Author: Daphne Star
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WitchNet
A year ago, magic – real magic, not just stage tricks – found its way into our world. It didn’t take long for networks of witches to spring up across the Internet, eager to share tips and help each other grow. Before long magic was nearly everywhere, just another unremarkable background feature of life. Andrew…
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Genderpunk 2077: Two
Another purple and white convenience store. This was the second or third one I’d passed on my way to Cumulo Plaza (I wasn’t really paying attention) and I’d barely been walking ten minutes. Like every other convenience store, I was sure it sold snacks that could keep my hunger at bay, and all of them…
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Genderpunk 2077: One
The wind whipped through my hair as I hurried to meet my client. I looked around at my surroundings, a nest of unfamiliar buildings painted in white and accented in various shades of purple. It occurred to me that I’d never been to this part of Cumulo before… To be honest, I haven’t been to…
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Memoria Demo Released!
Hello Starlings! In addition to writing, I’ve been a hobbyist game developer on and off for ages. Now that I’ve poured my free time into a particular project for a couple of months, I’m excited to announce it publicly! It’s a JRPG about unearthing your past and changing, made in RPG Maker MV with stock…
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Weighted Blanket
Weighted Blanket(a poem, I suppose) I dredge up the ruins of my own past and sift through its remains quite often nowadays. Where once I feared drowning in those emotional waters, now I swim through them as if I were born and raised in them. In a way, I suppose I was. Still, there’s much…
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I Passed A Girl
I Passed A Girl(a poem, I suppose) I passed a high school girl on the sidewalk as I was walking today. I glanced at her a couple of times as I walked by; curious, gently probing looks. She was pretty in the way youth is pretty, and she didn’t glance back at me, but she…
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The Elephant In The Room
Hello Starlings! I haven’t updated in a while, have I? Last December I posted about the first draft of a new short story, and there hasn’t been much content here since, save a Trans Day of Visibility poem. Most of my creative energy has been going to my serial fiction Family of Me, which you…
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Late Entry
Late Entrya poem for Trans Day of Visibility(dedicated to those of us who have to live in the shadows) Hi. I’m Daphne. I’m sorry… I’m not very good at this. I know that in a sense this is what I do, thisstringing words togetherbut I’m not really a poet. My medium is prose — speculative…
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Family Of Me is moving!
Hello Starlings! A quick note to let you all know that Family of Me scene 16 will be the last one posted to this blog. Not to worry though, the series isn’t going away! It can be found at its new home https://familyofme.com and will continue updating every Monday and Friday. The archives are already…
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New Aquarius: Short Story In Progress
Hello Starlings! Remember that sci-fi short story I mentioned I was working on? The first draft is now finished, which means the project actually feels real and I can write about it! I’m hoping to wrap it up by the end of the year, but who knows how realistic that is. As with WitchNet, I…