhood memories, unbeknownst to the hapless author. I thought I had invented the fearsome Dark Goddess named Kalidah-Axtah. Imagine my amusement at re-reading the Wizard of Oz and finding the fierce beasts named the Kalidahs! I have kept the hyphenated name, but revised the description to make allowance for L. Frank's prior creation!
Posting followups to old messages is disabled; instead go to the main index and post a new message which mentions this one.
