Our Essays
Therian: Dispelling the Earthen Animal Myth
For years, the term "Therian" has been understood to include "earthen animals only". This essay presents historical sources that show the evolution of the term into how it's commonly misconstrued today, and how it's been used as a weapon to deny nonhumans from an identity that has always fit them.
Transcript of the panel of the same name from Othercon'22.
Swampraptor Dossier
A clinical overview of the Swampraptor--as remembered by the swampraptor deiself.
This short essay describes Daski's canon-divergent species in a format apropriate of discussing a genetically anomalous hybrid.
A Dinosaur's Journal
Daski has so many off-the-cuff thoughts about being a canon divergent indoraptor, deir source, and deir timeline's details, that dei figured dei should put them all in one place, somewhere accessible. Several 'entries' are taken and/or adapted from discussions on chat applications such as Discord, and as such reflects deir relaxed typing style.
Kardiatype: Exploration of What Was and Still Is
"Kardiatype" is a newer but incredibly useful term that Daski wanted to explain a bit about, through the lense of deir experiences with both kardiatypes and kintypes.
Fictherian Coining
A mirror of the original coining post for the term Fictherian, including discussion & clarifications of the term.
Fictionkin is a Thing
A mirror of a popular post Daski made describing being fictionkin, to someone who didnt understand how fictionkin is a thing.
Being a River
Mirror of a post from tumblr in which someone asked Daski to detail being a deity.
Hearttype Ramblings
Daski answers questions about deir hearttypes, and rambles a bit about the odd connection between deim and one of them.
JP/W Questions
A collection of posts mirrored from Daski's blog, answering asks about being an indoraptor and how to question being a JP/W dinosaur.
System Asks
A few questions we've gotten on our experiences being plural.
Otherkin Asks
A mirrored post from Daski's tumblr asking deim about deir otherkin experiences.
Species Euphoria
A musing on Species Euphoria, and it's use to combate Species Dysphoria.
Alterhuman Polls
The results of a few informal nonhuman polls Daski has run on tumblr, mostly out of curiosity than any sort of scientific research.
Hermaphroditic =/= Intersex
Mirror of a post from Daski's tumblr clarifying an issue the community has been suffering from at that point in time.
The Animality of Humanity
Mirror of a post from Daski's tumblr, musing about music and how it reveals the animality of humanity.
Zine Entries
This page is dedicated to hosting the pages submitted to different zines, for easy access and as advertisement of said wonderful projects!
High & Low "Kins"
Daski got to thinking about how "high & low kins" is legitimate terminology for "serious" alterhumans too.
The Transitory Nature of Identity
Mirror of a post from Daski's tumblr, touching on the fear within the community of of identity being "temporary" and wanting to allay fears.
Why Using the Term Fictionkin Should be a Power Move, Not your Every Day Label.
Mirror of a mini positivity rant Daski made about being fictionkin, and was aked to crosspost.