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and a belated introduction
Posted by: yourdeerI realize I haven't really introduced myself.My parents, Polish immigrants, call me Mania (Mah-nyah); it is my nickname since childhood. As a little thing my fingers were always bent...
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Choice, Instinct, and Therianthropy
Posted by: citrakayahDisclaimer: This essay relies quite a bit on my hindsight and memory. Both, unless one is a robot, are often very flawed, even if they are the only hindsight and memory I can make...
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A Father's Day Essay: Bee and Bear
Posted by: yourdeer About a year ago, my father and I were on a long drive. Our journey was mostly through rural countryside, narrow roads winding between wheat fields, alongside which poppies...
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Beta-Reading?
Posted by: burningbrightThere's been a discussion on unmet needs in the therian community over on Werelist, and one idea someone brought up was that of beta-readers, copy-editors for some of the...
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The Me in Marbled Cat
Posted by: epsilon_pegasiTrying to identify the essence of the marbled cat is like trying to identify the shape of smoke. Like smoke, the marbled cat is defined by its ever-changing, paradoxical...
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A Moment of Red Wolf
Posted by: faolchu_ruaI hesitated posting this here, largely because it was stream-of-consciousness this morning and doesn't necessarily aim to make any real argument or point. If it doesn't really...
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Skyward & Grounded
Posted by: epsilon_pegasiI'm typing up my writings in preparation for a personal site and thought this short introduction to "my" giraffe might be of interest:What giraffe sees is far away.Giraffe...
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Power Bird
Posted by: epsilon_pegasiI hate to post twice in one day but I just so happen to be typing all these up now. As a great horned owl person, I have trouble relating to most other birds and bird people,...
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The Anorexic Animal: Therianthropy and Eating Disorders
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The Dark Side Essay
Posted by: elinoxI was thinking this morning that I should submit something here and these thoughts came to me. Warning: some of this might be a little gory for some folks. “From one monster to...
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Call for Therian Writings
Posted by: citrakayah(Posted with permission from Feral and Yourdeer) We are looking for essays from therians to be included in a publication, tentatively titled Under the Skin: Therian Community...
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Writing on Horse
Posted by: yourdeerSometimes, horse is comfortable. There is respite, relaxed head angled towards the ground with eyelashes drooping close to one another, and there is high-spirited energy and...
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People Scare Me
Posted by: emilyshadowwalker(I hope this is okay as a first post. It'd probably would have been more polite to do an introduction post first, but the guidelines weren't exactly clear about whether that...
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I am not the grace of the doe, draft II
Posted by: yourdeer(Rewritten to minimize rant, to add more of my own experiences, and to try to make the words a little prettier. Hoping to submit to the call for therian writings.)There is a...
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Intro from a snow leopard person
Posted by: mountainghostHello all. I’ve lurked around AQ a bit now and found this to be a wonderful and thought provoking collection of writing from animal people, so I thought it was about time I...
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Fox is like a companion.
Posted by: foxboiMods, I apologize if I've already crossposted this here- checked, and at a glance it did not look so. Fox is like a companion.Sometimes we are one as one can be, just me with pointed...
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Werelist Art and Writing Contest
Posted by: feralkissI usually avoid posting anything in here other than actual writings so as to not clutter the community with "publicity", but this actually works: the Werelist is hosting an "Art and...
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Alternatives: Pathfinding
Posted by: sonne_windsoul[Sort of ramblings tonight that turned into something I felt worth posting in some places.]Animality, or more accurately, human-animality, is such an essential part of who I...
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A very late intro!
Posted by: kisotaHello! I understand Animal Quills hasn’t been truly active in a while, but since I’m hoping to add some of my writings here, I figured I should post an intro for anyone who wanders by....
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The Gracile Wolf
Posted by: kisotaThe Gracile Wolf“Coyotes, it turns out, are also a kind of wolf.” - Dan Flores, Coyote Americagracile (/ˈɡrasəl,ˈɡraˌsīl/): adj. slender, thin in build. Wolf seemed the obvious answer,...
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The Omnivore’s Opportunity
Posted by: kisotaThe Omnivore’s OpportunityA coyote-person’s experience with foodThere’s a stereotype that canines are all stomachs on legs. Barry Lopez wrote that wolves are “more or less always...
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Homologies
Posted by: kisota HomologiesIn predawn glow alone, I take off at a brisk trot, floating in diagonal symmetry.It’s about the closest I can come to peace in my body. Homologies are apparent – and there...
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The Canine-Person Companion
Posted by: kisota Suggested by another canine person, this essay touches on what socialization, friendships, and partnerships feel like for me as a canine person. It is a little mushier than I usually...
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On Prairies, Woodlands, and Home
Posted by: kisotaA little ode to my favorite sorts of habitats and how they relate to coyote. On Prairies, Woodlands, and Home“This is the hardest stuff in the world to photograph. You need a...
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