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A Cure for Plural Piss-fight Poisoning
Apr. 22nd, 2024 08:18 pmA Cure for Plural Piss-fight Poisoning
Summary: “She was so afraid, so certain that she was a terrible, sick person. When it all came out, though, there was not that much to it, nothing to match those years of knotted-up silent grief. It’s usually like that, you know. We’re rarely as terrible as we believe ourselves to be.” –Dorothy Allison, “Public Silence, Private Terror”
Series: Essay (Plural Relationships)
Word Count: 3000
Notes: You know, I was worried this essay was completely superfluous, but this was the overwhelming victor of the LiberaPay/Patreon poll this month. Y’all sure showed me.
Hello, friend! Are you exhausted by plural piss-fights about tedious minutiae nobody outside a very tiny subculture knows or cares about? Does trying to explain this soul-shriveling nonsense to others only make them stare at you in bewildered incomprehension? Have you felt like you personally are making things worse for multis everywhere, just by existing?
If so, this one’s for you!
Summary: “She was so afraid, so certain that she was a terrible, sick person. When it all came out, though, there was not that much to it, nothing to match those years of knotted-up silent grief. It’s usually like that, you know. We’re rarely as terrible as we believe ourselves to be.” –Dorothy Allison, “Public Silence, Private Terror”
Series: Essay (Plural Relationships)
Word Count: 3000
Notes: You know, I was worried this essay was completely superfluous, but this was the overwhelming victor of the LiberaPay/Patreon poll this month. Y’all sure showed me.
Hello, friend! Are you exhausted by plural piss-fights about tedious minutiae nobody outside a very tiny subculture knows or cares about? Does trying to explain this soul-shriveling nonsense to others only make them stare at you in bewildered incomprehension? Have you felt like you personally are making things worse for multis everywhere, just by existing?
If so, this one’s for you!
