About this episode

The episode explores the duality of human desire regarding angels and the reflections they cast on our inner struggles.

Half of us wish the angels would stay forever. Half want them to leave now. Both factions admit that angels hold mirrors to the abyss inside us. We too hover just above despair. They are winged, is all, and more beautiful. Being eternal, they tell fewer stories. We are narrative little mortals; there are hours of argument while angels […] The post Quorum appeared first on Uncanny Magazine .

Topics covered

• angels
• despair
• narrative
• mortality
• beauty
• internal conflict

Keywords

• angels
• despair
• narrative
• mortality
• beauty
• internal conflict

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Books & works: Quorum

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