Writings

Essays

Self-Insert as Selves

Author: Maddy
Word count: 1964
Posted: April 2025

Autobiography on the origins of Maddy and Jyliet's existence and thoughts on roleplaying for self-discovery.

"Piranesi" and Other Names

Authors: Jyliet and Maddy
Word count: 799
Posted: June 2025

Thoughts on the names used at the end of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Spoilers for Piranesi

Specifically, the names used to describe one person within the same body as the other two. He is called "Piranesi," the name given to him by his captor, by his other self, who should know better.

Fictionfolk Ask Game

Authors: Maddy and Jyliet
Word count: 1341
Posted: August 2025

Not really an essay, but a tumblr fictionfolk ask game. This gave us the opportunity to really think about our fictional identities and how we relate to them and each other as doubles. From this, we also really thought about canonmates and sourcemates, something we didn't think about because we're not very enmeshed in fictionfolk communities.

Zines

That it's all about house and who happens in.

Authors: Maddy and Jyliet
Date: 2023

Zine review of the poetry book The Hexagon by Robert Kelly as a collection of relatable quotes over artwork.

Content warnings: eye strain (very bright colors and tight patterns)

the fire i speak of is not a kind fire

Authors: Maddy
Publication date: 2023

Black-and-white Twin Peaks fanzine including a poem by Sylvia Plath.

Content warnings: eye strain (tight patterns and text that's hard to read)

Red

Authors: Jyliet, Ora (initially uncredited), and Maddy
Publication date: 2023

A poetry zine featuring poems by Jyliet, Ora, and Maddy.

Content warnings: eye strain (bright colors, tight patterns, and text that's hard to read)

Open

Authors: Maddy et al.
Publication date: 2023

Art portraying some intrasystem communication.

Content warnings: eye strain (very bright colors and tight patterns)

Belly of the Beast

Authors: Maddy
Publication date: 2023

Artwork and meditations on single words.

Content warnings: eye strain (bright colors, tight patterns, and text that's hard to read)

Hi, Mama

Authors: Maddy
Publication date: 2023

A short red meditation on a weird first date at 3:00 AM with her girlfriend, another member of our system.

Content warnings: eye strain (bright colors, tight patterns, and text that's hard to write), blood, implied self-injury, text that looks like razor cuts

Plurality and Alterhumanity Primer

Authors: the House
Publication date: 2024

Letter-sized zine with 8 panels with various queer flag colors, each with a short definition of plurality and alterhumanity. Originally used as distribution material at a Pride event.

Content warnings: eye strain (very bright colors and tight patterns)

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