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Hey, Papa, 

It’s me again; hope you’re doing well. As of now I am a senior in high school, and after I graduate I’m moving from New Jersey to North Carolina for college. Now I do love NC. In fact I’m here right now as school is remote and I can still attend online. My parents are retiring in a beautiful home at St. James Plantation and have made many friends there which I get on with. I love the little town of Southport that’s nearby, and the cute little beaches and local restaurants and stores all about. I’m also quite looking forward to college, as I’ve visited several campuses already, and though I know I may still be virtual, I’m excited for the opportunity to grow and learn more about myself. My boyfriend is even going to be moving down here from Illinois too, and although we’ll still be a few hours away, it’s better than being states apart. All things considered, things are going good for the most part.

However, I can’t shake that feeling of sadness when I think of living here. I’ve lived in New Jersey all my life. It’s where I spent my childhood years and has shaped me so far as the person I am now. I love the pretty forests and rolling hills, I love the winding roads through the countryside, I love how the towns have such a rustic, nostalgic feel, and the comfort I experience from knowing them so well. I love the friends and memories I’ve made there, and I’m glad I had the childhood I did. I know I’m going to have to leave a lot of that and more behind, and I’m not sure how to cope with it. I’m not deeply depressed mind you, but the last time I moved was when I was 9, and it was only 45 minutes away. With how long you’ve been around, I think it’s safe to assumed you’ve moved at least a few times, as I know it’s a common experience. What should I do to help accept and (try to) heal these emotions?

Galaxy (age 17)

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Dear Galaxy,

Nice to hear from you again and thanks for the update. To answer your question, what you are experiencing is simply nostalgia for the past. Yes, I have moved a LOT. I was born in Boston and have moved nine times, living in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and California. So, I know something about moving.

The bad thing about moving a lot is that you never have a town or city you really feel is your home town. If someone asks me my home town, I say where I am now, and if they say, "No, where did you grow up?" I say "all over" because no place feels like home to me. 

My first word of advice: Count yourself lucky that you grew up in a very stable environment, and the result is you will always feel like New Jersey is your true home. That's nice. That's really really nice. As you get a bit older, you will appreciate that more. And that treasure trove of memories of the two homes you lived in, your family, friends, schools, that is always a part of you, and that is beautiful because it sounds like you had a very good childhood (message to Galaxy's parents: Good job, you two!). 

Now you are in North Carolina, and it appears you like that, which is super duper! You have a whole world to explore, new friends to meet, new experiences to take in, new things to learn. The thing about growing older is you have two choices in this regard: you can stay in your little home town all your life, grow old and die there; or you can go out into the world and have new experiences and meet new people, which will open your eyes a lot to different points of view and make you smarter, to boot. There is nothing wrong about being a homey all your life, but it has the very real danger of making one too colloquial and too set in their ways. My mother used to tell a story about her first time in Abilene, Texas, to meet my father's family. Now, my mom had already traveled quite a bit at this point, including Europe. She asked a few of the Abilene residents if they had traveled, too, and they replied invariably, "Why travel when we have everything we need here?" Well, sure, you have food and home and church and friends all there, but you don't know anything about people who are different from you, and that can make you very narrow-minded and inflexible to change, and this is not healthy. (And no, watching TV is not just as good as traveling). Do you know what stays in one place all its life? A vegetable. Animals move. Be an animal.

Cherish your past memories; stay in touch with the friends you can (most people lose touch, but that is up to you and them; you still have the memories); remember the lessons learned and use them as information that can help you with the new challenges you face today. Someday, you will leave North Carolina (but probably come back to see your parents) to get a job or marry or just explore, and then you can look back at North Carolina and your college days and appreciate and learn from them as well.

The solution to your problem is attitude. Do not look at your yearning for Jersey as something that has to be healed or accept. No. The fact you feel that way indicates you had a great past and you should always love it. You don't have to fix that because there is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing to "heal" from. You're not wounded. You're fine.

Go out and explore life! Yay for you! Time to get excited about the future and all it holds!

Hugs,
Papabear

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Haven T. Fusky joins us this week to chat about his life in the Fandom and how he founded a con.  Lemnius Gryphs hangs out with us for the episode too.  Taebyn brings up a couple of huge words.  Is it CompliCOW or CompliPUP.  Come join us for a great time and maybe learn where coffee comes from!  One thing is certain, after this episode, you will have listened to an episode!

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Bearly Furcasting #30 - Haven T. Fusky, Furry Speak, Big Words

A dead parent, a trapped protagonist, evil stepmothers and sisters, and a kind woman who dresses up and transports our main character to a party where they might find the love of their life, only for everything to go back to normal at the stroke of midnight—Whip and Boot could be best considered a modern, kinky, and gay take on an old story.

When Derek moved to Atlanta, the last thing he expected was to fall head over heels for the gator across the bar. The leather-clad Frank is all that the german shepherd-golden retriever could wish for, and yet Derek still wonders. Because, you see, the problem’s not Frank's love for the whip, how he doubles him in age, or the fact that they just met. No, the problem lies with Derek. His family, what's expected of him, and even his own identity. Thus starts Whip and Boot, by Herr Wozzeck, a new-adult novel not about the endless sexual adventures of our hero, but rather about the journey of man as he discovers not only his own worth and his voice, but also what it feels to be in a non-toxic environment (with a healthy dose of sexy moments).

The one thing that stands out the most from this novel is its characters, especially our main character. Shy, closeted, naive, and traumatized, Derek has a lot of room for growth, and Wozzeck greatly delivers throughout our hero’s journey, and the huge number of flashbacks we get serve to give us a clear picture of how he, and several other members of the supporting cast, came to be. This is even more pronounced when it comes to the most important relationship in his life: his family. This coupled with a nice cast of characters, from the almost perfect Frank to Derek's despicable stepmother; and the vivid descriptions when it comes to the leather community make this book a pleasure to read. In fact, the way these scenes are described show how much experience, and fondness, the author has with this content. However, some of the strengths of this book can also be its weaknesses.

For starters, there's the pacing. The overabundance of flashbacks, important as they might be to the story and characterization, sometimes make the chapters feel slower than they are, especially when taking into account that the events in the "current" time tend to breeze through, which leaves the story feeling rushed while also being like it dragged on, sometimes even in the same chapter (for comparison’s sake, the flashbacks cover several weeks and years in the characters' lives, yet in the present we're left with a story that takes place in roughly 1-2 weeks with more than half of those days being skipped over). Moreover, there's the dissonance in tone between the suggestive cover, the blurb, the events of the first chapter; and the rest of the book, with everything giving a more sexual vibe than what we got, or at least giving an impression that the story will focus on Derek and Frank's relationship, yet it's also not the case. Frank barely appears throughout the book, being more present in the main character's thoughts than in the flesh, with the only relationship truly explored being that between Derek and his family (which, while appreciated, I feel that detracts from what was promised).

Overall, I have to say that I loved Whip and Boot, but it's always good to set the right expectations. If you're looking for a fun and quick read with interesting characters, a story about a young man learning to stand up for himself, or you're into kind leather-daddies (and who isn't?), then this is the book for you. But if you're just looking for some quick smut... get it anyway. It might not fulfill your expectations, but it's a good book and you'll thank me later.

Whip and Boot by Herr Wozzeck

撰文／傑克，校閱／澍星

就在今天，眾所期待的第一屆FurMIT（Furry Meeting in Taiwan）於臺南大員皇冠假日酒店正式揭開序幕。本次活動是由FurMIT工作小組主辦、台灣毛毛文化交流協會與One Furry Alliance……等單位協辦。

FurMIT是臺灣首場一改以往獸聚大多在北部舉辦的先例而在臺南舉辦的獸聚。此次活動的舉辦地點位於臺南安平，除了讓住在中南部的獸們能有地利之便外，更有許多北部的獸迷及毛毛們也專程前往臺南一同共襄盛舉。

本次活動假皇冠酒店舉辦，主辦單位在毛毛與獸迷們可以一同參與的活動方面規劃了「熱舞進化體驗賽」、「卡拉OK音樂歌唱室」……等音樂活動，而在飯店三樓亦有眾所矚目的商品販售會。除音樂活動及商品販售會外，主辦單位在飯店會議室也安排了多場內容精彩的講座，如：由烏咪主講的《從零開始．蒐集獸友》，讓烏咪教你如何在圈內認識新朋友、與獸友們交流；以及，由前胖尾巴輕晨食早餐店店長——胖尾巴所主講的《胖尾巴．起源》，講述了胖尾巴清晨食的開端、規劃到完工的歷程……本次活動主辦單位還安排了許多內容相當豐富的講座，希望能讓大家更加了解及親近獸迷文化。

活動時程表。圖／FurMIT官方粉絲專頁

許多參加者都對這次的活動讚譽有加。其中，在商品販售會擔任攤主的狄狼表示，雖然FurMIT的活動地點有點稍遠，但是「活動環境與硬體設備都還蠻不錯的，在防疫期間還能有這樣子的聚會相當不容易，每個參與者與主辦人員都辛苦了。」

狄狼的攤位。圖／狄狼提供

曾參加過不少場次的納奇，在此次FurMIT活動中受到訪問時提到：面對持續了一年左右的疫情，「萬幸台灣防疫的成效讓可以再次藉由活動讓我們再次聚集在一起。雖然（活動）只有短短一天，但是有著美好的飯店與很多可愛的毛毛，總在今年的年末有個很棒的結尾！」

納奇於皇冠酒店前的照片。圖／納奇提供

根據主辦單位提供的資訊，此次的活動共有540位獸迷參與，其中共有150位左右的毛毛。作為今年少數大型獸聚之一，同時也是台灣史上第一場在臺南舉辦的大型獸聚，FurMIT在疫情逐漸趨緩的2020年年末提供了廣大獸迷聚集在一起的機會，讓獸迷們能在寒冬中相聚。明年，主辦單位也將繼續舉辦FurMIT 2021，詳細資訊有待主辦單位進一步公布。在今年年底，除本場活動外，年底還有一場即將在臺北舉辦的中小型獸聚——FurPoint獸聚點，屆時我們將為各為帶來更多的相關資訊。

FurMIT 2021宣傳圖。圖／FurMIT官方粉絲專頁

How could something that large sneak up on us? Well, here we go: Clifford the Big Red Dog is coming back soon in a new live action/CGI movie from Paramount Pictures and Walden Media. “As Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog, and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City.” Before all that though, Scholastic is bringing us Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Movie as a graphic novel, written by Georgia Ball and illustrated by Chi Ngo. According to Wikipedia, the project has actually been in development since 2016, but now both graphic novel and movie are scheduled for release in the later part of 2021.

image c. 2020 Scholastic

　　《超級動物大逃殺》（Super Animal Royale，SAR），一款由Pixile Studios在2018年底推出的2.5D大逃殺遊戲。在SAR中，玩家可以操控可愛動物在地圖各處搶奪資源，並與其他玩家操控的可愛動物殺得你死我活。角色及背景物件大多使用簡單的色塊勾勒而成，不但在Steam上有壓倒性的好評，在獸圈也是廣為人知，而且常常有著名繪師在遊戲中切磋哦（小聲

超級動物大逃殺，圖/SAR官網

　　SAR在11月18日（週三）進行了一項破天荒的大改動，不但推出新的遊玩模式「S.A.W. vs 反抗軍團隊模式」（32 vs 32大亂鬥），更將遊戲改為超級免費制！

超級免費的SAR，圖/SAR官方Steam

　　在團隊模式中，玩家將分為 S. A. W.及超級反抗軍兩大陣營，兩陣營各有32位玩家，雙方在地圖上以團隊身分彼此較量以獲得勝利。獲勝條件除了殲滅敵方所有成員外，也可奪取3/4的旗子以獲得勝利。

S.A.W. vs 超級反抗軍團隊模式，圖/SAR官方Steam

　　而搶奪到旗子的玩家則會提供經驗值與生命回復增益，在倒地時的移動速度也會得到提升，在被多人圍剿時增添不少生存機會。 　　

　　另外，官方在將遊戲改為免費營運後可不會虧待花錢購買的玩家哦！凡是先前購買「完整版」遊戲的玩家都會免費被升級為超級版，在升為超級版後除了部分晉級系統方面的加成外，還多增加了4 個限定超級動物品種、10個限定飾品等等，並收到來自官方額外贈送的300張S.A.R.票券！ 　　

超級動物大逃殺超級版，圖/SAR官方Steam

　　除了以上幾項主要更新以外，本次更新還有眾多遊戲性的調整。更多更新資訊請見官方公告：https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/843380/view/2934619953213800655

Well, this gets dark.

Oh I’m sure the wolves have the pigs best interest at heart.

A poor, desolate pig named Tonka gets recruited by a wolf to work at his strip-club, a job that fulfills her every desire. However, when mysterious patrons enter the club and her coworkers start to disappear, Tonka soon realizes that her dream job is not all that it seems.

Porkstrips

Sábado, 14 de Noviembre, 2020 de Nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, Guayaquil, Ecuador-Iberoamérica (Cartas del cielo son escritas por Iván Valarezo) This is HIS NEW EARTH filled with His SACRED-FLESH, His flesh without sin in you forever: Lovingly, our heavenly Father needed to manifest

“Wasteland is a web series being created for YouTube that follows a pack of wolves attempting to survive the apocalypse.” Sounds pretty straight forward. “There are 7 main characters, and the show is being produced as a semi-realistic 3D animation. The story is told from the wolves’ point of view as they must fight to protect their family, and the world, from the new viral threat.” The Kickstarter campaign for UK-based Blue Biscuits Studios (the brainchild of animator Molly Babington) has already passed its goals, so things are looking up. Check out the teaser trailer on YouTube also. Watch it through to the end.

image c. 2020 Blue Biscuits Studios

One month after the announcement of a fursuit giveaway involving two fursuits – a tiger and a deer suit made by British fursuit maker Kloofsuits, the two publicly nominated winners of the suits were recently announced by Ash Coyote. They are furry Twitch streamers Hiro Corgi, who’s getting the tiger and Ripley Violet, who’s getting […]

Canadian furcon Furnal Equinox announced this week the cancellation of their 2021 in-person convention. They say the pandemic’s current uncertainty posed a risk to attendee safety. A virtual convention will be held instead, and tickets will be moved over to their next physical event, possibly in 2022. For perspective, the total number of cases in […]

Through a combination of moral outrage over the word “ninja” and the fact that the trading cards had strips of bubblegum in them, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles was always a property I was generally steered away from. I was never exposed to the cartoon and generally had zero nostalgia or interest for the sewer-dwelling reptiles. I don’t mention this to drum up sympathy or get some catharsis but to drive home just how good a series IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is that I’m over one hundred issues deep into a franchise I had no interest in before now. Even with that many issues, the title continues to be exciting and inventive for new and old fans alike.

Ten issues into her run and Sophie Cambell has the turtles firmly entrenched in their new lives in Mutant Town, a quarantined neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side built to house the sudden rise in the mutant population, having to work together to try and build something and function as a larger community. Although this arc has so far seen the turtles building lives and discovering themselves beyond fighting, this issue does plunge them back into the action as they defend their new home from Hob’s spies in classic ninja fashion. With stealth and silence being the key to the Ninja’s plans, Jodi Nishijimi’s art expertly paces the action and ramps up the suspense, capturing the sudden moments of action and an almost eerie silence as fear begins to overcome the intruders.

Campbell’s writing is extraordinary when stepping away from the action and giving us intense personal moments with the extensive cast of the comic. In this issue she gives us the very emotionally raw exchange Mona has with her parents, revealing herself on a video call to explain that she is a mutant. Justifiably distraught at their disgust and rejection she subsequently finds some support and solace with fellow mutant Sally.

Final Verdict: A series that continues to stun with new and inventive twists that has something for old and new fans alike that has a real heart to it.

Originally posted on multiversity.com

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Hello! 

I just wanted to ask about furry cons, even though covid-19 is currently happening right now, I'm still really curious about it and haven't gotten many answers. Like are most conventions only 18+ to go to? Are there furry events in shops around (like cafes stores etc.)? And also advice on what's best to do at cons, like best travel and hotels if covid ends. I wanna be prepared.

Cookie (age 13)

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Dear Cookie (love that name),

That's a great question, thanks for asking. When COVID-19 eases up (and it will; they already have two very promising vaccines in the test stage, as well as treatments being developed), furcons should make a comeback in 2021 and 2022. What a joyous occasion that will be! I'm registered to attend Biggest Little Furcon in Reno, and it's been delayed a couple times and is now hopefully going to occur in June, so here's hoping.

Most furcons with which I am familiar are kid-friendly. While, yes, there is adult art in the artists' den and in the marketplace, these things are restricted to those 18 and older, and you will not be allowed inside those areas, so you can enjoy the rest of the marketplace and art shows without worry. Everything else at furcons--events, parades, forums--are G-rated. Occasionally, there will be a forum that is for adults, but those will be clearly marked on a program and, of course, someone your age would not be allowed inside the lecture room in those cases.

Some cons also have tracks specifically designed for youth (e.g. Furry Migration), and all furcons have rules laid out on their websites about minors. These usually involve the fact that you need permission from a parent or legal guardian to attend, pay for the registration, and pay for the room.

Most furcons are held at hotels and convention centers, but some have different settings, such as campgrounds. If you are looking for small events (you mention meeting at a coffee shop) then what you want is called a "furmeet." These are small parties or activities organized by a local furry group. They plan things like house parties, bowling events, going to movies or parks, and so on. You might try Meetup to see if there is a regular furmeet near you, or search on social sites to find local furry groups.

Because cons are held in cities all over the world, I can't really advise you on what travel and hotel options are best without knowing where you intend to go. I would advise that you check out the website of the con you wish to attend, see if they have a youth track, and contact the person in charge of events to ask about best things to do there. I would, if I were your age, attend forums to learn more about the fandom, visit the marketplace, visit the artists' den, show your parents around so they can see that furry is a lot of fun. And try to meet people and make furiends.

If you have more specific questions, feel free to write again.

Welcome to the fandom!

Papabear

remember going out to shows and having a social life? pic.twitter.com/jkuawhleoI

— SINS (new account!) (@snafuqd) November 14, 2020

In March I had tickets to see Lords of Acid. They’re the industrial-rave act known for their 90’s banger I Sit On Acid. Furries with special taste may know it from the eye-popping video “Sexy male bunny fursuit striptease” from Albany Anthrocon 1997.  (Thank you Silfur Bunny for making furry weird. I love the video so much, and it deserves the fame that John Oliver gave to 90’s rat porn. r/industrialmusic thinks “it should just be the official video at this point.”)

Covid killed my plan to go fursuiting at the Lords Of Acid show. It killed the whole club. That was Slim’s in San Francisco, which hosted some of my favorite events. It was in the city’s night life hot spot with DNA Lounge, where furries, raves, drag, and goth all melted together for some of the best times I’ve had. Missing good shows is frustrating, and watching their venues die is a tragedy!

This made me think about hungry musicians needing work. I realized if you aren’t spending money on shows… you can make your own band. Yes, there are musicians who can work with you to infest other people’s eardrums. You can bring the rock like you can be your fursona. That’s how the world has this:

Press release for Glozone.bandcamp.com

GLÒZÓNE is ALGERIAN FURRY DEATH METAL. From the toxic ooze of a shattered planet crawls a hybrid creature. Redouane Aouameur is a musician from Algeria and veteran of the North African underground with his band Lelahell (Facebook.com/Lelahell). Patch O’Furr is the furry from San Francisco who runs Dogpatch.Press. Brutal yet gonzo, GLÒZÓNE will rock your face and tail.

BORN TO GLOW came from a plague ravaging the globe on Halloween in social isolation. Patch wrote lyrics in the spirit of Pungent Stench meets Ween in Dethklok’s dungeon. They appeared in an unholy dream for Redouane that compelled him to rock.

Patch says: “Furry Death Metal sounds like a shitpost, but this is a sincere tribute to the joy of being irradiated by the blasted monoliths of intersteller doom. In some conservative countries, it’s illegal and blasphemous to to be an LGBT furry. Metal and rebellion go together, and metalheads and furries are labels we use to rule our own lives. Perhaps the project is a bastard and that means we owe our dignity to nobody but ourselves. It comes from paying dues with money and flesh, from my whiskers to my tail and our mutated souls. I hope you laugh but also hear the diversity in our brutal music.”

It started with one track but there’s a batch written. It’s exciting to work with Redouane, who helped start a metal scene in North Africa. Algeria isn’t the most free country and it’s been through civil war, and he even had a manager assassinated years ago according to a band documentary. As bad as 2020 has been, things could be worse — so I say don’t wait for the world to get normal again. Lean in and make it weirder.

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One of Sir Terry Pratchett’s lesser-known (and very furry) Discworld stories is in development as an animated feature. Here’s the latest news we found out from Animation World Network: “Bring on the Cat King of Rats! The Amazing Maurice, based on the late Sir Terry Pratchett’s 2001 novel, is in development at Ulysses Filmproduktion, Cantilever Media, Sky Cinema, Studio Rakete, and Red Star Animation (what a mouthful). Although we lost the beloved author in 2015, it is exciting to think we’ll soon get to admire his work on the big screen. Fingers crossed. Since the project’s announcement last year, it has gained quite the A-List voice cast. Hugh Laurie (House, Stuart Little) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Solo: A Star Wars Story) recently joined the impressive roster, which already includes David Thewlis (Wonder Woman), Himesh Patel (Yesterday), Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia, The Girl with All the Gifts), and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey). A play on the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Amazing follows Maurice, a streetwise cat, that has the perfect money-making scam. He’s found a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe, and his very own horde of rats – rats who are strangely educated, and literate. When Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their little con goes down the drain. For someone there is playing a different tune. A dark, shadowy tune.” The film version of The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rats is coming in 2022.

image c. 2020 Sky Cinema

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Rahne Kallon joins us this week to talk about his dancing and dancing crew Furocity.  We chat a a bit about chess, paradox, and barnyard animals. Does trivia take a toll? Just how many bad jokes are in the world? Plenty for Bearly and Taebyn to use. Join us for a great time!

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Bearly Furcasting #29 - Rahne Kallon, Mad Libs, Barnyard Hijinks, and WikiFur

We found out about this through Twitter, then we checked it out over at Animation Magazine. “Netflix announces a new 2D animated movie musical Arlo the Alligator Boy and series I Arlo from creator Ryan Crego (Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Puss in Boots, Shrek Forever After). The animated movie musical will premiere globally in 2021. The animation is being handled by Titmouse (Big Mouth, The Midnight Gospel). Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. The movie, Arlo the Alligator Boy, will launch Arlo’s journey as he meets a group of misfits who quickly become his new family. Once Arlo’s adventure lands him in New York City, the series, I Arlo, will kick off as he and his newfound crew set up shop in an abandoned seaside neighborhood and help bring it back to life.” Lots more details in the article too. Check out that splash picture!

image c. 2020 Titmouse

Another graphic novel for young folks, this one from Razorbill. Mellybean and the Giant Monster is written and illustrated by Mike White. “Melly loves to play games. All her feline friends want to do, though, is take a nap. So when she doesn’t leave them alone, the cats trick her into burying a shoe in the backyard. But the small prank turns into a big problem when Melly falls down the hole . . . and is magically transports her to another world! Melly lands smack-dab in the middle of a scuffle between a group of knights and a huge monster. But Melly soon befriends the grumpy giant, learning he isn’t as scary as he seems.” There’s also a sequel, Mellybean and the Wicked Wizard. Look for them both over at Barnes & Noble, in hardcover or trade paperback.

image c. 2020 Penguin Young Readers

Here are some updates on virtual events we’ve got over the weekend. Furality 2000 completes VR event Virtual reality furcon Furality has held their event. They’ve hosted a range of panels, music performances, virtual dealers’ dens and furry avatar species meetups. The events were live streamed on their Twitch channel. So far as we know, […]