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lb_lee"At any given moment, she is four, they are forty, you are fourteen, it is ancient, we are here and now, he is more and more myself, and I am legion. In tandem, I endure excruciating chronic migraines that sometimes last for weeks, wreaking further havoc on my retention of objective reality. When my mental health isn't good, I become a bewildered, aimless swarm of self, wheeling loosely 'round to roost in a single body."
Blurb: A personal essay on trauma therapy, memory work, and grief as ritual, and on "the daily reality of living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and as-of-yet indeterminate dissociative issues". The Harpy is "that ecstatically furious part of myself," one of those "beastly parts of me that exist solely to protect me at all costs, even if means tearing apart someone who inadvertently trips my reflexive internal alarm system."
Why is it worth your time?: This wasn't my thing, but it may be yours. Yayanos has her own way of describing her experience, separate and distinct from a lot of plural stuff I read. It's poetic, filled with black censor bars; she describes proxies and facets, glitter and rage. It's an intense read, but you might want that.
Plural Tags: creator speaks from personal experience; memory work, abuse intermediate-focus
Content Warnings: contain spoilers; see comments
Access Notes: The Harpy is from the anthology Becoming Dangerous: Witchy Femmes, Queer Conjurers, and Magical Rebels, but despite the title, it's more about ritual than anything, and none of the rest of the book qualifies for the catalog. Available as paperback, ebook, and audiobook.
Misc Notes: Yayanos is also apparently a musician; Harpy is listed as one of her musical aliases. The coffee, Blood of the Harpy, seems to have been named in her honor.
Blurb: A personal essay on trauma therapy, memory work, and grief as ritual, and on "the daily reality of living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and as-of-yet indeterminate dissociative issues". The Harpy is "that ecstatically furious part of myself," one of those "beastly parts of me that exist solely to protect me at all costs, even if means tearing apart someone who inadvertently trips my reflexive internal alarm system."
Why is it worth your time?: This wasn't my thing, but it may be yours. Yayanos has her own way of describing her experience, separate and distinct from a lot of plural stuff I read. It's poetic, filled with black censor bars; she describes proxies and facets, glitter and rage. It's an intense read, but you might want that.
Plural Tags: creator speaks from personal experience; memory work, abuse intermediate-focus
Content Warnings: contain spoilers; see comments
Access Notes: The Harpy is from the anthology Becoming Dangerous: Witchy Femmes, Queer Conjurers, and Magical Rebels, but despite the title, it's more about ritual than anything, and none of the rest of the book qualifies for the catalog. Available as paperback, ebook, and audiobook.
Misc Notes: Yayanos is also apparently a musician; Harpy is listed as one of her musical aliases. The coffee, Blood of the Harpy, seems to have been named in her honor.
