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Had the den to myself tonight. All creatures out at the bar & its rarely (blessedly) quiet. So I made tea, put the heated blanket on low & did a drawunder. A bit rusty after the move, the book, the show, the asking for & receiving help. A moment of rest. Ilera of the cloth is unlocking a lot in me

My name is Isera, I will accompany you while you walk the path. One of the many children of Lykaeon: A cloistered wolf of faith & stories, she doesn’t need to move much — the world rearranges itself quietly around her. She tells tales of her mother & the early world. Would you like to hear them?

Today we will see the full “Snow Moon” in the PNW tonight after sunset moonrise around ~5:08 PM — may your howls to her, shining her light upon us, reach each other.

My name is Isera, I will accompany you while you walk the path. One of the many children of Lykaeon: A cloistered wolf of faith & stories, she doesn’t need to move much — the world rearranges itself quietly around her. She tells tales of her mother & the early world. Would you like to hear them?

I’ve been pushing for a therian identity that’s not just furry-adjacent & not reducible to other people’s frameworks of therianthropy either. As a Holothere, I sit in a space that makes it plain that furry, while fun, is not interchangeable with theianthropy. One is a layer, the other is a core.

It came to me in a flash how to play my flutes and shakuhachi through the muzzle of a full mask… and early experiments show a way I can do this. I now no longer need to have half masks for performance. And flutes are a pivotal part of how I perform. Absolutely stoked.

Fuck as wolves

Hail to the prince.

A companion to my earlier poem “I remember”

I need to be bitten — and then to return the favour.

At Ravefurrest being creatures with @seerendipity.bsky.social. Last night was a blast and a much needed blowing off steam — thank you all for being you.

“This is a poem about memory, embodiment, and a kind of love that doesn’t ask permission to exist.” #Therian #Poem #Poetry

Want to read an incredible #Memoir? We sold out of the 1st press of Godbeast. The story of my growing up in the UK in the 1970s, #deaf, #therian, #trans. All initial backer copies are shipped — we’re about to go into a second pressing in hardback—arriving next week. ko-fi.com/s/ecba5ebb8d

Proud to be closing out a poetry & music night put on by @animalinstinctprod.bsky.social it’s free so be there in plenty of time. It’s at C&P coffee house, a good space for some pared-down intimate reading. I’ve wanted to be on the same billing as some of these critters. Grateful for the opportunity

“The humans asked me, once, if I had ever been a human woman. And I laughed. For what is a woman but a shape that desire wears? So I remained beast but became what they dreamed of—and they loved me as I was.” #trans #therian #elder

I missed this as I was moving home. Grayson, one of the pack leaders of Ely, Minnesota’s most beloved ambassador wolves has died at the age of nine on the 9th Jan. I will howl for you tonight. #RIP

Channeling Aristophanes in this from Lykaeon This is how Therians were made. Not from magic or curse But from union From the love of one world for another You are the story I made with the first humans You are the breath that bridges beast and being You are the howl that remembers how to speak… 8/7

“The humans asked me, once, if I had ever been a human woman. And I laughed. For what is a woman but a shape that desire wears? So I remained beast but became what they dreamed of—and they loved me as I was.” #trans #therian #elder

Some crossings happen without our blessing.

So And why do I side with Plato’s Aristophanes? Rather than Plato’s Diotima? Where Diotima says: ascend beyond bodies Lykaeon says: return to them. Where Diotima promises immortality through ideas, Lykaeon offers continuity through pack & where the Ladder teaches release, Lykaeon insists on bonding.

Plato gives us two of the most beautiful accounts of love, and they couldn’t be more different — or more necessary. In Symposium, we get Aristophanes’ myth of the split humans and Diotima’s Ladder of Love. Both astonishing. Both unfinished on purpose. 0/7 www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-a-an...

My teensy based pedals used throughout Lykaeon approached completion. LED switches for Oct +/- Hold 5ths Chords. The rest for scene changes MIDI panic etc. Lighting is via I²C to PCA9685+ULN2803A & 4x Analog Expression Pedals using ADS1115. Legibility is poor when masked so no SPI OLED displays… yet

Telos & Hexis: Maybe the most shocking & formal part of Lykaeon; a three way rut between lycanthrope & goddess. A posture not of invention but intention from ancient Greek vase imagery: hybrid figures in transitional stages, slipping humanity, a core therian state of being. Essay in alt txt

Anaphora, kratos, rhēsis: The moment Mother Lykaeon decides to leave the forest in search of her lost children. Holding the symbolic candle of the murdered & missing, clenched fist holding anger & determination. I was raised on ancient greek stories, it’s an honour to perform to you. More in Alt txt

The perfect woman doesn’t exi—

I am glad I am not in my 30s anymore. That being said I am looking forward to being in my 80s. Saggy tits. Smeared in gesso, impasto and dog hair and fluids chewing a real Cuban and spitting expletives. Not long now.

“There’s no den, well no den yet” I need to fairly soon find a new den. Looking for either solo or pack home. I’m an artist. I take up space doing drawing, music, performance & scriptwriting. Ideally I wish to live among other Therians, those that understand us. My long term goal is find my pack.

I am an Elder Wolf. I get tired easily. My bones ache. I feel my body slowing down. Winter snaps at me harder—reminding me I must live before I die, but it cannot be a selfish living. I wish to see you all grow safe & loved before I too must run among the packs of my elders & you next become elders.

Happy new years all!

Because even Mother Lykaeon needs to party like it’s 2026. See you out there Seattle Prey.

“Even if nobody else can see it, I know you are a good wolf.” Have some Therian Affimations… dezik.vulpine.house/therian/

The sense of love and engagement from the audience was palpable. I am so proud of the Therians of Seattle and so glad I found you and that we were all audience and artists alike were able to create a space that we could just be… well… our truest selves! (Photos by @netsui-prime.bsky.social)

Because even lesbian coyotes are not allowed to be happy.

“And then, the humans arrived And they came to me naked. Not clawed, not furred, not fanged like the others. No talons, no armour, no scent of tooth and blood. They came like rain on dry moss. Soft-footed. Wide-eyed. Carrying only wonder.” — Lykaeon, by Shimi

I love being a creature.

I accomplished @tropicalscream.bsky.social with her poetry so we delivered a textured, unnerving soundscape to match her intense and affective performance. Critter fronted and went in Full Gremlin Mode for her readings.

@hellhound.industries sent me these early photos from Last night’s performance of Lykaeon. Wow! Just Wow!

I remember when I was at nursery school telling one of the teachers that I wanted to marry a wolf. I still do.

Tonight’s Shimi And Friends show sold out. Thank you Seattle Therians.ans everyone who came.

I’m very pleased to announce that the first pressing of my Therian Memoir Godbeast is back from the printers and looks and reads great. I shall be processing all Ko-Fi backer’s copies first before anyone else. Home stretch now! This will be on sale at “Shimi and Friends” on the 27th. Thank you.

My final artwork for this advent cycle. Week 4: The Holy Family: “A little one among us: God is with us”

Why yes I am known as “that bitch with the candles”

Can’t be prouder of this lineup. And I am grateful to all at Dreampool and impact for trusting me with my own show. Everyone on this bill is an honour to be playing alongside. LYKAEON, expanded and revised returns Dec 27th to Seattle in a beautiful new chapel venue.

Spontaneous group howl in the Goodwill — thank you Seattle. I needed that.

I love being a creature

My third artwork for St Paul’s Episcopal Church. Advent week three. This is for the tired, the hurting, the traumatised and the lonely. The write up in the bulletin especially went down well. I refer to an Englsh Folk Band: Fairport Convention and their song “we sing hallelujah”.

@impactraves.org tickets are going fast so if you’re undecided, now is the time to nab one. This is my last performance of Lykaeon for ‘25. I cannot be prouder of the lineup & looking forward to a truly special night of deeply Therian poetry, sound art & storytelling impactraves.org/events/dream...

Taizé was lovely. Communal singing, candles, long contemplative silences. Kindness. Warmth. Care. I know I know, but look, I am an old fool of a wolf at the table and I love this.

[Taps page] This is the wellspring of faith. I refuse to believe love given in vain is ever truly lost. I reject the idea that love only has value if received correctly, reciprocated, or rewarded. Loving those unable to meet my care is not a failure of love; it just hasn’t found a safe receiver yet.