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Plural system with dissociative identity disorder. Writers, dragons, poets, wanderers.

About us

We are a group of approximately a dozen individuals with a traumagenic origin. We inhabit one human body and brain, but many of us do not identify as human, nor look human in our internal world. Technically, we are therians, but do not identify as such.Despite our best efforts, our memory is very poor, and knowledge and skills aren't always shared between individuals. It heavily affects our daily life, but we must keep our "condition" hidden from most people for our safety.The icon you'll see on this page and across our socials serves as a visual "signature" for each of us. The "white"/unfilled version is either for the host or us collectively. Variations (sections filled in or the addition of shapes/lines) are unique for each known individual.

A partial introduction

bird

The host. Writer, cyclist, story lover. Form of a bird.

Aether

The aggressive guardian. Verbal pugilist, known troublemaker. Form of a dragon.

Aelita

The nurturing guardian. Mature, baker, florist. Form of a dragon.

Our work

Poetry

Dissociate in Ouch! Vol. 3
Memory on The Voice of Dog
reticence on The Voice of Dog
Kintsugi on The Voice of Dog
Ekphrastic Records in Wishbone Words
odd duck out in Wishbone Words

Prose

At this point, all of our prose is published under our legal name. Many of our stories draw upon our plural experience, intentionally or not. Due to personal safety reasons, our legal name will not be linked to this "pseudonym."