An Introduction

[naiad_nixa]

It’s hard to figure out what exactly to post for my very first entry on Dreamwidth, and they say the beginning is a very good place to start. But, with me and my alterhumanity, the “beginning” is a difficult place to exactly pin down. So instead, I’ll start with an introduction to Oasis. It is in the subtitle of my journal, so if you’re reading this, you might as well understand what it is and where it is, at least as I understand it now. Hi, I’m Nixa / Nemaia (Kalixa on Discord, I'm a being of many names), and I’m the naiad (the water nymph) of Oasis. Oasis is my current name for a particular wellspring and its surrounding area in the Pandora-like enchanted rainforest near a bioluminescent beach on Soraya. Soraya is a spirit island that also serves as an afterlife for Caribbeans of Indigenous lineage that have crossed over and become ancestors. I did not name or create Soraya, but Oasis is my name for the wellspring that I find myself linked to, and Oasis itself is linked to El Yunque, the rainforest on Boriken (Puerto Rico). It looks very similar to the myriad iconic wellsprings there. Oasis is also similar, fascinatingly, to the wellspring at the beginning of the game Naiad. There is so much more that I can say about Oasis, but I will leave that for future writings, and leave it at this for now.

In addition to being a water nymph, I am also a mermaid, cathearted and a cat cambitherian (and possibly bunnylink soon). The purpose of this journal will be to explore, catalogue, ideate, and [insert other verbs here] about my alterhuman identities and their connections to other concepts in the real and alterreal worlds. And maybe other stuff if I feel like it too. Thanks for taking the time to visit me in my Oasis. I hope you had a pleasant stay and I hope you return again for another visit. Tread/swim softly wanderer~

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Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> It’s hard to figure out what exactly to post for my very first entry on Dreamwidth, and they say the beginning is a very good place to start. <<

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. If you're coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet is posting tutorials for that angle.

The Follow Friday Master Post has lists of active communities by topic where you can look for some based on your interests. Many bloggers use recurring posts to pin down their key interests and maintain activity, which is also a good source of inspiration if you aren't sure what you want to post yet.

You might like otherkin and alterhuman_writing.