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Another one that slipped beneath our radar — but fortunately it’s still available! It’s the Tuff Stuff one-shot comic, created by Kevin Delgado. “Tuff Stuff is a washed out cretin who spends his days scouring the beach boardwalk for loose drugs. When a string of disasters causes his normal haunts to be destroyed he sets out on a quest for retribution. His goal: To Save Spring Break! For fans of cheesy 80’s/90’s B-Action Movies… and cats.” Ask the folks at Source Point.
image c. 2024 Source Point Press
FWG Monthly Newsletter January 2024
I had to check that I had the year right, but we are here in 2024! From everyone here at the guild, I hope you had a pleasant Christmas period and new year, however you choose to celebrate or not.
The start of a new year is always an exciting one, filled with plans and expectations for the twelve months to come. It’s no different for us at the FWG! We also have several plans which we are hoping to set in motion that will allow the guild to better serve the furry writing community.
The first of these is one that we have already announced – we are finally bringing out a third anthology! Tales from the Guild in 2014 with Music To Your Ears, and was followed up with World Tour in 2018. Six years later, and we’re back with Blood and Water! We are now open for submissions and will be until the end of March. See the entry below in the market updates for more information.
Secondly, we plan on opening up the blog to more guest authors. This can include author spotlights, essays, and other content. The spotlight with Joaquin Baldwin was received well last year, as were the spotlights we ran for Furry Book Month in 2022. We will be opening up for submissions for general blogs – aiming for at least one guest blog per month – as well as topical ones during months/days of focus, such as Black History Month, Pride Month, and International Women’s Day. This list is not exhaustive, so if you think your blog idea fits with any topical day, week, or month, send it in to us and we can make judgements on whether it is appropriate to feature. Note: the blog itself does not need to be strictly related to the topical focus – so long as the author is a part of the relevant group.
Submissions to the blog may be made through the following form:
https://forms.gle/icEUzYtZQ5tFE6w47
We hope to share more updates and news with you as the year progresses – and that will of course include the Coyotl Awards! Start getting your list of eligible works together, as it should not be long before we have the Reading List ready to go. Authors may submit their own works to the Reading List for the consideration of the FWG Members who will then nominate works to the shortlist.
Didn’t have anything ready for the Coyotls this year? Perhaps you can find a home for a short story to become eligible for next year!
Indulge – Deadline January 31st 2024
Get Wild – Deadline February 1st 2024
Tales From The Guild: Blood And Water – Deadline March 31st 2024
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Furry Femdom Erotica – Deadline When Full
F/F No Erotic Anthology – Deadline When Full
Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full
Beyond Their Pale – Deadline When Full
We also have a few recent releases from guild members to check out!
Peace And Love, by Huskyteer. Released December 1st 2023.
Evolution Eye Floater, by James L. Steele. Released December 14th 2023.
Axinstone (10 Year Anniversary Edition), by J.F.R. Coates. Released December 26th 2023.
Impossible Magic (10 Year Anniversary Edition), by J.F.R. Coates. Released December 26th 2023.
Fate of Three (10 Year Anniversary Edition), by J.F.R. Coates. Released December 26th 2023.
As always, guild members, if you have something coming out soon, send it our way so we can include it every month!
I am really excited to see what 2024 can bring. I hope that your writing plans come to fruition. All of us at the FWG are interested to see what you can come up with!
Stay safe.
Happy writing.
J.F.R. Coates
Raccoon Reckoning
We’ll admit we had not heard of Loud and Smart, an independent comic strip by Alex Krokus. But now Silver Sprocket have released a great big collection called Loudest and Smartest. “Meet Alex: an internet-addicted millennial raccoon and his misadventures in the big bad city. Loudest and Smartest collects over 350 pages of Loud and Smart by Alex Krokus, featuring comics about punks, horrible couples, love, jobs, and the disgusting depths of viral videos.” [Here’s to wishing you all the best of times in 2024 — ye ed-otter.]
image c. 2024 Silver Sprocket
How to say “furry” in Cantonese? w/Gantos and Skrill #shorts #snippet
The word for "furry" in Cantonese? Catch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/O5mJm5gmKqc ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner ---- #foxandburger #shorts #snippet #furry
TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 08
TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 08. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.
You and the Furry Fandom (Editorial)
I'd like to begin this year, if you will indulge me, with a little editorial on my thoughts about the fandom and being a furry in general.
This year, Papabear will turn 59, which is the age that my late husbear, Jim, died, so you might imagine this is cause for reflection for me. Also, I am trying very hard to finish my book about the furry fandom, so it is a year for a couple of milestones for me. SO MUCH has changed in the fandom since I began researching my book way back in 2015! SO MUCH has changed since I started this advice column in 2012! Heck, so much has changed in general. I'm also thinking a lot about what furry means to me and where the fandom is going.
In human society (at least, in the American society with which I am intimately familiar), we go through the following stages in life:
- Ages 0-20 are spent learning about the world and how to function in it and what society's expectations are of us (e.g., i.e., how to be a good little citizen/son/daughter/ wife/husband/father/mother)
- Ages 21-40 we are busy fulfilling those expectations by getting married, buying a car, getting a job, buying a house, having children, climbing the corporate ladder to "success."
- Ages 41-60 (if we make it, especially, but also if we don't) we start questioning all these "accomplishments" because we find them to be very unfulfilling, so we start searching for who we really are. This is often called a "midlife crisis."
- Ages 61 to death: If we stuck with the status quo, we look toward retirement and remaining years doing expected stuff such as taking cruises and golfing until we end up in a rest home and wait to die. If we didn't, we might have a few years left to revel in enjoying being ourselves before we grow sick and die.
The above is a generalization, of course, but it is the basic pattern I see in our society.
But what if we refused to follow that pattern? What if, after figuring out what the world is about (e.g., being a nice little cog in the Wheel of Society), we reject this paradigm, skip Phase 2, fast-forward Phase 3, and enjoy the self-actualization of Phase 4 from our 20s all the way until death?
That, for me, is what the furry fandom is about in many ways: exploring the TRUE YOU through imaginative play and creativity, free from all the constraints that enslave the unhappy throngs that imprison most of the population.
When Jim was still alive, we would go to cons together (he wasn't a furry, but he was very supportive just like my current husband, Michael). I think it was at MFF (c. 2011, I believe) when he made an observation that struck me as quite perceptive. "Kevin," he said, "these furries are an awful lot like the hippies in the Sixties." In other words, this isn't just a fandom, it's a countercultural movement.
Admittedly, there are a lot of furries who just indulge in the fandom for its shock value and for something to do because "they're bored." I've heard quite a few young people say that. They are the kind of furries who leave the fandom when they eventually buy into Phase 2.
For the rest of us, furry is a way to shed all those expectations, requirements, judgments, and rules imposed upon us by society. Being an anthro is the overt way of expressing rebellion for human ways, but internally we are also searching for secret doors to passages that will allow us to escape the predetermined molds into which we are expected to fit.
This is why it is ironic when certain furries try to impose rules designed to judge whether or not you are a "real furry." This is totally counter to the spirit of the fandom, which is iconoclastic at its very core.
Some of these gatekeepers are from the Old Guard (furries who've been around 30-40 years or so) who don't like how the fandom has changed. Well, it's OK for it to change. If it didn't, it would become stagnant and soon die.
Some of these gatekeepers are newer to the fandom, but they impose "rules" in order to set themselves up as the "real furries" who are in charge and get to tell others what is right or wrong about the fandom. They usually seek power and influence because they are trying to hide their own low self-esteem by putting others down.
Don't listen to either group.
What makes the furry fandom different from all other fandoms is that it is the members of this fandom who determine its nature, not some TV or movie franchise, not some corporate entity like Paramount or Lucas Films or Disney, and not even some nonprofit organization.
No. WE make the fandom what it is today, and WE will make it what it will be tomorrow.
No rules. Just play.
Play is important. Don't disregard the value of play. Avoid the people who want to take the play away.
Changes in the fandom are accelerating exponentially. We can look forward to many developments as the fandom continues to grow, gets influenced by outside cultural changes, and finds new opportunities for expression through advancing technologies. By 2034 it might not even be recognizable compared to 2024. I know it has changed considerably since 2014, so I expect even greater changes in another 10 years.
Here's the point (in case you were wondering): If you came to the fandom as a way to escape the doldrums and judgment of mainstream society and better express yourself; if you came here to find furiends like yourself; then don't worry about whether or not you fit in and what rules you must follow. You DO fit in and there are NO RULES except the ones you write for yourself.
This fandom is for YOU not some verkokte gatekeeper.
Oh, and BUCKLE UP! The next 10 years are going to be a WILD RIDE!
Happy New Year!
Papabear
Not the Early Bird
And rounding out the year with another title for young readers this time from Scout Comics: Mortimer the Lazy Bird, written by Brendan Deneen and illustrated by Marco Antonio Cortez. “This is the story of a bird, Mortimer, and a very talkative worm, Lucius, two strangers who are supposed to be enemies, but end up becoming best friends! Their adventures won’t be easy, though they will be fun!” Talk about playing with your food. [Happy 2024, everyone! Thanks for spending 2023 here with us — ye ed-otter.]
image c. 2023 Scout Comics
FABP End of Year Stats 2023 #shorts
We at Fox and Burger want to take a moment to reflect on the past. Please enjoy this infographic video which shows our hard work this year! We truly thank our viewers, sub, and guests for making this podcast what it is. Happy New Year!! 🎆🥂
Don’t You Monkey With The Monkey
Another graphic novel series for young, beginning readers. We came across the Bobo and Pup-Pup series, written by Vikram Madan and illustrated by Nicola Slater. It features two young animals with very different personalities who are still best friends. The first book in the series is called We Love Bubbles. “Did you ever have a friend who likes doing something that you find completely annoying? Well, Bobo and Pup-Pup both love bubbles. Bubbles are the absolute best–on that they can agree! While Pup-Pup loves blowing them, Bobo loves popping them…way too much for Pup-Pup’s taste. It’s getting frustrating! Pup-Pup has a clever idea to stop Bobo from popping them. But, then Bobo gets carried away…literally!” Three more books in the series so far, and more on their way as well.
image c. 2023 Random House
2023獸無限「戲獸台灣」 濃厚台式風格讓眾人同樂
文／藍風、編輯／艾倫德
台灣大型獸聚活動-獸無限Infurnity，於10/27~10/29，在淡水漁人碼頭福容大飯店舉辦，創下台灣首次大型獸聚活動舉辦三天的紀錄。本屆主題「戲獸台灣」原先是三年前因疫情而延期至今年實現，官方配合主題，將台灣的文化元素結合在活動中的看板布置、禮品等許多地方。
本屆活動雖然是為期三天，不過開幕式是在第二天上午進行，第一天為部分同好自發性的panel、無限逃走中：毛毛通緝、獸人VTuber等多種互動性活動，官方也在周五晚間辦理零食名片交流會與DJ周五夜，讓參加者們可以互相交流自己的名片與家鄉的零食之外，還能在現場搖滾。
由阿狗、托托等七位直播主在現場跟觀眾一同互動遊玩。圖／藍風攝
名片零食交流會後接著由三位DJ輪番上陣。圖／藍風攝
周六活動開幕由帕洛特擔任主持人，進行開場與介紹本屆活動注意事項。來自荷蘭特別來賓的Wolvinny和台灣的Wannabeast舞團，則是分別擔任開幕上兩場表演，並在表演後進行新毛發表活動。當天除了各式不同的panel之外，也有來自日本的Lifewonders在當天下午進行特別舞台活動。另外本屆的毛毛遊行也是在當天舉辦，吸引許多一般民眾在場邊圍觀拍照。
來自荷蘭的特別來賓和其他兩位毛毛在台上進行開場表演。圖／藍風攝
帕洛特除了擔任主持人外，也在開幕時與其他毛毛同台演出。圖／藍風攝
本屆新毛發表有許多首次亮相的毛毛。圖／藍風攝
本次panel主題眾多，從電玩到經驗分享種類皆有。圖／藍風攝
官方邀請餐車到會場周邊擺攤，吸引外國獸迷到場拍照。圖／藍風攝
遊戲「東京放課後」製作團隊Lifewonders邀請聲優到場分享，並釋出遊戲的更新情報。圖／藍風攝
為了搭配本屆主題，官方在2樓如意廳設置了夜市遊戲，將許多遊戲如套圈圈、彈珠台等呈現出來，並提供限量獎品讓參加者們參與。而每年的魔王挑戰也變成柑仔店老闆，讓參加者方便尋找並完成任務累積點數去兌換獎品。
夜市遊戲現場共有五種經典遊戲，以及棚拍讓毛毛跟參加者們盡情遊玩。圖／藍風攝
週六晚間的獸樂團LIVE活動，來自台、日、泰等國家的五個獸人樂團上台輪流演出，帶給台下觀眾們各種音樂饗宴。
獸樂團LIVE活動吸引許多參加者到場聆聽。圖／藍風攝
本次的自發性panel，共多達44個，從宗教到經驗分享應有盡有，也讓許多獸迷在各場次panel中去交流與學習。
各式主題panel和家族團拍。圖／藍風攝
Furry Auto Club of Taiwan在會場進行車展活動，有近20多台汽機車在場展示，也吸引毛毛到場拍照。圖／藍風攝
本次活動跟往年相較，不僅週日的無限展演秀活動上表演的獸迷更多外，同時本屆也新增主題團拍活動，在毛毛大合照後針對物種、顏色去進行各式的拍照。
本次無限展演秀有許多表演者上台演出。圖／藍風攝
主題團拍現場依照種族跟顏色分類進行。圖／藍風攝
根據官方統計，本次參與人數突破去年的1588位，總共有2354位獸迷參與本次活動，另外公益抽獎的部分票券銷售一空，募集到了39萬3950元的新紀錄。
閉幕式抽獎畫面。圖／藍風攝
閉幕式後的DJ熱舞趴，眾多參加者在現場狂歡。圖／藍風攝
官方在本次活動軟體與硬體上都進行升級，不論是報名系統、識別證感應功能等，都希望讓參加者們能感受到最好的活動體驗。閉幕式結束後也公開明年的活動主題—獸與地下城，不過只有發表主題，尚未公開活動地點和時間，後續消息則有待官方更新。
明年活動主題參考TRPG遊戲龍與地下城。圖／藍風攝
Bearly Furcasting S4E35 - And Now A Warning
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Moobarkfluff! THIS IS OUR 200TH EPISODE!!!!! Hello all you furs, why not join Bearly, Taebyn and Rayne on our magical journey this week. We reveal the answers to so many of life’s questions, get some time discussing Furry things, and generally have a typical visit with Taebyn. Settle in for a wonderful end of year episode.
Moobarkfluff all you furs!
This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.
Thanks to all our listeners and to our staff: Bearly Normal, Rayne Raccoon, Taebyn, and Ziggy the Meme Weasel.
You can send us a message on Telegram at BFFT Chat, or via email at: bearlyfurcasting@gmail.com
Oys Will Be Oys
So is having a weird furry friend a wonderful thing, or more of an awkward thing? That’s the big question posed by Monster Bar Mitzvah, the new graphic novel written by Josh Anderson and illustrated by Dustin Evans. “In this unusual graphic novel for younger readers, Eli is feeling left out of the family’s preparations for his older brother’s bar mitzvah. He wants to help but can’t seem to do anything right. Then he meets the monster under his bed, and things begin to change . . . but not always for the better. Will Eli be able to get the monster under control in time for the big event, or will there just be more and more chaos? ” Find out now, in hardcover from Behrman House.
image c. 2023 Behrman House
Does He Write Scripts?
Look, sometimes we just can’t explain something — so we simply have to give it to you as we found it. Things like Timothy Dinoman Saves The Cat, written and illustrated by Steve Thueson. “To learn what these suspected supervillains want with outer-space tech, the world’s nicest iguanodon will visit a mountain fortress, a giant blimp, and a diner with excellent pancakes. On the way, he’ll even meet a really cute cat. Grab your rocket boots and your fake mustache — it’s time to crack the case with Timothy!” Find out what’s it’s all about from Lerner.
image c. 2023 Lerner Books
Wander into Wonder
A new full-color graphic novel for young readers: It’s called The Wondrous Wonders, written and illustrated by Camille Jourdy. “Hurt by her parents’ divorce and struggling to accept her new step-family, she decides to run away and live alone in the woods. But she soon discovers that she’s far from alone. Jo stumbles into a fantastical world full of tiny elves, talking foxes, and mischievous, multicolored ponies known as the Wondrous Wonders. Her new friends are on a mission: Rise up against Emperor Tomcat, the tyrannical leader who rules the enchanted forest they call home. Can Jo find the courage to vanquish an evil empire and get back to her family before dinnertime?” Find out now, in hardcover from Macmillan. (Merry Christmas and a Blessed Solstice!)
image c. 2023 First Second
Candy by Bluesugar | Taste Test (EP: 117)
Bandit, BcB and Abbey try homemade candies by Bluesugar, sent in from Denmark! What is your favorite kind of candy? Share with us! Bluesugar candy orders: https://twitter.com/BluesugarDK/status/1537380924870082561 (Available flavors may vary, contact vendor for more info) SEASON 9 SURVEY 1: https://forms.gle/wSkM8YZh2BwkXUCW6 See more at: http://www.TheRaccoonsDen.com FACEBOOK: http://www.Facebook.com/TheRaccoonsDen TWITTER/X: http://www.Twitter.com/TheRaccoonsDen FURAFFINITY: http://www.FurAffinity.net/user/TheRaccoonsDen INSTAGRAM: http://www.Instagram.com/TheRaccoonsDen TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@theraccoonsden #TheRaccoonsDen #TRDs9 #BluesugarDK
Bearly Furcasting S4E34 - Title to be entered later
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Moobarkfluff! Taebyn and Rayne join Bearly for a fine time on the show. We hear about upcoming events, some news of the odd, we learn about animals that are missing to science. Taebyn tries his tongue at a classic Dr. Seuss story: Fox in Socks, and we play Star Trek Mad Libs. All in all we have a great time and laugh a lot. So join us, won’t you, for this flufftacular journey! Moobarkfluff all you furs!
This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.
Thanks to all our listeners and to our staff: Bearly Normal, Rayne Raccoon, Taebyn, and Ziggy the Meme Weasel.
You can send us a message on Telegram at BFFT Chat, or via email at: bearlyfurcasting@gmail.com
Grovel Reports Dec Edition 2023
Hello! Welcome to a summary of recent news in the furry community. Links below are what was mentioned in this broadcast: Alfurnative https://www.alfurnative.nl/ https://twitter.com/alfurnative https://t.me/Alfurnative/169 https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Alfurnative In regards to me talking about a Flipper being used at the con, It happened to me at BLFC and not FC this year. Anthro Northwest post on their TOS update https://twitter.com/anthronw/status/1731065300689535350 Further Confusion 25th Anniversary! https://t.me/furtherconfusion/509 Midwest Furfest numbers https://t.me/FurFest/378 https://t.me/FurFest/380 BLFC https://t.me/biggestlittlefc/1032 https://t.me/biggestlittlefc/1030 Canfurence statement https://twitter.com/canFURence/status/1737289894064451916?t=cJpr8DfG7Q1ge0yaJvrqlQ&s=19 If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel For faster updates, check out my telegram channel https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/ Many thanks to Da Bean for taking photos/recording https://twitter.com/MagotterD Grovel Reports Dec Edition 2023