Dressed in a tuxedo, Simba sat at the front of one of Manhattan's newest dining establishments and nodded at people who greeted him. Then he yawned, began to roll on the floor and lick his paws. That's acceptable behavior at the Meow Mix Cafe, a new eatery designed especially for cats and their human owners.

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A new furry-themed online magazine focusing on fiction will be launching later this year. From the website:

Claw & Quill: Modern Fables aims to be a professionally-presented web magazine of speculative fiction and related articles/commentary. Specifically, C&Q is looking for stories that involve animals in a fantastic--used in the literary sense--manner. This could be stories from an animal point of view like Watership Down, the "animal people" of Cordwainer Smith's stories and Steve Gallacci's comics, or the lyrical magic realism of Ursula K. LeGuin’s "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight."

The webzine is looking for both authors and artists willing to do story illustrations, as well as artists willing to submit already-finished work as "cover art" on the front page. More information, including submission guidelines, is available at the website, <http://www.clawandquill.net>.

Just released through Lulu Press

Aramis Thorne was a wolf with no memories of a possible past life of piracy. When he is approached with an old starship of questionable reliability, his life takes a turn for discovery and tragedy with the legend of an ancient city's treasure snapping at his heels. From the creator of BLUE HORIZON - THE CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL. Softcover Trade Paperback, 344 pages. Published August 2004.

(anthropomorphic fiction)

Web site url - http://www.FurEauction.com
Hello - The administrators at FurEauction feel it might be a good time to send a quick message about some recent issues at FurEauction and other happenings with FurEauction.

Crying Wolf Studio celebrates the debut of the New Avalon fantasy novel series with the release of Wolfen Moondaughter's first novel, Memory of the Brightwing.

The New Avalon storyverse features waerwolves and other waercreatures, brownies (anthropomorphic small animals), elves, witches, and more, living on the Isle of New Avalon, just off the shore of Chicago! Join Selina as she hunts for her identity -- while others hunt for her! Run with Snowstar as she fights to protect her pack from encroaching humans! Dance with the denizens of New Avalon as they struggle to bring magic back to Mother Earth!

To learn more, visit:

http://www.webslayer.net/wolfen/newavalon.html

A winged cat has been killed by villagers near the Central Russian city of Kursk. The locals drowned the deformed puss after believing it was a messenger of Satan, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reports.

For those who thought they didn't have room for horses, this photo shows a happy herd under a dinner table!

And "neigh" ("nay"), it is NOT a photoshop trick!

The Rocket (Rocket City Furmeet newsletter)

Version 3.14
Edition 1

What's inside:
- RCFM 2.0 review
- RCFM 3.14 Evening Gnus, Dessert Orgy, dance, Kappucino Korner,
- Guests of Honor and Panelists of honor
- Pre-Registration info
- Predator and Prey discount

http://www.rcfm.net/

Morphicon 2005: May 6 to May 8
Radisson Hotel Columbus-Worthington
7007 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43085

PLEASE NOTE: Morphicon's hotel and date have changed since our Anthrocon flyers (see our current flyers here). We moved so we could have access to a much larger space this year! This change is final; we will be having the convention May 6-8 at the Radisson.

Our theme for this year is "Growing Pains". Come help us celebrate many kinds of "growth" in the fandom: the personal, the physical, the social, and the spiritual. Our programming will include free food festivities, several performance events, and panels aimed at a wide array of furry interests--on issues ranging from spirituality to lifestyle to living with disabilities.

Check us out online at http://www.morphicon.org/ for more information about the convention, or to register online. See you next May!

Trickster

For folks fond of Raven and Native American stories, Raven Tales Productions (Flash required) is working on a series of 3D animated episodes about Raven (and Eagle and Frog) and the time around the creation of the world.

Mephit Furmeet is almost here! Click below for some convention updates and reminders!

Tigger fursuiter Michael Chartrand was found not guilty on the molestation charges brought against him. The charges occurred while he was working as Tigger at Walt Disney World, a role he considered a "dream". Today, he wants his job back. Disney declines comment.

Tigger's defense attorney is also a professional fursuiter. The DA's argument included an illustration of the hampered mobility of wearing a fursuit, which the attorney demonstrated in court by donning a Tigger fursuit himself.

The jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning the verdict. They said the fursuit defense had nothing to do with the verdict. It was the lack of evidence that decided the case, including the prosecution's inability to prove that Michael was even the Tigger in the photo. Click here for the full story.

Trickster

1. Annual Further Confusion Picnic and BBQ
2. Charitable Beneficiaries accounted
3. Fursuit Floor requests are open
4. Party Floor requests are open
5. "I've got this great idea for a panel!"
6. First Annual Further Confusion Writer's Workshop
7. Conbook submissions.
8. The Marketplace
9. FC2004 DVD now on sale

DC Comics has announned a Sly Cooper fan art contest, with the grand prize including a 3-day/2-night trip for two to New York City, including visits to the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic art and DC Comics headquarters. 25 other entrants will receive a gift pack including Sly 2: Band of Thieves for Playstation 2.

The September issue of GamePro Magazine has a 24-page comic book of Sly Cooper included.

The publisher is given as DC comics, but no indica are present; nor artist/writer credits except for 'Trav / Augie' on the cover- and the interior art seems done by the cover artist. Gamepro runs $5.99 on newstanda.