The Swiftie and The Scholar

Time’s Mystic Meandering in Invisible String

September 10, 2026·1h 51m
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Buckle up, folks. This is a long one! Invisible String is up next in our folklore canon, and Uncle Jerry showed up PREPARED. He and Angela chat through folktales about the red thread, handfasting ceremonies, and more before diving into the poem. They then get into a long and philosophical conversation about fate and predestination and Forrest Gump.JOIN US ON REDDIT!*Links with an asterisk are affiliate links, which allow us to make a small commission on your purchase at no cost to you. Thanks so much for your support!Works Cited:All in green went my love riding – e.e. CummingsLeaves of Grass – Walt WhitmanRed thread of fateHandfastingPope Innocent III and Handfasting2 Kings 14:21 – 16 as the age of ascensionEpizeuxis*The Sun Also Rises – Ernest HemingwayEnjambmentMetanarrativeSynecdocheGoddesses of FateHeart of Darkness – Joseph ConradCaesuraForrest Gump – Winston GroomForrest Gump (1994)Design – Robert FrostHap – Thomas HardyProverbs 16:33The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading MatrixFollow Us:Patreon⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠Threads⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠Uncle Jerry’s InstagramAngela’s YouTube Channel

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