The Distended Orthonym is an heteronymic writing depository curated and edited by me, Will Edgcomb1. We function as the titular Orthonym while other writers here function as extensions of this primary identity, hence the title of this space.2
You may ask, What is a heteronymic writing depository? The heteronymic tradition entails the formulation of multiple identities (heteronyms) through which authors may stylize writing. We do such things, and sometimes we deposit those things here.
In this space, we aim to express ourselves, explicitly. Expect needless things. If there is any ‘ambition,’ then it is to explore our capacity for expression.
The current Distended Miscellany are as follows:
willa beale
A poet, civilian ecologist, and Christian anarchist.
Ser Templeton
A noble scoundrel, troll, and sage.
Israfil, Elder of All Angels
A Professor of Earth and doomsayer.
Nashoba-tek
A gardener and mother.
The Great God Pan
As stated.
Lord Alistair Lovelace
A reclusive fiend.
Please enjoy your stay with us. Be nice.
Publishing Schedule
When you receive a post in your email then you will know we have published something. In the meantime, go through our backlog. We recommend the Orthonym’s Picks. We do try to publish at least one new post a week. If we haven’t posted in a while then you can assume we are either submitting work to literary journals (money is nice) or we are dead from having no money.
Why subscribe? (Why anything?)
When you subscribe, you get notified of our writing. That’s it. We have no current incentive. That’s all there is. We’re writers, not marketers.
A Note on Paid Subscriptions
Don’t. If you want to support me, then message me and we’ll work something out. No need to give money to another corporation. I’m just using this site because it’s accessible, popular, and easy.
For whom we have titled the URL.
Of course, it’s a bit of a tongue-in-cheek title. Aside from referring to a metaphysical orthonym distended into a host of heteronyms, the title is itself a distended orthonym: a swollen name for a writer’s space.
