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not a person | plural pan poly pagan puppy

A witch's loyal familiar; lady of leisure; service weapon.

  • Microfiction author
  • trans & plural traumaqueer
  • Hellenic polytheist
  • syndicalist
  • sociologist, specialization in transmisogynistic violence

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Alex Zandra van Chestein: My Friends And I Were Granted Three Wishes By A Cat Goddess And I Swear I Got Distracted When My Turn Came Around (2017, Alex Zandra van Chestein)

Gods aren’t exactly common, but there are a lot of them, it turns out. If …

Absolutely Adorable

Honestly, the only one of Zandra's books so far that hasn't utterly captivated me through the course of reading it, but that wasn't a bad thing. I didn't quite vibe with the premise as much - gods granting wishes is cool and all, but it's just me preferring the more urban-fantasy premise of the others.

That said, absolutely here for the explicit polyamory representation at the end of the story - cute, cuddly, and communicative! I'm here for it.

Alex Zandra van Chestein: My Friend Took Me To A Feline Therapy Place For My Anxiety And I’m Starting To Wonder Where The Cats Are? (Paperback, 2021, Alex Zandra van Chestein)

Relaxing with a purring cat can make people feel better… …but did you know purring …

Short, Sweet, Deliciously Relatable

I read this over the course of vending at a convention and felt deeply attacked by the entire story. This shares a lot of themes of shedding prior identity to be closer to yourself, and it's honestly something I deeply vibe with. The closing monologue - why be afraid of failing, why not just try your best, why not just be what you can be - all hammer just as close to home as the rest of Zandra's works. Short and incredibly to-the-point - the pacing's quick, but not so quick as that I ever felt lost. If I had to include a single complaint, it's that there just wasn't enough of it.