Transform Fiction #1

Transform Fiction is a transformation-themed zine of submitted stories from furry writers! Issue #1 is a compilation of ten stories originally spread over a hundred digital pages, offering an eclectic mix of narratives all expressing a dramatic change in form. 

Issue #1 Staff: Marquis Orias, Nall, Zen, Gentzer and Plat
Cover artwork: KDhynamo

SORIS 
— SalaciousMusings
A reality warp leaves a newly-made kobold struggling to adjust to his new life. Will a support group of other transformation victims help provide him with some perspective on his new life?

(Un)stable Journey
— Milhail
Ray's plans to explore the world are scuppered and, lost in the wilderness, he has no option but to accept the deal of a stranger. Issac is a rider without a mount and offers to temporarily transform Ray into a horse so they can safely journey to the next city. The trickery is later unveiled when Ray finds himself unable to change back, only to learn, perhaps the life of a mount isn't as bad as he feared? 

The Erlking and the Hart
— squidpizza
For years, a quarry has been annually sacrificed to appease an ancient fey known as the Erlking. This year, the man chosen expects what all quarries must surely suffer: death at the hands of the First Hunter. But instead the Erlking needs something else from him — his humanity.

Ecstasy of The Drive
— Kainik
Taking a shortcut through the city, Shawn finds himself trapped in a street locked outside of time and devoid of life. Save for a road full of cars. Before he can comprehend his predicament, he is slowly, viscerally transformed into a car himself, joining his new vehicular companions in the long wait for a driver...

Takes One to Gnoll One
— Geo Holms & Lappi T. Fox
A haughty elf professor presenting some gnoll artifacts during a public lecture ends up gaining some gnolledge himself, transforming into a creature that represents the misinformed assumptions he holds.

Lost in Translation
— Fynikz
Ailen is a wolfman with a problem, despite many attempts he can't seem to have pups. Upon hearing of a temple where the gift of fertility is bestowed upon those who visit, he travels there seeking a solution. The kitsune master keeps their promise and gives Ailen a remedy he didn't intend, but may have been what he truly sought. Turning the wolfman into a fertile wolflady offers Ailen the experience of breeding from a new perspective.

The "New Start" Package
— Luka Writing
John, an exhausted office worker at New Life Inc., is tasked with helping one of their clients create a new life for himself through the power of paperwork and transformative magicks. The client, a timid man named Jamie, finds himself freed of his pesky anxiety and thoughts as he becomes a “sexy bitch” in both body and mind.

Acolyte of Arousal
— UnsavoryRepute
Roman, a bat working for a magical artifact collecting agency, has been tasked with taking loose items from a derelict shrine. The shrine's goddess, unimpressed by his intentions, opts to restore her shrine by turning him into a horny shrine maiden skunk.

Herkynian Ode
— Morosagi Ilhum
Showering away the stresses of the day, Ilhum dreams of myths and what it would be like to be a dragon. Their imagination sparks a pleasurable transformation that turns them into Herkyna, a dragoness sprung from the pages of mythology itself.

An Image In Mind
— Ronyo Gwaeron
Fang fell into the mountain colony of bat-like creatures a season ago. Literally. Fortunately he's got the whole colony to teach him how to fly, find food, and generally be a good chirper. And maybe he'll learn how to describe what this "sight" thing is to them all?

- Statement -

Transform Fiction values the self-expression that the theme of transformation offers to explore who we are within a diverse, beautiful world of possible forms. We want our zine to provide a space for authors to share their stories in an era which (perhaps increasingly) is hostile to creative self expression. While some call to "keep politics out of furry," they speak from a place of privilege to exclude thoughts, ideas, or people that they themselves have labelled as too different. Transform Fiction stands up for all members of the community.