myths over miami

one of the most amazing things about the current state of the internet is that i can pull this article up and still present it to you - it was published in 1997 and since we're (checks calendar) yes in 2007 it shows that the early adopters of the internet have a dividend of material to offer.

yay.

anyways, dictionary.com defines myth as being "a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature"

i came across the usage of this article in a tv show called jeremiah, which was one of those post-apocalyptic way in the future kind of things. and there was this episode that feature this new religon the children of that age were believing in which featured God having left heaven and the angels regrouping for a counter-attack.

it was sort of a post traumatic stress disorder version revelation for sure and was semi-central to the particular episode but nothing was explored following up.

i forget how i stumbled upon this article but the similarities were enough to convince me that the myths that homeless children have (those with parents on the streets and those without) was the basis for the research for the writer's subplot to that particular episode.

so here it is without furhter ado - myths over miami