Epiphany

Today is the summer solstice, 1 Poråkol. Salus attends the first day of the Water Festival with other Narahji in Galasu before le meets up with Aneti and learns how the Shiji celebrate the holiday.

Kati joins the Kekas Musical Ensemble, and Salus is happy for ler success. However, all is not well between Salus and Liga — and Salus is letting lim know.

I went with gender-neutral pronouns for everyone in Epiphany because traditional gender roles are not identical to those practiced in most Earth cultures I know about. This episode is a cultural orientation for listeners to help you understand the world as Salus and ler fellow citizens of Tveshė see it, including gender's political and social contexts for jomela, kaju, yadzakma, ozkyev, men, and women.

To court Aneti, Salus treats lim as le would treat a Narahji woman — but the differences between Galasuhi Shiji and Narahji culture run deep.

Salus describes a memorable incident during ler fiancée's cremation before recounting a scare in the archives while using the Legislative Professional database to look up information on major ProMo leaders.

Sehutañi returns a forgotten gyena to Salus, giving Salus ler first opportunity to set the plan in motion ...

Inspired by the work and life of a dramatist from the second century, Salus clarifies ler position on the current situation to Liga.

Salus contacts ler best friend, Suka, who has a cousin with connections. The three discuss what to do next when the odds are stacked against them and someone's life is in danger.

A straightforward errand turns into a nightmare of chance encounters. Content warning for bias-motivated violence.

Salus starts a new project for ler boss, which seems like routine busywork until le finds something mysterious.

Salus visits a temple for purification, makes lots of lists, and interacts with ler family.

Salus recaps ler first time at a Dream Garden, a hologram-neural array entertainment center, and the beginnings of a very awkward situation.

Salus, still new at journaling, describes ler day while waiting for ler coworkers to assemble for a night out.

Salus starts ler first day working for the Progressive Movement National Office.

Salus experiences ler first day in ler country's capital, Galasu, after the travel from Narahja Province. Visit http://kayeboesme.com/epiphany for a text version.