Scribbles and Bits

For context, I didn't write this. This is a textual transcription of a 1983 Kirk/Spock/McCoy fanfiction by Leslie Fish, which I found in the Star Trek fanzine It Takes Time on Impulse, Vol. II, which I found in a dusty box just now in the Sci-Fi library. I transcribed it for posterity, making a couple minor corrections of typos. It dates to after Spock’s death in Wrath of Khan, before the release of Search for Spock.

THE UNDEPARTED

copyright by L. [Leslie] Fish

/// take care, take care how you lift this body, for it was once loved. ///

( He's here he's here two ends of the circuit he's here migod we're holding him between us!!! )

Sneak: There are a lot of things for pluralstories that we really want to take in, but due to shoulder/migraine issues haven't been able to get to. T_T So I thought I'd list them here, for people who can more easily read ebooks, play games, and might be interested!

• Children of the Void, by Regina Snow. I don't even know how to explain this book. There's an all-girl universe where the cast page has everyone in groups, which "represents characters that manifest in the same body (and which therefore cannot appear at the same time)". There are lots of spankings and domestic discipline.
• Ghost Trick. PSP game about being a ghost who tries to solve murder puzzles through semi-incompetent possessing! It looks so cool and fun! I just can't play it or even watch the Let's Play. T_T
• D.I.D., by kyui. Free computer game with a multi protagonist. "Each alter possesses unique abilities and traits that can be harnessed to overcome obstacles and complete tasks.  For each task, the player needs to choose the alter with the right proficiency to do that task. However, a malevolent force known as "The Shadow" seeks to manipulate the alters, rendering them inactive and hindering progress."
• Imaginary Friends, by Manny Tsu. Pay-what-you-want RPGmaker computer game. "Hailey finds herself in an imaginary world. With the help of a mysterious young boy with red cap, she has to confront her childhood and herself. The game contains elements of psychological horror, non-graphic violence, blood and mentions of bullying. It is not recommended for players under the age of 13."
• A Friend in Me, by BotchBrother. Solo Journalling RPG that "encourages the players to explore how a Child grows over the course of their life with a fantastical Friend encouraging and challenging them in a partnership, not unlike the friendships of children's books, fairy tales, and folklore."

Hey guys! We got an email from the Alexandrites:

"Susan in our system is doing a photography project for school and was wondering if you would be willing/available to be photographed some time in the next few weeks? The project is supposed to incorporate multiple exposure techniques, and she thought it would be interesting to use that to capture different members of one system in a single photo. [...] if you know any other systems who would be into this, let us know, it would be super helpful 😅

"I'm only able to do the Northeast, maybe as far up as Southern NH/VT, but would prefer the general tri-state area of MA, CT, and RI. Some time in the next 2-3 weeks, the absolute last day I can do is November 20th.

"The photos will be used for a school photography project. The only people who will find out the subjects are plural will be the 7 people in my class. There is a chance the photo will be displayed in the hallway of the school, but probably not a very high chance since it will be the end of the semester. If they are particularly good, they may go into my portfolio, but that's not something I display online, only something I show to some people in person."

If anyone is interested, you can contact Alexandrites at wearealexandra@gmail.com or WeAreAlexandra on Discord!

beepbird gave us a delightful surprise and drew Bob's fursona! This is especially exciting because we've always dreamed of receiving fanart of all our favorite characters (which includes all the story people in our roster), and Bob was the lone hold-out straggler for many a year.

NO LONGER! *crosses it off the bucket list*

Maybe at some point we'll post all our favorite fanart of the story folks in our crew. Another time.

Akwaeke Emezi, who never seem to sleep, have released an EP of hiphop/afropop, called Stop Dying, You Were Very Expensive! It's good! Check it out!

Rogan: hey friends, for those of you who've been poisoned by plural political backbiting, I have found the perfect palate-cleanser: Go read stuff about other forms of bodysharing, bodyborrowing, and manyselvedness that have NOTHING TO DO with the subcultures that poisoned you.

( Ask me how! )

Mori: one nice thing about moving: we are now closer to the big central library (and its book scanner)!

That library has in-library use only copies of Oneselves, and Trance Possession in Bali. I plan to scan them both come Monday, along with a better scan of Living With Your Selves and any other never-digitized multi book of interest I can procure. The files will be bulky unscreenreadable PDFs, but at least they'll exist! If you have any requests for a multi book you find in the bpl.org catalog, let me know! (Oh jeez, I just realized I could do that for that crummy gay multi boy's love manga too. I dunno, I feel weirder doing it for works of fiction that came out semi-recently. Maybe stick to nonfiction.)

Unfortunately, I only had ten minutes on the scanner today, so all I managed to get done was the super-short United We Stand, by Eliana Gil. Will upload that with whatever I get done Monday.

For Valentine's Day bodyetal made a Youtube video about in-system relationships! Check it out!

EDIT: can't believe I forgot the link, d'oh. Added!

monsterqueers made an essay, 'What To Do When Your Source Upsets You' for fictionkin and fictive folk (mainly outsourced) about engaging with the media that informs your sense of self, how to recognize when it's hurting you, and what you can do about it.

rax made a cool experimental photo comic on plurality and a '90s board game called Tower of the Wizard King!

pluralstories  now has over 100 entries in its catalog! Yay!

Turns out I was wrong about Sandra J. Hocking and company making the first medical multi self-help book; Living With Your Selves was beaten out by 1991's Multiple Personality Gift, by Jacklyn Pia, which apparently did get printed by R & E Publishing, was 60 pages, and seems to have been posted online. Unfortunately, though it's interesting as a historical artifact, I can't really recommend it.

Plural Selves 2 picks up where the first (from 2017) left off. I haven't read it yet and know no more. Link is here: https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com/zines/#1666773481636-89244c23-4a43

Thanks, hungryghosts for telling us about it!