Madison Rye Progress

I received an ask on Tumblr related to the Post-Self chost I made yesterday and instead of answering it like a normal fucking person, I went full Maddy, so I figured it might be worth cross-posting here.

hello! i saw your blazed post about your book, and it looks really interesting! i hope you don't mind questions, because i have something i'm curious about.

i noticed the books in your tetralogy have Hebrew titles. i think that's really cool! when i read the descriptions though i didn't see reference to that anywhere. if you don't mind answering, what's the significance of the titles?

i plan on reading the books regardless of your answer (as in right after i send this ask), but i'm always intrigued (as a Jew myself) when i see stuff like this. thank you for reading my message and for making such a cool story!

Hey, thanks so much for the ask! I guess there's a few layers to this, which I'll answer as unspoilingly as possible. And, since it'll be posted publicly, I'll go a bit into the words for other folks reading, too.

Did you know that I write a lot about memory, skunks, uploading consciousness, political maneuvering, skunks, aliens, skunks, queerness, identity, emotions, and skunks? It's true! I'm very proud of them. You can read books best described as

Given the chance to live forever in a world not built for death, what do you do?

Given the inability to forget—all your joys and sorrows, all your foundational memories and traumas—how do you cope?

Given the ability to create a full copy of yourself—down to every single one of those memories—to do as they will, to individuate and live out their own forever lives, or merge back down and meld their memories with your own, what paths do you take?

and

If I had a nickel for every time I accidentally wrote something with heavy plural undertones that I hadn't intended but nonetheless made me doubt my identity, I'd have two nickels! Which isn't a lot, but it is weird that it happened twice.

The Post-Self Cycle is a tetralogy of meta-furry, gender-weird sci-fi books. From the very beginning of the consensual dream of the System, the members of the Ode clade, all forks from the same core personality, have dealt with fear each in their own way. Do they search for greater ways to control their lives? Do they hunt for yet deeper emotional connection? Do they hone their art to the finest point?

From roots in political turmoil to the building of a new society, the story is there to be found, and the Bălan clade is there to tell it.

Digital versions come with illustrations from five artists — @irisjaycomics, @cupsofjade, @floe, CadmiumTea, and johnny a.

Available as paperbacks, ebooks, and free to read in the browser. Omnibus ebook and illustrated hardcovers coming soon!

I vote yes :D Delightful picture from Fudge.

Y'all can't imagine the glee I feel when I see folks use it/its as their pronouns. I went through a period of using them for myself years ago (along with ey/em) that was part of my gender explorations and I remember that fondly, so I've been having some thoughts when I see those around me earnestly going for it.