An Army of One: The Autistic Secession in Space
Once upon a time, there will be two galactic powers. One controls the Carina-Sagittarius Arm, and the other controls the Orion-Cygnus Arm.
They have a war. Then they have an armistice. Then they have a peace. So they decide to decommission their secret surveillance stations and send home all their collected specialists with odd traits and useful skills.
That does not turn out well at all. A bunch of the autistic soldiers decide to secede from galactic politics and form their own society. The armies start shooting again. Now everything is in chaos, which is not really good for anyone.
But what happens, really, when neurovariant people get together? What type of culture will they build? What kind of allies will they attract to counter the enemies they've already got? How will they solve the challenges they face? How will they protect themselves and the home they've claimed for their own, the Lacuna between the Arms? Sometimes, an army isn't made of soldiers marching in lockstep. Sometimes, an army is made of one and one and one ... and this is their story.
Details on sponsoring available poems appear atop the main Serial Poetry page.
"A Solitary Secession" 1-8-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user paka
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"One Man's Army" 1-11-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Backup, Try Again" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Do Wrong to None" 1-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by DW user jb_slasher
"Jumpship" 1-8-13
Prompted by LJ user paka and DW user jjhunter
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Lord of Pr0n" 1-8-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and Trope Bingo Card 1-2-13
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Velveteen Gloves" 1-8-13
Prompted by LJ user technoshaman and DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Invisible Lines" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user paka
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
"Language Bodies" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Backtalk" 7-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
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"Homekeeping" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock, LJ users rowyn and madshutterbug
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"A Taste of Things to Come" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Free perk
"Conscientious Objectors" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user madshutterbug
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Experts Talk Logistics" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Time, Space, and Distance" 2-5-13
Prompted and sponsored by Stephen Laird
"Aren't You Already There?" 2-4-14
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock, LJ user siliconshaman, and Cotton Candy Bingo
Card 2-1-14
General fund
"Riverseed" 3-2-13 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by a Tumblr post
Free perk
"Stock in Trade" 2-24-13 (outside fishbowl)
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
"Coda of Honor" 4-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by LJ user ellenmillion and Rainbowfic Sunlight list
Free perk
"Transplanting Gramps" 2-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Words, Words, Words" 2-24-13 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
"Cipherpals" 3-3-13 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by a Tumblr post
Free perk
"The Sum of Its Parts" 4-21-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Rainbowfic Sunlight list
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"Dirt and Nails" 3-17-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
"Hear the People Sing" 4-21-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW users technoshaman and elliemurasaki, and the Rainbowfic Sunlight list
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"0 to 1" 3-5-13
Prompted by LJ users meeksp, the_vulture, and DW user chordatesrock and the Rainbowfic Vellum list
"A Brief History of Shakespeare" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Home, Home on Lagrange" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user janetmiles
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Recension" 3-16-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by LJ users ellenmillion and zianuray and Rainbowfic Vellum list
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
"Won True Way" 5-7-13
Prompted by LJ users technoshaman, technogeekslass, ellenmillion, Doug Edwards and Rainbowfic Sunlight list
Sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"The Space Traders" 8-6-13
Prompted by LJ user kelkyag and DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by DW user librarygeek
"Memento Mori" 9-6-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted and sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Uncounted Colors of the Stars" 4-1-14
Prompted by LJ users ng_moonmoth and janetmiles
Sponsored by DW user ng_moonmothand general fund
"Ghost Colors" 3-17-20
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth
Sponsored by DW user ng_moonmoth
"Umbilical Lines" 8-5-14
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth and Genprompt Bingo Card 7-30-14
Sponsored by DW user ng_moonmoth
"The Mad Engineer" 10-8-14 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Since Reason Is Incapable" 11-4-14
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Prompted by DW users librarygeek, thnidu, and LJ user ng_moonmoth
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"Dreams of Brown and Green" 1-19-15 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW users ellenmillion and alexseanchai
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"Too Expensive to Ship Back" 2-4-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ user ng_moonmoth and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 11-25-14
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Prompted by LJ users ng_moonmoth, janetmiles, ellenmillion, DW user balsamandash, and
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Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Othering In" 4-7-15
Prompted by LJ users ng_moonmoth, siliconshaman, and
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Sponsored by DW user librarygeek for Autism Awareness Month
"Who Is Devoid of the Power" 5-6-15 (fishbowl spillover)
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"As Is" 4-20-16
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"The Love We Give Our Fragile Craft" 5-7-16
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"Through Repetition of Thought" 4-21-16
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"Other Options" 7-24-16 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Defining Humankind" 10-5-16 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Make Their Own Boxes" 12-8-16 (fishbowl spillover)
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"By Right of Passage" 8-1-17
Prompted by DW users mdlbear, mama_kestrel, and rix_scaedu and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 7-31-17
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"A New Truth" 2-8-17
Prompted by LJ user ng_moonmoth and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
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“Hacking Out the Answers” 1-4-17
Prompted by DW users wyld_dandelyon, kyleri, librarygeek, siliconshaman, alexseanchai and Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
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"Listening Back" 3-9-17 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Until You Saw into My Cracks" 4-5-17 (fishbowl spillover)
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They have a war. Then they have an armistice. Then they have a peace. So they decide to decommission their secret surveillance stations and send home all their collected specialists with odd traits and useful skills.
That does not turn out well at all. A bunch of the autistic soldiers decide to secede from galactic politics and form their own society. The armies start shooting again. Now everything is in chaos, which is not really good for anyone.
But what happens, really, when neurovariant people get together? What type of culture will they build? What kind of allies will they attract to counter the enemies they've already got? How will they solve the challenges they face? How will they protect themselves and the home they've claimed for their own, the Lacuna between the Arms? Sometimes, an army isn't made of soldiers marching in lockstep. Sometimes, an army is made of one and one and one ... and this is their story.
Details on sponsoring available poems appear atop the main Serial Poetry page.
"A Solitary Secession" 1-8-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user paka
Free perk
"One Man's Army" 1-11-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Backup, Try Again" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Do Wrong to None" 1-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by DW user jb_slasher
"Jumpship" 1-8-13
Prompted by LJ user paka and DW user jjhunter
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Lord of Pr0n" 1-8-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and Trope Bingo Card 1-2-13
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Velveteen Gloves" 1-8-13
Prompted by LJ user technoshaman and DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Invisible Lines" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user paka
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
"Language Bodies" 1-10-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Backtalk" 7-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
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"Homekeeping" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock, LJ users rowyn and madshutterbug
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"A Taste of Things to Come" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
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"Conscientious Objectors" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user madshutterbug
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Experts Talk Logistics" 1-19-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Time, Space, and Distance" 2-5-13
Prompted and sponsored by Stephen Laird
"Aren't You Already There?" 2-4-14
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock, LJ user siliconshaman, and Cotton Candy Bingo
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"Riverseed" 3-2-13 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by a Tumblr post
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"Stock in Trade" 2-24-13 (outside fishbowl)
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
"Coda of Honor" 4-20-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by LJ user ellenmillion and Rainbowfic Sunlight list
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"Transplanting Gramps" 2-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Words, Words, Words" 2-24-13 (outside fishbowl)
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"Cipherpals" 3-3-13 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by a Tumblr post
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"The Sum of Its Parts" 4-21-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Rainbowfic Sunlight list
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"Dirt and Nails" 3-17-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
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"0 to 1" 3-5-13
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"A Brief History of Shakespeare" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock
Sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Home, Home on Lagrange" 3-5-13
Prompted by DW user chordatesrock and LJ user janetmiles
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Recension" 3-16-13 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by LJ users ellenmillion and zianuray and Rainbowfic Vellum list
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"Won True Way" 5-7-13
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"The Space Traders" 8-6-13
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"Memento Mori" 9-6-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted and sponsored by LJ user technoshaman
"Uncounted Colors of the Stars" 4-1-14
Prompted by LJ users ng_moonmoth and janetmiles
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"Ghost Colors" 3-17-20
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"Umbilical Lines" 8-5-14
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"The Mad Engineer" 10-8-14 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Dreams of Brown and Green" 1-19-15 (Creative Jam)
Prompted by DW users ellenmillion and alexseanchai
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"Too Much Energy" 3-4-15 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Othering In" 4-7-15
Prompted by LJ users ng_moonmoth, siliconshaman, and
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"Who Is Devoid of the Power" 5-6-15 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Hacking Perceptions" 6-4-15 (fishbowl spillover)
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"Hope and Forgiveness" 7-7-15
Prompted by DW user redsixing and Wellness Toolbox Bingo Card 5-20-15
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Extras
Special thanks to Dreamwidth user chordatesrock for feedback, research, and other assistance on autism, disability awareness, and other aspects of this series.
See a list of characters featured in this series.
Join a discussion about autistic people and the portrayal of neurovariant characters in literature.
Browse some resources on autism and on science fiction that I've used for this series.
I wrote two essays that mention this series, as part of an autism awareness project: "Autistic People Should Tell Stories" and "Autistic People Are Whatever They Want To Be."
If you want to read just the poems with characters of artificial intelligence, those are: "Jumpship," "Homekeeping," "Conscientious Objectors," "Hear the People Sing," "Recension," and "Won True Way."
If you want to read the poems about the Space Traders, including the other-gendered trader Astin and xyr friends Spalling and V, those are: "Uncounted Colors of the Stars" (creation of the Other checkbox), "Umbilical Lines" (shopping for other-gendered clothes), "A Room with a Garden View" (getting a room and other-gendered furniture on Supply Base Bounty 3D3N), and "Dreams of Brown and Green" (finding a machine to grow edible yeast), "Too Expensive to Ship Back" (Spalling's background), "Too Much Energy" (about the Massacre of Cascabel), "Othering In" (the value of diversity), "Who Is Devoid of the Power" (talking about forgiveness with Spalling), "Hacking Perceptions" (Astin visits Cascabel), and "Hope and Forgiveness" (Astin returns from Cascabel through the Lacuna to Trunnion). "The Space Traders" does not mention Astin by name but does lay background for traders in the Lacuna.
Read the demifiction "News Bulletin: The Massacre of Cascabel" and "The Conscience of the War" by LJ user ng_moonmoth, about a major event from the war which involved Spalling.
Read "On Matters of Life and Death" Part 1 and Part 2 by LJ user ng_moonmoth. This carries further responses to the war and its aftermath. (Warning: intense content.)
Visit the main Serial Poetry page to see more series.
See a list of characters featured in this series.
Join a discussion about autistic people and the portrayal of neurovariant characters in literature.
Browse some resources on autism and on science fiction that I've used for this series.
I wrote two essays that mention this series, as part of an autism awareness project: "Autistic People Should Tell Stories" and "Autistic People Are Whatever They Want To Be."
If you want to read just the poems with characters of artificial intelligence, those are: "Jumpship," "Homekeeping," "Conscientious Objectors," "Hear the People Sing," "Recension," and "Won True Way."
If you want to read the poems about the Space Traders, including the other-gendered trader Astin and xyr friends Spalling and V, those are: "Uncounted Colors of the Stars" (creation of the Other checkbox), "Umbilical Lines" (shopping for other-gendered clothes), "A Room with a Garden View" (getting a room and other-gendered furniture on Supply Base Bounty 3D3N), and "Dreams of Brown and Green" (finding a machine to grow edible yeast), "Too Expensive to Ship Back" (Spalling's background), "Too Much Energy" (about the Massacre of Cascabel), "Othering In" (the value of diversity), "Who Is Devoid of the Power" (talking about forgiveness with Spalling), "Hacking Perceptions" (Astin visits Cascabel), and "Hope and Forgiveness" (Astin returns from Cascabel through the Lacuna to Trunnion). "The Space Traders" does not mention Astin by name but does lay background for traders in the Lacuna.
Read the demifiction "News Bulletin: The Massacre of Cascabel" and "The Conscience of the War" by LJ user ng_moonmoth, about a major event from the war which involved Spalling.
Read "On Matters of Life and Death" Part 1 and Part 2 by LJ user ng_moonmoth. This carries further responses to the war and its aftermath. (Warning: intense content.)
Visit the main Serial Poetry page to see more series.