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I didn't know all the joy I could levy
til I rose to my feet in the merciful sun
and the voice in my head said "someday you'll be buried;
you'll return to the stars, but today's not the one"

I stood in awe inside a temple
of a God I didn't know — wanna go
find the one who understands
why we wait for pain to change us
to let me know that life is fragile

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One year ago, Yossipossi wrote SCP-8980, a landmark work that quickly circulated the better part of the Internet. At the time, I was doing exactly what I was doing only yesterday — reading SCPs at work. I decided on a whim to make a Twitter thread about 8980 and its relationship with the psychic window. The response this thread received motivated me to pick up the torch yet again and keep writing SCPs. I committed myself to do it seriously and continuously for at least the next year. Lo and behold, one year later, the very same Yossi invited me to participate in the very same Anthology that had started this snake on its tail.

Now, in my own psychic window, I look back at the past year in astonishment, at the unsuspecting face of the Deadcanons who merely wanted to express a complex thought, no matter if anyone really cared to hear it. That is when I do my best work. When I am doing it simply for the sake of conveying the idea, regardless of any impact it may or may not have.

Looking through the Window, I see myself at the beginning of 2025, when I envisioned writing Dr. Kraken's story as my 9kon entry. I fancied that it would be a perfect fit, because it had been exactly 9 years since I joined the site, and a little over 9 years since I had first made a promise to myself to tell Kraken's story… and failed to keep that promise ever since. At the beginning of the year, I felt I was ready to finally do it.

In the Window, I see myself three months ago, when the Anthology group was notified that 9kon would happen in October. What terror I felt, having already committed myself to the responsibility of writing Chesed. Every dark excuse fell on me again, like so many of ARD's useless werewolves. But this time, unlike every other, I was empowered by Yossi and the others, and I refused to look away from the dark. I went into it instead. Somehow, I wrote SCP-9023 — and already it seems impossible. But it is exactly my willingness to take on the challenge — not for the sake of anyone else, but for proving it to myself — that made it so.

Indeed, it was after I had published 9023 that I came back to the Chesed draft and discovered its final form. Prior to then, I had been pining to the other members of the Anthology that something was missing. But I was unable to place it, unable to fathom it. It was only by going into the dark that I had been denying myself since I joined this website that I came out on the other end with a light, and a sharpened knife. I watched, almost like a bystander, as that knife cut through Chesed and found its beating heart.

The writer Natalie Goldberg compares the act of editing to the practice of the Samurai, in which the blade is an extension of the body, and it must cut decisively, impassionately. Leave only the great energy, and cut out all else. During that last frenzied edit of Chesed, I understood her words better than I ever have. I watched with remote calmness as the knife sliced through the chaff, leaving only clean wheat behind. God knows I am still learning how to cut even cleaner, even sharper. God willing, I will never stop.

I view Chesed and 9023 as a "double bill." Even though they have almost nothing to do with each other, outside of the presence of Kraken, they belong together. I wrote them together. The me who is looking through the Window was formed in their joint crucible. It is not a coincidence that 9023 ends with a sunset, and Chesed ends with a sunrise.

Many of the SCPs in this anthology, intentionally or otherwise, have had a theme of mirrors/duplicity/identity. Xex's Calf is the Mother is the Lover. ARD's werewolves fold in on themselves. Much of GraveCreation's artwork features faces folding out of faces, mouths emerging from identical mouths. And Queerious's mirror-like Eris, perhaps the most obvious example, insists upon conforming every face unto itself.

I don't think Chesed is an exception — although, here, the "mirror" is more about me than it is about the story. I look through the psychic window and I see every version of myself, twisting like Grave's drawings; from the young adult who had night terrors over this site, to the stubborn writer who refused to do the work, to the penitent and unsuspecting reader who finally, last year, accepted these scenes which must be done.

And at the far end of the Window, I see myself over nine years ago, waking up from a dream in which Kraken deliberately showed me her nametag in the mirror of a Foundation bathroom. Here we are, now, and finally, I have kept my promise.

So. I said last October, "I will commit myself to writing SCP for the next year." Foolishly, a little while ago, I mused to Yossi that I would need to take a break starting in 2026. I could feel the shadow of dismay in his response, even through the impersonal manifold of code separating us. And I ruminated on the mirror and I knew the dismay to be my own. This knife in my hand is so sharp. Now I will consign it to the drawer? No. The work has begun, and by rights both divine and otherwise, the work shall continue. That is the way of it. That is the way it has always been, and that is the way it must continue to be.

Thank you for reading my story.

Any of them, really.

It takes a village to raise a— uhhh, to raise a child… And this time, I was privileged to be part of a village of several writers, coders, and artists, all working together over the course of several months to raise several children. This Anthology, for many reasons, was a very special experience for me, and I will always remember fondly the weeks spent writing, talking, and joking with this team. You are all so wonderful, and please never question your power at the pen.
Special thanks to Yossipossi, for everything;
to xexnoncores, for pointing out that Sun was really the main character of this story;
to psul, for some wicked-good line-by;
to S D Locke, for giving love to the first draft;
to Luxaiko and GraveCreations, for their incredible free art (among other things);
to my off-site friends John and Laura, who damn-near bled over a line-by that was crucial to the overall development of the work;
to my other off-site friends Kitty and Sam, who were constantly rooting for me from the very moment I knew I was going to be writing Chesed;
to several others, whom I cannot name, for the sake of secrecy;
and to Eccentric549, for keeping me sane when I need to be, and irrevocably insane at all other times.

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Deadcanons, 26 Oct 2025 02:33

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Yossipossi 21 Oct 2025 18:34
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Wow, it's crazy to think this has been in development for over half a year. It feels like we started just yesterday (at least, in terms of stress, lol).

Welcome to the SCP Anthology 2025! This year's theme is the Kabbalah Tree of Life, a central part of Jewish mysticism. We have ten entries planned, starting from October 21st and being posted one a day until Halloween night! I hope you enjoy what we've been cooking this year!

Much like the 2024 SCP Anthology, this year's hub has its own aesthetic flavor: Disco Elysium! I love the artstyle and presentation of the game, and I felt it would work swimmingly in combination with a horror anthology centered around the Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.

I would like to thank my collaborators for all of their incredibly hard and dedicated work, of which this page would (quite literally) be impossible without:

EstrellaYoshte, who did the page background and header art as well as much of the initial set up and coding;
Luxaiko, who did the icon art for each Sephirah, made the page footer art, and helped me corral the authors into actually writing;
GraveCreations, who did the banner art for each Sephirah and was incredibly good at boosting morale with his witty jokes;
TheExploringSeries, who lent us his beautiful voice for a recording of each Sephirah;
radian628, who did much of the fancy animation and custom javascript necessary to have fancy animations.

Thank you to all of the authors who wrote for this year's anthology; I would thank you by name, but, well, you know. Winkie face emoji here.

And, of course, thank you to S D Locke for your permission to run this year's anthology, along with your continued critique and morale support!

That's all for now. Keep your eyes peeled; God is watching, after all.

יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי

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Yossipossi 06 Oct 2025 18:48
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Hello everyone. It has been one year since I published SCP-8980.

SCP-8980 was a very difficult piece for me to write. I began drafting it in May of 2024, and didn't stop working on it near-daily until I posted it October 6th of that same year. The entire time, I had assumed it would just be a labor of love, and would only be appreciated by a small group of Wiki authors, who would shill it endlessly trying to push its rating past +200. I did not have high hopes for the article even if I was proud of it, due to its length and its squeezed placement between other SCP Anthology entries.

Obviously, that did not happen. Within twelve hours it had hit +100, then +200 in thirty-two, and then +300 in seventy-two. It was a reception I could not possibly comprehend; videos, viral TikToks, analysis threads, and more — far, far more. It was both very shocking, and also very comforting, to know I was able to touch the hearts of so many people with my writing.

It has been a year since then. My mental state has improved steadily, and while I've regressed into depressive episodes occasionally, my life has been an upwards-inclined slope. I'm eternally grateful for the people in my life who have made it worth living, and thank God for the providence afforded to me. If I've learned anything in the interim since posting, it's that there's enough light in the world for all of us — never lose hope.

The poem (or, well, set of poems) is the first I've ever written. I apologize if it's not particularly elegant; I nonetheless attempted to use the principles of poetry to the best of my ability to convey the emotions of the characters and the themes of the piece. Each character I drew upon different parts of myself to write their respective poems.

I want to thank several people (in no particular order, and certainly not an exhaustive list) for their impact on me, related to this article:

My sister, for being my first beta-reader, and encouraging me to write more.
Miss Lapis, xexnoncores, and PandoraNuker for inspiring me, in turn, from getting inspired by my works. (And VapidPoem, who knows what they did.)
slothinhellfire on Discord, who gave me a crash course in poetry and helped me at ungodly hours to refine my poems.
- - UncannyClown as well, for introducing me to them, and helping me greatly with last-minute free verse critique.
My critiquers (the ones I have not already mentioned): EmotionalEntropy, OptimisticLucio, Elunerazim, iammuffin, Tufto, PoufyPoufson, and Raddagher. I appreciate the assistance immensely.

+ note for translators

+ guide for the perplexed

And thank you for being here. I appreciate you.

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Yossipossi, 06 Oct 2025 18:48

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Henzoid 24 Sep 2025 07:33
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That's a lotta SCPs.

That's also, by total coincidence, almost EXACTLY how many words are in this scp. So yeah, pretty cool.

Hope ya like it, I liked writing it. :)

Stacy Femcop's pronouns are he/they. I'm probably gonna do more with him in the future, but who can say!

Image credits

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Henzoid, 24 Sep 2025 07:33

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FluffyDog00 13 Jul 2025 03:11
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I would like to thank Wynths for their feedback as I scrambled to get this thing in a solid state before the deadline.

This is my first skip in over a year! I figured this contest would be a good opportunity to get back into writing these things. Here's to many more!

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FluffyDog00, 13 Jul 2025 03:11

Happy Birthday to Me

Yossipossi 11 Jul 2025 00:31
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It's my birthday. Felt important to clarify that before continuing. As a gift, you can give me upvotes to the left. Thanks.

This article comes from a personal place and is extremely metaphorical, in the sense that it's a metaphor for many, many different things that coalesce under a similar banner. Thankfully, I'm not much like the protagonist of this article, in regards to almost everything besides a few key details. I don't know how much of it will get across, but I hope the piece will be impactful regardless. I encourage readers to elaborate on their own interpretations in the discussion.

Thank you to my critiquers Calibold, AriadnesThread, pr0m37h3um, PlaguePJP, Dexanote, EmotionalEntropy, xexnoncores, Anyar, sugarush, adanaist, Placeholder000, and Wynths. I appreciated your feedback.

I am happy to answer any and all questions about the article translators may have. Please feel free to reach out to me.

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Yossipossi, 11 Jul 2025 00:31

Wasn't That Fucked Up? Anyways I'm Rod Serling.

Yossipossi 01 Apr 2025 02:52
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bwa na na na bwa na na na bwa na na na bwa na na na na na na (bwaaaaaaaaa)!!!!!!

-mr twilight zone

this is the most amount of time i've spent on bullshit in my entire life.

This is an (affectionate) parody of the SCP Anthology 2024, run by S D Locke! That page was a tribute to Rod Serling; this one's just goofy shenanigans vaguely flavored like him.

Currently, none of the placards have actual entries attached to them. But, if you post an article inspired by any of the placards (that at least vaguely follows the story of the audio recording) and it's not low-effort, I would be happy to link it from this page! ^-^

Big thank you to Jak Mockery, my coauthor, for playing the voice your hear in the audio recordings. He put in insane effort for this project, and it literally would not be possible without him. Hire him for your projects and follow him on BlueSky NOW!!!

Also thank you to the following people who helped contribute to this project:

+ Thank Yous

All licensing information can be found in the page's license box at the bottom!

I don't have a lot of tips for translators this time, besides "I'm so sorry." Nonetheless, please feel free to reach out to me if you intend to translate this and have any questions or ideas!

Happy April Fools, everyone!

Wasn't That Fucked Up? Anyways I'm Rod Serling. by

Yossipossi, 01 Apr 2025 02:52

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Yossipossi 04 Dec 2024 01:37
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Welcome to the SCP-8630 Testing Log! This purely exists as a scapegoat so people don't say I wasted the potential of SCP-8630 lol

Some general rules for contributing:

Follow the rules of the anomaly faithfully. Try not to explicitly contradict earlier logs. Only rule that can be broken is "hits the target in five seconds" if it's physically impossible or weirdly impractical.
Don't be too fucky with the formatting, and try to stay visually consistent. Some CSS is fine as long as it's not too invasive.
Use clinical tone and writing comprehension. Don't have huge blocks of text or out-of-character dialogue.
Make sure your contribution to the log adds something unique. Don't just repeat an earlier log.
Crosstesting is allowed, but it should make sense.

I reserve the right to remove entries (or slightly modify for SPaG). That being said, don't be afraid to get funky with it. As long as your entry is at least not bad, I'm totally chill with it. Have fun!

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Yossipossi, 04 Dec 2024 01:37

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Yossipossi 04 Dec 2024 01:05
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no no, see, lee harvey oswald didnt shoot jfk—

This was an idea I originally had back during the SCP-7000 Contest. djkaktus wanted to get a bunch of luck-related prompts from friends and pick one at random. This one was picked, but he eventually scrapped the draft.

I was showering yesterday when suddenly out of nowhere the punchline for this article clicked in my head. I dropped everything I was doing (after I finished the shower, I mean) and immediately wrote this in an hour. A day of critique later, and here we are.

+ Guide for The Perplexed

It's a bit of a silly article, but I think some levity is necessary after the agony that was SCP-8980. Don't worry, I'll go back to writing pain soon. :P

Thank you to my wonderful critiquers: FlyPurgatorio, djkaktus, AriadnesThread, Calibold DrYossarian, Jezixo, Nagiros, Nagiros's wife, pr0m37h3um, aismallard, Dr Asteria, PoufyPoufson, JackalRelated, GraveCreations, and Dr Maxwells Channel.