AustLit

'Outside my kitchen window, beyond the chicken-wire fence, two ravens hopped about under a lightning-struck eucalyptus tree, circling one another with blackened twigs jutting out of their beaks like they were children playing at swords. In Norse mythology, Odin, king of the gods, would send a pair of ravens to Earth, their names Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), here to spy on us humans and report back. A classic odd-couple archetype, Huginn was diligent in his duties, and Muninn was always getting lost. I was standing at the sink, waiting for my kettle to boil, watching the pair parry and slash, when Huginn suddenly dropped his weapon and looked at me.'  (Introduction)