Welcome to our hoard of Alterhuman Zines

Welcome to Alterhuman Zines! We're working to archive the wonderful creativity of the alterhuman and nonhuman communities - zines in particular!

We do this by hosting a library of all of the zines we've managed to get our claws on that:

Were made by an alterhuman or nonhuman
Are about alterhumanity or nonhumanity

Our entries are categorized alphabetically by author on our browse page. Each entry lists when it was published, by who, includes a description of the contents and links to the original source (along with an archived version from our hoard for your convenience should anything happen to the original.)

We encourage you to download your own pdf copies from our archive!

Browse the archive

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Join the Fictionfolk Webring

Are you fictionfolk? Do you have a personal website? We'd love to have you join our webring!

We've have yet to see anyone make fictionfolk webring, so we're filling the gap ourselves. Learn more on our website. We have more info there on what we're doing, how to join and even links to the resources we used to build everything.

What is a webring?

It's basically a collection of websites, that you can cycle through and view via a widget all the sites put up. This means, that by using our webring, you can easily browse through a bunch cool websites made by fictionfolk without having to scour the internet! Neat!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us.

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The Alterhuman Archive is an ever-expanding collection of nonhuman and alterhuman-related information, writings, and creations, meant to function as a community resource and memory bank. It currently contains over 550 essays, articles, blog posts, and more written by or about alterhumans.

Historical preservation of works made by and for alterhumans and nonhumans is a major goal of this archive. Whether that's through hosting resources, linking to them, or helping to advertise collaborative alterhuman events currently going on in the greater community, the Alt-Archive is here to be another place to collect resources in one singular, accessible location open to everyone.

The resources on the Alterhuman Archive are currently organized through Zotero, a free and open-source reference management software with various features meant to aid in organizing research materials of various kinds.This library is sorted with a variety of tags and contains summaries to every single piece of writing within it. You can sort by date, author, website, species, label, and more. Links on the main website will lead you to the relevant Zotero library section.

If you have submissions for the Alt-Archive, please consider emailing them to us at the email listed on the website's Contact page. Please include a title, your name or pen name, a brief description of the content, the attached submission or an accessible link, and any other relevant information.

The Alterhuman Archive Main Website | The Alterhuman Archive Zotero Library

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Three pieces have been added to our personal website, The Chimeras Library, this month.

“Symbols Found In The Alterhuman & Related Communities” –
Our most recently created alterhuman related article. This 22-page document lists and shares information about some of the symbols created throughout the history of the alterhuman communities and communities related to it.
Can be found here .

“From the Blue Fleet” by Ocean Watcher –
A recently overhauled 25-page personal essay by Ocean Watcher about their experiences as a frilled shark & blue glaucus polytherian and Tetsu Hayami fictionkin (from the anime, Blue Submarine No. 6).
Can be found here.

“Iridescent Green Feathers and Scales” by Quatz –
A 12-page personal essay by Quatz explaining a bit about being an emerald tree boa & resplendent quetzal polytherian (and thereby how being a polytherian leads him to also be an amphithere theriomythic).
Can be found here.

These pieces and more can be found linked on our website.

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a little bit of backstory on this: in july-ish of last year, my dear cohost gained adminship over the fandom wiki of the same name. he worked hard at it, but a combination of rising investment in the longevity of the project and rising awareness of fandom's generally scummy business model lead us to the conclusion that eventually, we'd have to get off the platform. that time is now! ...okay, well, it was like a week ago. but you get the point.

Otherkin Wiki is an encyclopedia on the culture, history and experiences of otherkin and related alterhuman groups. It aims to be a highly visible, accessible and inclusive resource that represents the full truth and diversity of our communities. It's a little different than other wikis on the same topic in that it's a bit more Wikipedia-ish in its standards for notability and sourcing, but please don't let that put you off - we're actively working to make the barrier to entry and understanding as low as possible for users and editors alike.

Speaking of which, more contributors are needed! We're already gathering a good amount of steam, but in order to get the fullest picture of otherkinity and alterhumanity, we need a large and diverse community of editors and supporters. You can find basic information on how to help on-wiki already - there's a lot more to do than just directly writing articles, and even correcting a single spelling mistake is a meaningful improvement. You can also join the discord server to get guidance on all the stuff we haven't written documentation for yet (which is a lot, it's still early days). Even if you're not interested in directly contributing, you're welcome to join just to ask questions, make suggestions, or hang out.

Most importantly, you can help by simply spreading the word, and particularly by choosing to link to our articles when you're informing and educating other people. Really, our goal bridging the gap between us and the younger generations and non-otherkin/alterhumans, and ameliorating the years of mis- and disinformation that have arisen from not being visible in ways that we're in control of.

So to that end, please consider joining us, and help us build a resource that serves the whole community!

Visit Otherkin Wiki | Join the Discord server

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2015-02-11: Mikh'to and kiilas launched an early version of the Darkfang Archive, a directory of all kinds of resources for otherkin, therianthropes, and vampires. The new web-site has room to grow. From Mikh'to's description of the site, as given on the Elfinkind Digest mailing list, and quoted with permission:

"This is a curated database of otherkin, therianthropy and real vampirism sites, media and social spaces. It's partly inspired by otherkin.net and other older resource sites, and is trying to make an up-to-date online resource (it is not a wiki) that gives people a way to look into these things without problematic influences or needless dogma. It separates content by 'category', so each 'kintype'/'theriotype'/'phenotype', subgroup, experiential slant, mythos, etc. that is covered has its own page, so it doesn't lump everyone in into some big 'otherkin' umbrella. It is designed for both desktop and mobile browsers.

"It's currently in a 'preview' version - it's intended for feedback, so it's unfinished and possibly buggy. Data submissions are welcome and greatly appreciated. We are also interested in mirroring old/defunct sites and media in the future with permission."

Personally, I've browsed the site a little, and it looks like one of the most useful resources for the otherkin community that I've seen in some time. I hope some of our readers will offer feedback and help make the Darkfang Archive excellent.

jarandhel.livejournal.com

On October 20, 2014, Salix (formerly Sandstone, formerly Kodama) announced that Otherkinsight would be closing on the week of November 2nd, 2014.^[1] In a post announcing the reasons for the closure, Salix stated: "Members have been extremely disrespectful to other members and consistently breaking rules. Moderators are having difficulty maintaining the peace, as am I." and "I am left with the difficult choice of either banning quite a few members or shutting down the site completely. Considering my other priorities, with a heavy heart, I choose to close down the site."^[2]

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There seems to be a significant migration of otherkin to a new service: TurtleSeed. I had never heard of this service before today, but from what I've been able to determine it is a service similar to Twitter which allows people to make microblog posts of 140 characters or less. TurtleSeed is unique, however, in that it is built from the ground up with an eye towards privacy, eliminating trolls, encouraging positivity, and even the ability to designate certain words as triggers in one's user settings. By default, turtleseed posts expire after 3 days, for privacy reasons, though one has the ability to change that setting on an individual level.

There are already a wide variety of otherkin "clans" on TurtleSeed. These are roughly equivalent to facebook groups or livejournal communities, organizing around a particular discussion topic. Some of these are public, while others require approval to join. Some are permanent, while others have a set duration they will be in existence. And some even allow all posts to them to be made anonymously. One of these clans, /otherkinchat, already boasts ~328 members despite just having been created on August 20, 2014. And it's more active than most otherkin groups I've seen, on any medium.

The otherkin clans of which I am currently aware are:

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/otherkinchat

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/Otherkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/fictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/hetaliakin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/robotkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/pokekin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/felinekin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/spookykin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/faekin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/aquatickin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/HqFictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/tgfictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/vocaloidfictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/shslfictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/ygofictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/drfictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/forfictionkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/AngelkinChat

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/angelkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/dragonkin

http://www.turtleseed.com/ts/Therians

The communities there do seem to have been influenced, IMO, more by tumblr otherkin culture than the culture of the wider community, but the activity level definitely makes it something to keep an eye on.

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overlord-mordax.livejournal.com

After a several year hiatus, From Fiction, a large resource for otakukin and fictionkin has been archived at its original address (http://otakukin.atspace.com/). New content will now be uploaded at the new address on tumblr. The attached 'More Than Fiction' message boards will be maintaining their familiar address.

jarandhel.livejournal.com

From what I hear, they're already open for posting again: http://forums.therianthropy.org For the folks who don't know, this is one of the oldest online therianthropy resources coming back after a hiatus of several years. The old threads do not appear to have been archived as far as I can see at the moment.

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September: The web domain of Otherkin Alliance, otherkinalliance.org, recently went down. The web-site had a forum and a collection of articles for otherkin. There was no warning about this downtime, and the site's Twitter doesn't say anything about it. Does anyone have an explanation of what happened, or a live location to find its content?

Sources

Ketrino (crystal_waters), "OKA???? [updated for other sites]" 2013-09-27. Otherkin (community blog). http://otherkin.livejournal.com/582202.html
A blog post pointing out the downtime of Otherkin Alliance and Otherkin.com, although it appears to be incorrect about Otherkin.net being down.

"Otherkin Alliance." AnOther Wiki. http://anotherwiki.org/wiki/Otherkin_Alliance
A wiki article about Otherkin Alliance.

"Otherkin.com." AnOther Wiki. http://anotherwiki.org/wiki/Otherkin.com
This wiki article notes that Otherkin.com went down less recently, back in January.

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September: After a down-time that lasted most of this summer, I revived my personal web-site. Now everybody can link to and read my books about therianthropes and otherkin again! That includes a couple of bibliographies, the Otherkin Timeline, and the relatively new Otherkin Lexicon.

(I haven't revived the comic Theri There yet, though. I don't think there's a really slick way to set up a comic browser in a sub-page in Google Sites. Is there? Anyone know?)

I finished a new article. It's A Simple Introduction to Otherkin and Therianthropes. This article tells the basics of what people mean when they say that they are therianthropes and otherkin. It also tells about the difference between therianthropes and otherkin. It's for readers who aren't therians or otherkins, and might not have heard of anything like them before. This article is different than many similar introductions, because it's in Simple English. That means it mostly uses common words, and avoids idioms, so it will be easy to put into other languages. (I did need to use a few unusual words where common words couldn't work. That's okay in Simple English, if you make the words clear from context. It's still much simpler than how I write most of the time!) Because of this, it should make sense even when put through an automatic translator, such as Google Translate. However, I want to get the article translated into many other languages, the proper way, by real people. If you can translate the article into any language, please leave a comment here, or e-mail me.

(Please also contact me if you find any editing and formatting mistakes in my site.)

- Orion Scribner

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Content warning: Dubious business.

August: A business called Haunted Curiosities not only claims to interview vampires and werewolves, it also shows what it claims to be an authentic video of a physical shape-shift into a wolf-man-like creature. The business also sells expensive supernatural “transformations,” which require the buyer to be flown to another country in person. For more information, see the exposé at Disinformation.

Source

Frater Isla, “Haunted Curiosities’ Guide to Duping Goth Kids and Twilight Fans.” 2013-08-15. Disinformation. http://disinfo.com/2013/08/haunted-curiosities-guide-to-duping-goth-kids-and-twilight-fans/

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Content warnings: For this article, none. For the linked site: Body dysmorphia, and essay about recovering from an eating disorder (anorexia).

August: Khamaseen revived their personal web-site, Feral Limbo. The web-site contains their essays about their personal draconity and chimerical therianthropy. This includes "Body being: my experience of phantom limbs," and an essay each about their experiences of being marbled cat, giraffe, and horned owl. Khamaseen plans to further improve the site.

Source

Khamaseen, Feral Limbo. http://www.ferallimbo.com/

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August 25: Administrators of Draconity.org are looking for more staff for their web-site. They want help with running their newsletter, wiki, movie night, and contests. The closing date for applications will be on this September 22.

Draconity.org is a web-site for otherkin who identify as dragons. The site has a forum http://www.draconity.org/index.php and a wiki. http://wiki.draconity.org The wiki is more specifically about otherkin, whereas the forum is open to anyone who likes dragons.

If you're interested, read the job descriptions and apply.

Source

Aurelia, “New staff-with-a-twist applications!” 2013-08-25. Draconity.org. http://www.draconity.org/index.php/topic,8623.0.html
(A public forum post by a site administrator.)

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Content warnings: For this post, none. For the mentioned web-site: profanity.

July: Gazerwolf, administrator of the Tirnanoc.org web-site, took that site down for maintenance. In the site’s latest version, it had been a blogging site for otherkin. Spam bots overwhelmed it. The site didn’t have much content to save. Gazerwolf wants to redesign the web-site so that it’s for otherkin in some way, but wants ideas from other people.

This post was made with Gazerwolf’s permission over e-mail.

- O. Scribner

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Content warnings: For this article, none. The linked web-site contains some images that are unsettling because of how they blend human and animal bodies: body horror, the uncanny valley, and artistic representation of injury to humans and animals.

August: A fine artist and therianthrope named M. Bolalek (“your-deer”) created a web-site titled The Artist Bestiary. The web-site is “a collection of art and artists merging the human and the animal,” “approached from a therian perspective,” to “inspire and inform within the therian community.”

Bolalek wrote, “At the moment, there are seven entries, with at least 40 more to come, as well as intermittent critical analysis and musings. I am aiming tentatively for an update schedule of 2 to 3 entries per month for now.”

Some of the artwork showcased in The Artist Bestiary will be familiar to Otherkin News readers, because we have also made note of some of the latest fine art that blends human and animal. Please see the “art” tag on Otherkin News for ours. For example, I'm pleased to see that we both reflect upon Art Orienté Objet's intriguing transformation-as-performance-piece May the horse live in me (mine, theirs). Between both blogs, we'll miss less innovation, and be more enriched. I look forward to seeing more discussion of therianthropic explorations in fine art.

- O. Scribner

Sources

M. Bolalek (your-deer), The Artist Bestiary. http://artistbestiary.wordpress.com

M. Bolalek (your-deer), “About.” The Artist Bestiary. http://artistbestiary.wordpress.com/about/

M. Bolalek (your-deer), “The Artist Bestiary.” Your-deer. http://your-deer.tumblr.com/post/58836997334/the-artist-bestiary

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June 2013: Arawn Bheur created a web forum for people who identify as animals of kinds not found in Earthly nature. The forum is called “Betwixt and Between: A resource for animalistic otherkin, theriomythics, and non-Earth animal therians.” The site statement says it’s for “those who find themselves ‘betwixt and between’ the therian and otherkin communities.” The site’s goal is “to bridge the gap between therians and ’kin [otherkin].” Like many therian forums, it has some rules to reduce confusion about therianthropy: no role-playing anywhere in the forum, and no claims of real-world facts without real-world proof.

Source

Betwixt and Between: A resource for animalistic otherkin, theriomythics, and non-Earth animal therians. Created 2013-06. http://betwixtandbetween.lefora.com/

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The therianthropes.com web-site appears to have gone down this month. The site shows only an error message. Therianthropes.com has been around since at least 2006, and had information about non-fictional therianthropes and otherkin, along with information about shapeshifting animals in fiction and folklore. The Internet Archive has an archive of the site.

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