Lilith – Adam’s First Wife

Posted on 16/09/2023 by Ol' Big Jim

Of all the creation myths, I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Lilith. She’s a willful, headstrong woman who refuses to put up with Adam’s dictatorial bullshit. The story goes that the couple just couldn’t get along, constantly arguing. And, when it came to sex it was even worse. Adam demanded that he be the top at all times. Lilith, however, wanted a bit of variety. She wanted to top him from time to time. She wanted, and demanded, equality. “Nothing doing,” says Adam, you’ll bloody well do as you’re told! So, off she went. You can read the wonderful details of the story over at The Gnosis Archive. Pop over and give it a read, I’m sure you’ll love the story if you aren’t familiar with it and, if you are familiar with it you’ll enjoy refreshing the story in your mind. Just click the link and you’ll be flying like Lilith!

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About Ol' Big Jim

Jim L Wright has been a storekeeper, an embalmer, a hospital orderly, and a pathology medical coder, and through it all, a teller of tall tales. Many of his stories, like his first book, New Yesterdays, are set in his hometown of Piedmont, Alabama. For seven years he lived in the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Amman, Jordan where he spent his time trying to visit every one of the thousands of Ammani coffee shops and scribbling in his ever-present notebook. These days he and his husband, Zeek, live in a cozy little house in Leeds, Alabama. He’s still scribbling in his notebooks when he isn’t gardening or refinishing a lovely bit of furniture. His book, New Yesterdays, can be found at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble.
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2 Responses to Lilith – Adam’s First Wife

  1. Unknown's avatar Anonymous says:
    16/09/2023 at 11:47

    Love Lilith! She was supposedly the ‘first vampire’, too, you know. In a book I wrote, she had two daughters, both witches. Yeah, took off on a tangent but she’s still a great woman in my world.

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