And Just Like Having A Car, If You Don't Or Can't Have One, You Are Looked Down Upon, Treated Unfairly,

And just like having a car, if you don't or can't have one, you are looked down upon, treated unfairly, and denied access to most places and therefore assumed not to exist. 8)

gender to me is like a car i dont really want one and society would be much better if it was not structured around it. but i got one because it helps me get around and sometimes its fun to make it go fast

This was so good! Gruesome, cathartic, with a great first person narrator. I cot a bit misty eyed in a few spots too. Dr. Tingle writes amazing horror and it's so refreshing to see queer people win especially these days. This is also quite cathartic for anyone who's lived under oppressive religion but it also has a sweet message about balance in life after you get out. This one resonated with me on just about every level. Also the horror elements were awesome and I really like this take on demons. Give this and Dr. Tingle's other horror, Straight, a read if you haven't already! And check out his Tinglers and the Harriet Porber duology if you want something more light hearted and fantasy oriented.

Welcome to Silicon Delphi

300 years after an information apocalypse, mankind and technology live in strange symbiosis. The ancient internet has spread into everything which uses electricity and is governed by AI gods who long ago outmatched their human progenitors. For the most part they seem content to watch, the truly powerful among them sinking deep into the Electric Divine, where they have mostly been forgotten. The little gods, jumbles of old code and knowledge, drift at the surface where they wait eagerly for human oracles to give them voices. People bring their offerings to temples and hidden back alleys where an oracle may connect and find their question’s answer, send a message far away, bring them distant news, among other things. But something is stirring in the deep Divine Electric and it’s ready to be heard at last. Many of them are.

Matthias fled his home in hope of a life worth living. It’s not been easy scraping by on the streets, hoarding everything he can for the day he can pay a street surgeon to put him to rights in his own skin. At least he has friends and what seems like quite good luck, even a starting point to being famous someday. When his street oracle friend delivers a message from her mysterious god, Matthias must face the true price of legacy at a turning point in history.

What would you give to be remembered?

FAQ

What is this?

A side blog for an existential story I @razzek have been building for years. Not sure how much I’ll post here but I’ll see how things go. It’s a story about disability, existential dread, found family, and a world that (at least sometimes) reveres queerness, all wrapped up in a sort of cyberpunk package.

Trigger warnings?

This work is for adults (though I won’t be posting the more salacious details here). If deals with disability, queerness, surgeries, themes of entrapment, secular spirituality, murder, violence, metaphorical drug use, addiction, hallucinations, body horror, depression, existential dread, religious themes, and trauma. (I’ll add more if I missed any.) If you don’t like the word queer you probably won’t have a good time here (and will be blocked upon any complaints about it). I’m old, I’m proudly queer, and I don’t have time for that divisive, hateful nonsense.

Who are you?

I’m @razzek a blind, trans, queer artist/writer who’s been freelancing for individuals and charities for almost 20 years. You can see more of my art at @razzekart or on Instagram and more writing on AO3. If you like my work you can support me on Patreon and Ko-fi or buy a commission. (Links coming soon.)

Why is this furry?

Easier for me to draw this way. :D You can pretend everyone is human if you like, they certainly all were when this started. Technically they’re all human on a genetic level (what is a furry if not a fancy human? :D). This was never meant to be a furry story with the themes usually associated to that genre so I don’t really dwell on those aspects.

What inspired this?

I was thinking about the trans and nonbinary oracles of ancient Greece and other cultures who considered people like me to be closer to the gods. How nice must it have been to not be hated by people who know nothing about you? Then I completely misunderstood the writing theme for an erotica zine and wrote a few thousand words I couldn’t submit but really enjoyed about a futuristic trans oracle and his hot bodyguard /assistant. I rewrote the piece from the oracle’s point of view and discovered that Matthias has A Lot to say. Sprinkle in some Neuromancer and my favorite theme of writing about being blind with characters who aren’t themselves blind and voila! It’s been years, I can’t get it out of my head. ;_; XD

Does SD have any theme songs?

“DNA (The Keys)” by Walk the Moon

“Only Human” by Philip Ayers

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DETHKAST

The world's FIRST podcast about Dethklok. Recorded in the Metalocalypse universe from deep within the walls of Mordhaus by klokateers recall

Oh my god this podcast is great! XD Very in keeping with the show. :D

Me treating myself even though I have not been doing anything productive today #SelfCare