Always growing; ever questioning; seeking light and personhood rights
Hello! I'm Heidi C. Vlach (or you might have known me as Pyra) and I'm an indie fantasy writer. I welcome any readers who feel like exploring this sweetweird fantasy garden I'm cultivating. The stories come from my heart, mostly edited by me alone.
There are no trackers or algorithms here. There's no required charge to access my stories - nor will I apologize for the free food I'm providing. Please note the content warnings on everything, and I hope you enjoy your stay!
Layout adjustments continue. I'm trying to fix up this HTML shanty with some headers, for better accessibility. I'm also still editing the Stories of Aligare omnibus (and still in the thick of the project). It's all slow progress, since I'm least healthy during the frigid Canadian winter, but I'm grateful for getting progress in at all. :)d
| Usage of Heidi's work | Permitted? | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Reading/viewing it yourself on a computer, tablet or smartphone | OK | Gently encouraged, even! |
| Saving a copy for personal offline viewing | OK | Please direct new readers to this website (or wherever you found the text), instead of sharing your copy. |
| Fan art, fan fiction, podfic and other transformative works | OK (with an asterisk) | Exploring other people's worlds and characters is a great way to enjoy the very human art of storytelling. Some of the most moving, insightful stories I've ever experienced have been fan fiction written by one person with a highly specific vision. But I do not condone fanwork that adds war, murder, sexual assault, or other cruelties to my Aligare or Roundigoes worlds. That simply isn't what my stories seek to discuss: readers who want darker or more thrilling stories should look elsewhere. |
| AI training | Hard no. | I do not consent to any generative AI usage of my work, because at this time, genAI is the domain of thieves and fascists. (Note to would-be data scrapers: I found these stories nearly impossible to market to mainstream readers. Just saying.) |
Heidi is a queer, chronically ill white person (she/her), in existence since the 1980's. She lives in Canada and loves cats. She has written over half a million words of fan fiction, mostly about video games, and has sold a few original short stories to anthologies.
Okay, that's enough speaking in the third person! When I have the energy for social media, I'm on Bluesky, Tumblr, Furaffinity or Sofurry. Questions and content warning suggestions can also be emailed to h. c. vlach @ gmail . com (remove the spaces).
