Few people have ever asked me what "levendis" means. Fewer still ever asked why I chose it for, amongst other things, my main Internet domain name.
I came across the word Levendis in a short story by one Harlan Ellison, published in Omni magazine back in 1992. It is a short story in 3 parts, written in a journal entry format. Ellison is an apparently well known science fiction writer of sorts. I was never really into sci-fi, but this story somehow spoke to me at the time.
It continues to revisit me regularly, on many levels and in many ways. The word and it's etymology and possible meanings. The story, it's format, what it says.
This evening, over ten years after first reading it, on a lark, I googled for it... and low an behold... the integral text.
It is cryptic, it is strange. There are parts that are not so good... but it will give you an insight into my world. I have much to say about Levendis.
My favorite "interpretation" of the ancient greek word "levendis" is "one who loves life".
"The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore"
Harlan Ellison
