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Getting Good Grades in High School
I'd like to know, how to I become the best student at school with the best possible grades?
DayPawTheChunkyCoyote
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Dear DayPaw,
As with anything else, if you want to be good at something, work hard at it. Study hard and you should get better grades as a result.
Hugs,
Papabear
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Hi, again, DayPaw,
You know, I apologize for giving you such a terse answer earlier. There's really more I should say on this subject, and it's this: Learning isn't about grades. Real learning is about finding something you're interested in and exploring it fully. Education systems--especially in America--are designed to produce good little factory workers, cubicle dwellers, and consumers. They are not designed to help you genuinely learn things you want to learn to pursue what interests YOU in life. You really don't get that opportunity until college, BUT! You will have a hard time getting into college if you have difficulty with one or more subjects in high school that subsequently brings down your GPA.
The school system--especially in the good ol' US of A--is made to train you to do things by rote learning, to respond to discipline (you must go to your class when the bell rings, leave when the bell rings, sit in your assigned seat, only speak when spoken to, etc.), and to become, basically, an automaton. You are also disparaged and made to feel like shit if you have problems with any one subject, whether that is science or English or even physical education.
So, again, to really answer your question, I should say this: discover first what interests you; if that means you need to go on to college, then you need to play the game to study hard, take the tests, get A's, and move on; but if you don't need a college degree (for example, you want to be a dancer or a painter or you are brilliant enough to invent something in your garage that makes you a millionaire--which actually happens with many of the millionaires we have in this world), then don't worry about it. Just do your time and, when not in school, focus on your passion.
Most of what I know about the world (indeed, most of what I do with my money-paying job) I learned AFTER I left school.
Good grades are there to please your parents and to get a better shot at college. They don't actually mean anything about you personally, and they certainly don't mean squat about your value as a human being.
Big Bear Hugs,
Papabear
Findin Love after 40
I've always dreamed of settling down with a furry partner who loves me for who I am inside. Since Pounced was shut down, where does one go for furry dating? I'm getting older and I feel once I hit 40 it'll be game over for my chance to find love in the furry community. I seen a few places advertised, but I want to avoid scams and just try someplace thats actually popular, full of real people and not bots. Can you help me?
Tanuki (38)
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Dear Tanuki.
As someone who is over 40 himself, don't write yourself off just because of your age. I have found love three times in my life: Once when I was in college, once when I was 41, and again when I was 51. Love has no age. There are many lonely, older furries out there who would love to have what you long for: a mature furry mate to share their lives with.
Going on dating sites is one way to look, yes, but that is rather limiting yourself. My advice to those seeking a partner is to find groups on the Web with members who share your interests and, perhaps--but not necessarily--demographics. For example, if you are on Facebook, I would invite you to join my Greymuzzles group, where you will find lots of furries your age. If you have other interests in life, seek out groups that share that interest. For example, maybe you are super into model trains. There's a group for that. Or perhaps you love Schnauzers; I'm sure there's a group for that. Not just on Facebook, but on the internet as a whole.
You could also seek out groups that actually meet in person (after this virus thing eases off). I recommend checking out the Meetup website. Here, you can type in a location and an interest and search for local groups of people who like the same things you do (including furries).
Finding a fellow furry is great, but you don't have to limit yourself to only furries. I mean, the real point is finding someone with whom you can share your life, right? My late husbear, Jim, and my current husband, Michael, are not furries, but they are totally fine with my being a furry and both Jim and Michael have joined me at furcons.
Cast your net out wide upon the waters and you will catch fish. Do not be too picky or demanding, but also don't allow yourself to be a tool because you are desperate for a mate. It's a tough balancing act, but if you temper your search with love and compassion, I think you will find someone.
Bear Hugs,
Papabear
Digging Up (Jim Henson's) Dinosaurs | Episode 71
Dinosaurs, that 90's family sitcom you faintly remember for the "Not the mama!" meme, was actually one of the most radically leftist shows ever to air on network television. Join Arrkay's exploration of this media fossil in this episode written by Tempe O'Kun. From taking on capitalism and police violence to showing minority and LGBT people in a sympathetic light: these talking dinos weren't afraid to take a bite out of the status quo. Music: 1st track is "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 2nd track you hear is "Winter's Gloom" by Sho JinPa https://www.furaffinity.net/user/jinpa/ Merch, Sweet Tees and stuff: http://www.culturallyfd.com https://teespring.com/stores/culturally-fd-merchandise Support Culturally F'd: https://www.patreon.com/culturallyfd Plus a Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/gsz8us7 Listen in on TEMPO TALKS with Tempe O'Kun https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPk-itLl1jPyIK2c7mK-LpbvfDNqfcSW Check out Tempe O'Kun's books "Sixes Wild" and "Windfall" here: http://furplanet.com/shop/?affillink=YOUTU2907 Here's a playlist of his other Culturally F'd videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPk-itLl1jPS7tnT4hdJwBI-CeLF8Kb_
《異世界外送專員》序章
「唉，肚子好餓，你要吃什麼？」
看了一眼窗外，外面正飄起細細小雨，坐在一旁看電視的妹妹轉頭問一旁躺在床上看漫畫的姊姊。
「不知道。」
敷衍地回了一句話，姐姐便繼續看著她的漫畫，也許有漫畫就飽了吧？
「在下雨耶，不想出門，不然叫外送？」
「喔。」
「那你要吃甚麼？」
妹妹張望四處在尋找自己的手機，她將一旁的抱枕掀起，也將桌上的雜誌翻開，但就是不見她的手機。
「唉，姊，你有看到我的手機嗎？」
「不知道。」
姊姊完全沒興趣理妹妹，她繼續看著自己的漫畫，隨後抓起一旁自己的手機丟了過去給妹妹。
「不然你自己打電話找看看。」
「啊啊啊！」
只見妹妹手忙腳亂的側著身體，驚險的接住了那冷不防被丟過來的手機。
「唉，你都不怕摔壞哦？」
妹妹嘴裡一邊抱怨著一邊撥通了自己的電話。
「嗡——嗡——」
「恩——啊——啊——」
隨著電話被撥通，傳出了手機震動的悶響聲，伴隨而來的是妹妹那引人遐想的低聲柔叫。
「幹嘛？」
聽到妹妹那淫穢的叫聲後，姊姊放下原本擋在面前的漫畫，她看到妹妹正一手拿著自己的手機通電話，一手正不知所以的在自己胯下之間摸索。
「別拿我的電話做奇怪的事啊。」
「才……才沒有！」
妹妹羞紅著臉從兩腿間拿出了自己的手機，並掛上了電話。
「手機被壓在我的屁股下啦，因為突然震動，所以我被嚇到而已，好嗎？」
「大屁股，壓在下面還沒感覺。」
姐姐調侃的對妹妹說，妹妹不甘示弱地將她的手機奮力的丟還給她。
「你才大屁股，要吃甚麼啦？」
「隨便。」
姊姊伸手接住了那朝著自己頭飛過來的手機，又是一句敷衍便把問題丟回給妹妹。
「一般外送食物都吃膩了，最近正好有特殊外送服務上線，不然來叫人類那邊的食物來吃吃看好了。」
說完，妹妹便打開了訂餐軟體，點開了特殊外送服務，點了兩份聽說是目前大受歡迎的滷肉飯配魚丸湯套餐。
「好了，等它送來吧。」
在一旁的姊姊沒有回應，只是張大了嘴巴打了一個大哈欠。
「哈阿——。」
坐在一間炒飯店裡的霍亞霆打了一個呵欠，一邊吃著他的午餐一邊滑著手機，看那些社群軟體上的謠言八卦。
霍亞霆，一名大學剛畢業沒多久的學生，對於目前社會上工作都不感興趣的他選擇做專門餐飲外送服務的歐爸ＥＡＴ，反正只要騎著機車到處跑，想接訂單的時候接，想休息就休息，雖然說這樣薪水相對比較少，但是也更自由一些。
看著最近網路上一些有關外送的都市傳說，是在說一間奇妙的公寓房間，每次外送員送到門口時門就會自動打開，但是裡面空無一人，就連開門的人也沒看見。
接著就會聽到一個像是從遠處房間傳來的聲音，指示要外送員將餐點放在玄關地上就好，錢放在門口一旁的鞋櫃上自己拿走就可以了。
而且這種事情還不是出現在特定地區，而是各地區都有外送員遇到過，就連霍亞霆也是做外送的朋友也遇到，但是他一直認為他朋友可能是在跟他開玩笑，所以也沒有特別放在心上。
只是最近他朋友忽然就聯繫不上，像是整個人間蒸發了一般，雖然前陣子有聽他朋友說過，好像是他終於找到了自己這生中最愛的人，這類的話。
但是突然消失也太不講義氣了吧？也許有可能跟人家私奔了，只是聽說他連家裡的衣物東西都沒有帶走，就這麼突然失蹤了，不經讓人懷疑，他是不是遇到一個超有錢的富二代，然後跟人家私奔了，還不愁吃穿這樣，是這樣的話真的太沒義氣了，兄弟一場，也不介紹一下！
「叮。」
越想越氣的霍亞霆被一聲訂單的通知音效打斷了思緒，他想了想，也不知道剛剛自己為甚麼生氣，也許只是因為他朋友能遇上他遇不到的好事，而在忌妒而已吧？
霍亞霆點開了訂單訊息，是附近的小吃店，餐點內容是兩碗滷肉飯跟兩碗魚丸湯，而且住戶的位置也很近，就索性的點了確認，接下訂單。
《銀刃和白靈》上篇
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春風十裡，楊絮綿綿，這真是個作弊的好時節。銀刃是這樣想的。
他全身銀白的毛皮在陽光下格外耀眼，獨特的紫色瞳孔透露出高貴的氣息，作為銀狼一族的大少爺，他生來富裕，走起路來也是昂首挺胸、高視闊步，考試作弊更是不遮不擋，大喇喇。
看著傻傻轉來轉去的監考老師，銀刃輕蔑一笑，瞄了眼桌下的手機。
「老師！銀刃作弊！」
隨著一聲輕響回響於耳，銀刃回頭盯著那隻說話的兔子。
她有著長長軟軟的粉紅耳朵，潔白無瑕的毛髮，淡紅色的眼睛神采奕奕。但銀刃一看到她那挑釁的微笑就牙癢癢。
這個女孩是白靈。那個「獸人高中永恆第一」的傳說！無論是哪門功課，她都表現得十分完美，力壓群雄。
銀刃現在的心情糟糕透了：不就是考試作弊嗎？你這兔子怎麼這麼小氣？故意和我銀刃過意不去？等著吧……有你好看的。
「這位同學……按照規定請你離開考場，謝謝配合。」
銀刃狠狠撇了白靈一眼，重重帶上了門。
2、
「小白白……你走慢點……你瘋了嗎？……那個可是銀刃啊！他身後可是銀狼一族啊，你就不怕他報復你？」黃肥一直搖著白靈的手臂，邊走邊勸她。
黃肥是白靈最好的閨蜜，是一隻黃黃肥肥的貓咪，久而久之就被叫做黃肥了。
白靈快速的步伐突然停了下來，她認真地對黃肥說：「銀狼一族大少爺又怎麼樣？這種不思進取的啃老族，本來就該被打醒！」
說完，白靈正準備離開去打工，身後卻傳來了銀刃的笑聲：「喲？你就是號稱學校第一的白大小姐——白靈啊？為什麼要舉報我考試作弊呢？」
銀刃身著筆挺帥氣的白底襯衫，舉手投足都透出一股王者氣息，引得旁邊的一群女生都來圍觀。
「居然和銀刃作對，簡直不想活了……」
「那個可是銀刃啊，銀狼一族的大少爺啊，她也不看看自己，居然還有臉站在這……」
「不就是成績好嗎，還真是無法無天了啊……」
身旁女生的滴咕聲層出不窮，白靈卻再也忍不住了。
「我就是要舉報你，別以為有幾個臭錢就了不起！知識是能用錢買來的嗎？你這樣渾渾噩噩地生活，有沒有想過你的父母？算了吧……像你這麼一個富家公子怎麼會知道這些。」白靈嫌棄地搖了搖頭，正要離開，銀刃卻攔住了她的去路。
銀刃一把攬住她的腰，戲謔道：「哦？你還覺得自己有道理了？看來你是皮癢癢了吧？」說著銀刃迅速動手，準備一個過肩摔。
當令人驚訝的是白靈居然搶先一步動手，迅速卸力，反手擒拿。那看似瘦弱的身姿竟然輕而易舉將銀刃抬了起來，扣在肩上，接著她背脊下弓，借力，以一個完美的過肩摔將銀刃摔倒在地。
銀刃震驚了，他沒想到這小兔子居然這麼大力氣，也沒想到她居然真敢對自己動手，從小到大，都沒幾隻獸打過他，況且他還是校園拳擊賽第二名，竟然輕易就被白靈打敗，這讓他很沒面子。
四周所有獸不可思議地盯著這一幕，有些難以接受，剛剛對白靈的冷嘲熱諷、評頭論足全都消失不見，大家再次對這小兔子刮目相看。
白靈強勢地伸出一根手指，指著趴在地上的銀刃，說道：「沒錯，我就是白靈，白靈就是我。再見！」
說完，白靈走掉，留下銀刃呆坐在地上。
3、
「刃哥……這樣真的好嗎？她好像要過來了……」
沒事，銀刃得意地蹭了蹭鼻子：「這次一定要讓她出醜，上次她可讓我丟大面子了。」
「好吧……」
「那就開始吧！」
銀刃拿起籃球，迅速在球場上跳動起來，他身姿矯健，運球敏捷，一下穿過對面的防守，胯下運球，三步上籃！
「球進了！哇哦，銀刃好帥啊！」周圍觀眾全都驚呼起來，尤其是那群一直圍在他身邊的粉絲。
「不就是進個球嗎？有什麼大不了的？」白靈撇了撇嘴，正準備轉身離開，突然一個籃球正中紅心砸到她頭上。
「砰砰砰……」
籃球砸到白靈後重重落在地上，把白靈的耳朵都撞到垂了下來。
「喲？那不是白靈嗎？不好意思啊……恰好——打中你了，不如你幫我撿回來吧？」銀刃的計畫終於得逞。
如果白靈低頭去撿，就是示弱了，如果不撿就是公然對抗，畢竟還有一大群女生想要為銀刃遞球。
白靈遲疑了一會，說道：「看來狼的本性都是這樣……好，我幫你撿，但前提是你能搶走我手上的球。」白靈挺起胸膛，「我來攻，你來守。」
「哈哈哈哈，你這是開玩笑？」銀刃可是籃球校隊的主力，白靈居然會去挑戰他！
「別說我來守，就算我只用一隻手，你都……」
「砰！」籃球落地的聲音。
銀刃話還沒說完，白靈就站在三分線外，完美投出了一個三分球，清晰的弧線劃過天際，正中籃框。
四周鴉雀無聲。
「還要再來一次嗎？」白靈自信地摸了摸自己的長耳朵，瞇著眼問道。
「好……再來！」
接下來，銀刃使出了全力，多次攔下白靈的球，但比起銀刃，白靈的動作卻又更加敏捷，而且精通花式球技，令他防不勝防，巧妙進球。
銀刃面對這瘦弱的小兔子，頓時生出一種想吃了她的衝動，以前可從來沒獸敢這麼戲弄他。
「哦？生氣了？」白靈裝出一個和藹的微笑，彎著腰把頭湊向銀刃，伸出毛茸茸的手撫在銀刃的頭上「銀刃乖，千萬別生氣哦，我才不會告訴你，其實我是讓你的～」
銀刃內心頓時感到奇恥大辱！
白靈說完拍拍手，蹦蹦跳跳走開了，只留下一片驚噓聲。
4、
第二次敗在白靈手上，銀刃非常不爽，這些可都是他的強項，竟然會輸給一個小兔子！
於是他開始暗中觀察白靈，發現白靈每天都會到藥店買藥。
他發現白靈不管做什麼都很快，走路快、吃飯快……從不浪費時間。
銀刃執著要發現一些白靈的糗事，這樣也能壓一壓她的火氣，自從白靈連勝他兩場後，白靈就被冠上了「文武雙全女皇」的稱號，而他的「銀狼大少」卻一去不返了。
某天黃昏，銀刃偷偷跟蹤白靈，希望能夠找到一些笑話，他一直跟了白靈很久，白靈走過高山，峽谷，穿過樹林，才到了一所老人院。
銀刃看到白靈把自己省下來的糧食分給那些鄉村老人，與他們談天和問候。
這些都是銀刃從未見過的，他也是第一次發現，原來世界上還有這麼多可憐人，但當他看到白靈的藥包放在外面時，他動了歪心，以迅雷不及掩耳之勢偷走了藥包。
他躲在草叢裡偷窺，本以為白靈一定會焦急到發狂，卻看到了白靈找不到藥包後居然哭了……
那是銀刃第一次看到白靈哭，那個強勢控局、不可一世的女孩，居然也會哭！
黃昏把白靈的影子拖長，她抹著淚一步步前往山巒的木屋，那個叫做家的地方。
老舊的大門被推開，父親的靈位放在櫃子上，旁邊癱瘓在床的母親看到白靈回來，舉起枯枝般的手臂。
「媽媽！」白靈再也忍不住，「哇」的一聲就哭了，「是我不好，我沒注意好，今天的藥被別人偷走了！」
「咳咳咳！沒什麼……媽媽能撐過去，孩子，你的生活要緊，打工可別累著自己啊……」
「不會的，我的生活很好，吃的穿的很好，朋友也很多……」
銀刃在旁邊仔細地聽著，他不想去揭穿這個謊言：白靈在學校因為努力學習而忽略了人際交往，而且最近因為得罪了他而遭到排擠，平日吃的穿的簡單樸素。
「原來你的錢都是自己打工賺的啊？」銀刃有些不敢相信，面前的女孩是如此的脆弱與堅強。
「真的……很對不起。」銀刃躲在暗處，遲遲不敢現身，他不想打破白靈的謊言，也不想表現出對白靈的憐憫，更不想被白靈當做偷藥的壞人，於是他默默將藥包放在了門前，準備離開。
但當他想了想後，又敲了敲門，然後快步閃狼，鑽入草叢。
白靈打開門，驚喜地看到地上的藥包，但當她四處觀望，卻不見獸影，帶著疑惑與激動，帶上了門。
看到白靈如釋重擔的樣子，銀刃高興地點了點頭，開始返航回家。
夕陽把他的影子拉長，銀色的毛髮閃著絢爛的光輝，他時不時會轉身看看這片土地，這裡的森林，這個養老院，心中感慨萬千。
「對不起……白靈。」
5、
白靈的生活很艱苦，但這些苦只有她自己知道。
每天5點白靈就要起床，跋山涉水走過十幾里路才能到達學校，這也練就了她鐵打不動的好身體。本來她是可以住宿的，但是為了癱瘓在床的母親能夠有所照顧，她每天都用自己賺取來的錢買藥。
很難想像這樣一隻柔弱的兔子每天把所有課餘時間都用來打工。在別人嬉笑戀愛的時候，她也許在端菜洗盤，也許在清掃大街，也許在和客戶交談。
她幹什麼都很快，因為她從來不想浪費時間，或者說，她害怕浪費時間，因為她能夠深深感受到生命的脆弱和無力，就像她的母親，像手掌中滑落的流沙，不經意間就灑落了一地。
因為她想要改變自己的命運。她每一門功課都想要做到極致，這是她唯一的出路。
為了與命運抗衡，白靈漸漸脫離了這個群體，沒人關心她，只能遠觀，而她，連一個朋友都沒有……
今天，白靈依舊拖著包包上學，走了十幾里路來到學校食堂，但是令她奇怪的是，從食堂一路走來，四周充滿了奇異的眼光，好像所有人都在看著她？
「今天是怎麼了？我還是和以前一樣啊？」
白靈疑惑地左顧右盼，追尋無果後，來到了食堂阿姨面前。
「阿姨你好，一片青草餅。」
白靈吃不起那些昂貴的食物，只能以此充饑。
「好的。」阿姨笑著遞給白靈一個大青草蛋糕，白靈身子一愣。
「不不不！阿姨，你搞錯了，我買的不是這個，我只要一個青草餅。」白靈奮力推辭，這樣的蛋糕她可吃不起。
「沒錯，就是你的。」阿姨甜甜一笑，「剛剛你的男朋友幫你買單了，這是他送給你的，趁熱吃了吧，可別辜負了他對你的一份心意啊～對啦，你那男朋友還挺帥的呢。」
白靈驚訝地瞪大眼睛，說不出話來，長長的耳朵垂下來，這呆愣的表情能夠把一群男生迷倒。
「會是誰呢？」白靈回頭一看，那些同學在餐桌邊交頭接耳，議論紛紛，顯然也是在討論這事。
「阿姨，您知道是誰幫我買的嗎？」
阿姨笑了，一對小獠牙露出：「嘿嘿，我答應過他的，秘密。」
「好吧……」白靈低下頭，側耳聽著，她能聽到遠處的一些瑣碎聲：
「不會吧，銀狼大少居然真的幫她買早餐？」
「除了大少誰還買得起這樣的東西啊？」
「沒理由啊，銀刃怎麼會幫她？」
「也不清楚，但是我的確看到銀刃在窗臺那裡和阿姨說了什麼……」
白靈聽到銀刃，胸口猛然擴張，又是那個混蛋！三番兩次來找麻煩，還好她技多不壓身，要是換作其他人，早就敗給他了。
「怎麼可能是他？絕對不是！哼！」白靈咬了一口蛋糕，氣噗噗走開了。
6、
白靈的選修第一節課就是舞蹈，白靈很喜歡跳舞，尤其是喜歡那種隨著風自由舞蹈的感覺，就像是靈魂的漂流，精神的飛揚。
練舞班裡面有很多獸，但是跳的最好的還是白靈，因為她幾乎可以與世隔絕、心無旁騖地舞蹈，只要有音樂，她就能沉醉其中，不自覺地隨著起舞，像一隻盤旋的蝴蝶，身姿優雅得像剛盛開的花。
銀刃從來沒跳過舞，他覺得跳舞應該是女孩子才做的事情，但這天他破天荒地來到練舞廳，扶著欄杆眺望下面的舞者。
他第一眼就被這隻小兔子吸引了，他以前從來沒有注意到，原來白靈跳舞的時候那麼美，每一個舞姿，就像是渾然天成，毫無瑕疵：抬腿、原地大角度旋轉，每一個動作恰到好處，他突然明白為何白靈能夠在籃球場上贏過他，不是蠻力，而是巧力，那種對力量的精准控制，早已登峰造極。
終於，一曲歌舞結束了，銀刃卻依舊沉迷在那妙曼的舞姿之中，呆呆愣住。
白靈優雅地轉身，昂起頭一看，發現銀刃正瞇著眼睛盯著自己，頓時心生不滿，她遠遠看著銀刃，伸出右手，翹起大拇指，扭著頭比了一個讚。
銀刃赫然驚醒，看著白靈，不知所措，這是什麼情況？
果然不出所料，白靈接下來昂起高傲的頭，滿臉堆起嘲弄的微笑，把朝上的大拇指狠狠倒了過來，眼神充滿了挑釁。
銀刃可受不起這樣的挑釁，頓時心中一千個草泥馬奔騰而過，但他馬上又冷靜下來，轉身離開了。
白靈看到銀刃的退避，終於開心笑了笑，她就是想打擊這只銀狼的自信心，現在果然做到了！
正準備離開，身後傳來了隊長的聲音。
「對了，白靈，你跳舞這麼好，不如就參加一下這次的舞蹈比賽吧？」
白靈一直以來都期盼著這場比賽，畢竟舞蹈也是她的夢想之一，她高興地點了點頭。
7、
「醫生，你知道一個叫做白靈的女孩嗎？」銀刃在藥店旁徘徊了很久，終於下定決心開了口。
「哦，你說她啊？每天都來這裡買藥呢，她也是個孝順孩子，只是父親去的早，母親又身患重病，生活的苦大家都看得見，她的藥我一直都買得便宜一些。」
「呃……醫生……這裡是買藥的錢，大概可以供白靈買藥三個月，這段時間，你能不能不要白靈付錢了？」銀刃憋了半天終於說出了口。
「嗯……？」醫生滿臉不解。
「孩子，如果你真想幫她，就跟她直說吧，她更需要的其實是心理上的關懷，而不是物質上的幫助。」
聽了這話，銀刃內心突然一驚。一直以來，他都以為錢能解決一切，什麼權利，什麼尊嚴，在錢面前都不值一提，但醫生的這話讓他開始猶豫了。
「抱歉，我不能露面，我只是想要補償那個她，我……」
「不……孩子，我都懂，她能有你這樣的男朋友，真是好啊……」
「啊？我不是她男朋友，我只是……」銀刃想要反駁醫生的話，卻突然遲疑了。
我只是……
我只是什麼呢？
我為什麼這麼努力想要去幫她呢？
真的只是想要補償她嗎？
我到底……
我……我到底在想些什麼啊！
「啊……事情說來很複雜，總之，你就幫幫我吧，拜託了！」
銀刃說完留下錢就跑掉了，只是在路上飛奔時，腦海中白靈妙曼的舞姿一直揮之不去。
8、
夕陽西下，白靈像往常一樣來買藥。
「什麼？！已經有人付過錢了？」白靈不敢相信！
「是啊，孩子，已經有人幫你付錢了，好好珍惜你的朋友吧……你的母親也很需要這些。」
說著醫生把藥包遞給白靈，臉上充滿著溫馨的笑容：「他對你，是真的很好呢……」
白靈木訥地接過藥包，呆滯地看著醫生，問：「請問，這個他到底是誰？」
一直以來，白靈都期盼有一個保護神，能夠幫她逢凶化吉，處理各種難以解決的事情，現在，這個保護神，好像真的出現了，就像隱形的天使一樣，默默守護著她，關心著她。
每次她一想到這個保護神，就會心頭暖暖的，像雪地裡的篝火。
「抱歉，我……不能說，但是，有一點可以透露，他是狼族。」說完醫生笑著朝白靈點了點頭。
白靈卻愣著說不出話來。
「會是……他嗎？
不會！絕對不會！
那個濫用金錢的大少爺怎麼會幫我呢？還真是我想多了。」
Terror, Teens, and Furaffinity — How a chain of violent hate incidents links to furry fandom.
The biggest furry art site FurAffinity is hosting promotion for a neo-nazi mass shooter. Brenton Tarrant shot 100 people in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019. Tarrant came from internet radicalizing. He used 8chan to broadcast hate, and is now a far-right extremist hero for copycats around the world. FurAffinity has been closing many reports about it, including mine and others that tipped off this story. Furaffinity’s Code of Conduct (2.7) says: “Do not identify with or promote real hate or terrorist organizations and their ideologies.” They refuse to enforce it.
- TAKE ACTION: Send this to @FurAffinity and owner @IMVU and ask them to enforce their policy. Also tip media who have covered hate groups in the fandom before: @RollingStone, @Newsweek, @Vice, @HuffPost or @TheDailyBeast.
- While this story won’t get into COVID-19, the US government warns that extremists consider it an opportunity for recruiting and terrorism.
In Furaffinity’s policy, “organizations” may be a weasel-word to dismiss this as an isolated thing. Treating this as “just art” helps the goal of radicalizing — to worm inside with lying that hate isn’t tied to violence, and violence comes from “lone wolves”. (A goal to provoke, but deny it.)
Single data points make a much bigger chain. When insiders refuse to recognize it or do anything to help, they pass off responsibility to outside sources. This story will be one of those sources, along with FBI docs and current mainstream news that link a fringe of furry fandom to violent hate.
From top left: (1) Furaffinity post promoting the New Zealand shooter. (2) Vice explains hate symbols in it. (3) Furaffinity refuses to enforce their policy.
One of the links to furry fandom is a member in common with at least three hate groups. Dillon Hopper is an ex military recruiter whose pre-2017 furry background is unreported and almost unknown. The groups he moved on to are notorious for terrorism and murder. That’s right — Hopper came from furry, then he led Vanguard America, associated with Atomwaffen Division, and helped copycat group Feuerkrieg Division to recruit underage kids.
LINKS GROW WITH CURRENT NEWS:
- In April 2020, mainstream media covers Feuerkrieg Division, an internet neo-nazi group led by a radicalized THIRTEEN year old.
- Feuerkrieg Division promoted extremist violence like chlorine bombs, leading to arrest for trying to bomb Jewish and LGBTQ people.
- That includes reference to mass shooting at furry cons — (and remember when Midwest Furfest was attacked with chlorine in 2014?)
- Posts about murdering furries by teens in FKD were provoked by the neo-nazi leader in his 30’s, Dillon Hopper.
- Hopper led Vanguard America when it made news for a murder at the 2017 Unite the Right hate march in Charlottesville, VA…
- … and before it, Hopper’s history in furry fandom included getting kicked out of furry cons in Ohio for starting fights.
- Hopper knows and praises the leader of Atomwaffen Division, the “Siege”-inspired terrorist group that Feuerkrieg Division was modeled after.
- Atomwaffen Division was tied to 5 murders, and hundreds of terror incidents in 2017-2018, including swatting a sitting US Government cabinet official.
- A February 2020 report from the FBI shows Atomwaffen Division had nazifurs inside, even participating in their swatting campaign.
- In February 2020, longtime furry artist Reagan Lodge was exposed as a member of Iron March, a hate forum that produced AWD and Vanguard America. He made a twitter post about personally leaving a “dark period,” but it’s not clear if it included recognition for the bigger issue of group radicalizing.
The tiny Nazifur/”Altfurry” fringe works for goals in common with hate groups like these, including sending nazifurs to the deadly Charlottesville march. And the New Zealand shooter inspires many of these links. The more this chain is ignored, the more it will lead to violence. This isn’t a “think of the children” story about vague influence — it’s about deliberate targeting. Leaked chats from Feuerkrieg Division show how they recruit kids.
#BREAKING: Unicorn Riot has obtained and published a large archive of leaked chats from inside the international neo-nazi terror group 'Feuerkreig Division':https://t.co/bgPAKu4ygB
The leak shows a high level of detail into FKD's activities from July 2019 to March 2020.
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) March 20, 2020
I can't state this enough.
The far-right is deliberately targeting children.
And nobody is fighting against that harder than @_Shan_Martinez_.
For a good look at how to counter the far-right's recruitment of children, see her thread here.
https://t.co/0Girzib5Gx
— AntiFash Gordon (@AntiFashGordon) April 8, 2020
FEUERKRIEG DIVISION — Details about radicalizing kids, bombing plans and more in the new leaks.
While talking about murdering furries, Dillon Hopper (who we’ll return to below) was jokingly called “babysitter” by teens in FKD. Their leader was a 13 year old schoolboy in Estonia. This Estonian news story about him mentions furries on their enemy list.
FKD started with European roots, but was modeled after Atomwaffen Division in America. This PDF profile mentions how they reached out to Americans. In August 2019, FKD associate Conor Climo was arrested in Las Vegas with bomb-making materials meant to attack Jews and LGBTQ people.
FKD also discussed ways to appeal to centrists, then radicalize chosen members and bring them to an inner group. It’s a tactic shared with altfurry groups, who have been seen discussing how to make members comfortable in group chats, then “redpill” them with personal DM’s.
Let’s go back several years to find furries linked with more extreme terrorists than generally known. That’s when deniers were claiming that “furries can’t be nazis,” and accusing this site of “crying wolf” about what’s now public. Meanwhile in 2018, nazifurs were inside a secret crime spree by Atomwaffen Divison.
Conor Climo used the alias 'Ben' / 'Ben Dover' in the Feuerkreig Division's encrypted Wire chat.
In addition to discussing various terror tactics, he proposed using Discord chats to recruit teenagers who he could then direct to make improvised bombs.https://t.co/bgPAKum989 pic.twitter.com/D04o10ES0N
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) March 20, 2020
From Conor Climo (as “Ben”)
ATOMWAFFEN DIVISION — Some of the worst extremism that “Nazi Furs Fuck Off” covers.
In February 2020, the FBI reported about Atomwaffen Divison’s campaign of swatting (using fake calls to send a SWAT team crashing through a victim’s door). There were hundreds of incidents. Their report didn’t discuss evidence inside it that needed a furry news story to explain: FBI Ties Nazifurs to Atomwaffen Division — Attacks Targeted US Gov Official, Journalists.
That story had all the known details, until the Unicorn Riot leaks showed how AWD and FKD had members in common, like Dillon Hopper.
The story looked at AWD chat logs from their 2018 swatting campaign. That was when “Nazi Furs Fuck Off” was a saying across furry fandom — and in the AWD chats — and there was a furry interview and party with Jello Biafra. (He’s the Dead Kennedys songwriter who wrote “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” in 1981).
Jello Biafra answered my recent mail about this. (I sent it for the novelty of seeing a reference to him churn though the underworld and federal surveillance, and back out through an FBI press release.) He said:
My fave part of that small exchange is, “Nazis and Furrys should be able to live in peace”. Really?? On whose terms?? They really don’t want to live in peace with anyone… Sad I never got invited back to do another Furry event. Hope all’s well otherwise.
Happy Pandemic,
Biafra
@Jello_Biafra was really cool to let me get him on video after @frolicparty tonight. pic.twitter.com/CoFuxRIR9E
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) December 2, 2018
UNITE THE RIGHT — Deadly violence and Altfurry goals converged in Charlottesville in 2017.
If these links are the tip of an iceberg, others stay unseen until radicalizing tips them over the edge.
In 2019, James Alex Fields was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Fields plowed his car into protesters leaving Unite The Right, shortly after he was there with Vanguard America. Their members celebrated his act, followed by denial of responsibility by then-president Dillon Hopper. (Provoke but deny.)
Nathan Gate livestreamed the march. As an admin for alt-right groups and Unite The Right organizer Richard Spencer, he helped set up the Altfurry Discord server. Newsweek called him “The most damning link between white supremacists and alt-furries.” That day in 2017, he was photographed with one of six men who assaulted hate crime victim Deandre Harris. Gate called the beating beautiful. By 2019 four of them were convicted to 2-8 years in jail each.
Andrew Dodson carried a torch in the march. In furry fandom he was “Goldenzoltan”. He went to Anthrocon and was known for trolling since the early 2000’s. It was less-known that he went by “dog0fwar” for alt-right activity, like joining an anti-fascist meeting in Boston to spy and give notes to hate organizers. At Unite The Right, he approached a journalist to give a pro-racist statement that put his face in national news.
Besides his beliefs, Dodson was considered gifted in nuclear energy research, and apparently suffered as a gay man with long time drug and mental issues. A half year after the march, he died from a heroin overdose. A person close to him found his body, tipped me about it and the heroin use, but denied it was suicide. Police called me for details.
March organizer Richard Spencer found out months late, misspelled Dodson’s name, called him a “marty,” and used this hate casualty to blame Antifa and the media. Dodson’s death put him in some national news (again), this time about making him a martyr and “doxing” (even though HE approached the first reporter).
It seems like hate groups weren’t there for Dodson when he suffered with the stain they put on his life — just when they could use him. They don’t just hurt their targets, they ruin lives of their members.
Dodson’s last known link to furry was going to Midwest Furfest 2017, where he was seen asking around to find outspoken anti-fascist DeoTasDevil with comments about stabbing her.
Nathan Gate begged me to take down an article about his links to furry.
DILLON HOPPER — The ex military recruiter and violent “N-Word Guy” at furry cons.
Shortly before Unite The Right, Hopper talked about Vanguard America and how it recruited 18 to 24 year olds because the “future is about the youth”. Later that year, Vanguard America cut ties with him and reformed with a new name, while he moved on from furry cons to grooming teens to target furries. So what was his fandom activity?
If there were furry usernames, they’re not known except “TruckRR”. This matches a few Inkbunny comments. (One is a spelling match to his hate group posts.) His photo made news about Unite The Right, and he was recognized by furries who used to know him. None would speak openly but they told stories in private. One told me:
At Morphicon [name for AnthrOhio until 2015], he got kicked out for getting so drunk that he started throwing pool furniture on the patio. Hotel security kicked him out, he tried to drive away, they wouldn’t let him get in his car from how drunk he was. At a New Years party which unfortunately I was a part of, he was trying to pick a fight with me, and I regret to this day not swinging on him. Basically he’d show up, get beyond drunk to almost throw-up level, then start calling everyone the n-word. So he had the nickname of “N-Word Guy” whenever he was brought up, which usually got the response of “Ooooh….. him”.
The link was investigated by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2018, but a witness wouldn’t share video of Hopper being kicked out of a furry con. One more point: Chat logs showed Hopper encouraging a fantasy of underage rape among teens in FKD. (A flag for those who notice he used Inkbunny.)
- (Update: Another old furry profile was located and confirmed as Dillon’s.)
Hey Ohio and Indiana Furs!
Do you recognize this man? pic.twitter.com/nTlMKlpI9X
— Deo (@DeoTasDevil) August 21, 2017
Apparently persued a friend of mine for a couple years. Met at AC. Last contact was 5 or so years ago. Furry info has been forgotten\changed
— 
Rïcky Spånîsh (@Red_Monk3y) August 16, 2017
I literally have go pro video of this entire incident.
— Special Agent (@CaseyLupus) April 13, 2018
WHY IS THIS STILL A PROBLEM IN 2020?
These links should be the last word about “Furries can’t be nazis,” “crying wolf,” “you call everyone who disagrees a nazi”, “it’s just art”, etc. They’re just openly known links besides any in active investigation. The more that come out, the closer the chain connects.
COVID-19 is postponing many conventions this year. That can lower risk in real life, but raise opportunity for online organizing to surge back later.
After a few years of reporting about Altfurry/nazifurs, I’ve seen many groups flame out into small embers that still glow with hate. Some of them still want to appeal to centrists with a “hide your powerlevel” approach. Until they find opportunity, they act even more radicalized and dedicated to “redpilling”.
The “nazi furs fuck off” attitude has power, but it might only go as far as corralling these small groups on the fringe. Active attention matters. It seemed like things were on the right track when this happened in 2018: FurAffinity updates Code of Conduct, backlash by hate groups promoted by 2 Gryphon.
If Furaffinity now fails to do anything about promotion for a mass shooter, it’s like they made a policy but won’t enforce it, just to look like they have one. It says that they really care about traffic or looks, not users. It accommodates the chain of hate and “provoke but deny” tactics. There needs to be more than slogans and lip service to stop radicalizing from tipping over the edge.
- More reading: An incredible 2017 post about Unite The Right tells why to do what the punk scene learned about rejecting nazis.
- Unicorn Riot’s archive: about 100 far-right Discord servers give 5,471 hits for “furries”.
- DeoTasDevil’s story: How White Nationalism Courts Internet Nerd Culture
- Must-hear podcast: Worst Year Ever — How The Furries Fought The Nazis and Won (for now).
@Furaffinity has a recurring problem with neo-nazi hate. FA has done some action but they're backsliding. I was asked to help about a post promoting the New Zealand shooter. It got 3-4 reports denied. Please report and keep asking them to act! @IMVU
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Be Part of a Furry Film
Hello everyone! Belated Happy Easter to you all, and we hope you’re staying healthy and safe. While we’re at it, we’ll send you to take a look at Previews’ special feature for today, Five Favorite Comic Book Bunnies.
And now for something completely different, we need to tell you about a current Kickstarter campaign. You’re probably aware (and if you’re not you should be!) of Tracy Butler’s award-winning graphic series Lackadaisy. Well now there’s a Kickstarter up to finance the very first Lackadaisy animated short film. The campaign has already surpassed its goal (by leaps and bounds!), but you can still get some cool tie-in products if you contribute. Hurry though! This is the final week before the campaign ends. Act meow!
image c. 2020 by Tracy Butler
[Live] Texas Toilet Paper Massacre
Are we invited to Room 366 yet? Aureo joins us through video chat so he can stay safely delicious from home.
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Link Roundup:- The Room 366 Era
- EZWolf’s Channel
- More Netflix blatant pandering
- XSSFox interviewed about their AWS hackery
- Hard Times poly joke
- Abortion clinic protest gets shut down due to COVID-19
- Tigers Can Get COVID-19
- MinuteEarth compiles all their animal sex videos into one
- NewsWeek: True story behind the rat erotica painting
- Shoutout for The Alt-Right Playbook playlist:
- Toilet that can identify you by your butt print
- Video essay on Bestars
- Beastars intro low budget edition
- Verge Science: Urban Coyotes
- Pandas just wanted privacy
- SheratonTysons closing
- Disney Announces Live-Action Robin Hood
- Backbone is “Free To Play” on Steam
- Way To The Woods game coming soon
- Book of Mythological Creature anatomy
- Now people in lockdown are mooing
- Pennsylvania’s ‘graffiti highway’ buried after coronavirus draws influx of crowds
- Semi-Truck Catches Fire Carrying Nothing but Toilet Paper
- Disney shares Dole Whip recipe while theme parks remain closed
- The Uncensored Library (Minecraft)
台灣獸系同人誌銷售會-獸摩莎 受疫情影響確定取消
原定在今年6月6日舉辦的獸展「Furrymosa 獸摩莎」經官方公布後，正式確認宣布停辦；而這次停辦為「Furrymosa 獸摩莎」四年歷史來第一次停辦。
圖源:https://images.plurk.com/1i8idcjU2fypJPn72r7uE2.png
(圖擷自Furrymosa 獸摩莎 官方噗浪: https://www.plurk.com/furrymosa)
自從三月中以來，全球疫情正在快速升溫；中央流行疫情指揮中心分別宣布停止100人以上的室內聚會，以及每個人都要保持適當的「社交距離」，意指在室內每個人至少要相隔1.5公尺；這對會密切接觸且大部分辦在室內的獸展來說，可以說是相當不利的宣布。
繪師 奇塔 表示，原訂於獸摩莎販售的同人本「健美大學2」延後上市；其他原先宣布在獸摩莎販售新刊的創作者，也大多宣布延後上市，或改以線上的方式販售
而官方則在公開聲明中表示，已錄取的社團可保留名額至下屆Furrymosa；至於退費所產生之轉帳手續費將由主辦單位吸收。
聲明最後，獸摩莎官方也呼籲大家多多留意自身健康，勤洗手，做好個人防護，並期待下次的活動。
相關連結:
官網 https://furrymosa.gjs.tw/index.html
FB 粉專 https://www.facebook.com/furrymosa
官方噗浪 https://www.plurk.com/furrymosa
官方E-mail：furrymosa@gmail.com
本屆摩莎社團錄取名單 http://furrymosa.gjs.tw/dealer.html
退款表單 https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfHAq9ZMD33xWSF1L…/viewform
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Everybody’s Busy! Just A Little Dizzy!
Recently Jake S. Friedman (author, researcher, and professor of art and animation, according to his web site) brought us his new book The Disney Afternoon: The Making of Television Renaissance. “When the Disney Afternoon premiered in 1990, kids tossed their backpacks aside to watch their favorite Disney television characters. Unlike with feature films, these stars had a new adventure every weekday, and their audience journeyed with them on a daily basis. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Disney raised the bar with a lineup of innovative, high-quality television animation. The characters were endearing, the writing was clever, and the art was exceptional. Those who grew up with these characters have continued their love affairs for shows like Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, TaleSpin, and the irrepressibly beloved DuckTales, deep into adulthood. For the first time, learn the history of the Disney Afternoon shows, read interviews from the creative teams, and revel in rare, behind-the-scenes artwork, plus get the full making of story of the modern-day DuckTales series and its legacy connections to the past.” It’s available now in hardcover from Disney Editions. Order it from the author’s store — and check out his other titles.
image c. 2020 Disney Editions
Regarding The Recent Ban
Recently, a (now former) FWG member made a series of controversial posts on Twitter. While we should point out that the FWG staff does not police members’ social media, there are certain positions so intensely radioactive that we cannot abide their presence in our ranks. The guild would not stand for it. The fandom at large would not stand for it. Thus, our hand was forced.
It should also be noted that this did not occur in a vacuum, and the aforementioned posts represent only the latest in a series of questionable and ill-advised public statements, many of which resulted in complaints.
The FWG has always preferred that members self-regulate their behavior. Even when lines are crossed, we would sooner exercise patience and magnanimity than we would punitive measures. The number of persons who have received such marked disciplinary action is small indeed, and each of those occasions remain regrettable to us. Nevertheless, our commitment to the FWG and its mission sometimes make it necessary. We hope you all understand.
Best wishes,
The FWG staff
Stella For Star — Director Nick Singer tells how furries shed magic on his short film.
Stella For Star is a sensitive slice-of-life drama just 11 minutes long, with a sweet dose of furry magic.
Marcy is a scientist visiting New Orleans for a conference for nuclear fusion energy (a Fusion Con). She relies on child care help for her two young kids on the trip. Her responsibilities keep her on the clock, but she manages to steal a moment of self-care with costumed strangers at the hotel for their own convention. Her work predicts hope for the future, but there’s trouble brewing for everyone with Hurricane Stella on the horizon.
The hint of sci-fi make the furries like “aliens” coming to Marcy’s world, bearing a gift of whimsy. In the upscale hotel setting, the famous Blue Dog art of New Orleans catches the eye. The city’s fraught history stays offstage but maybe it would show up if this was a feature length movie. There’s talent for one here in the nice cinematography, and bang-for-the-buck performance by Emmy-nominated Robin Weigert. The director has an indie feature under his belt.
Any film with furries made outside the fandom makes me ask — does it use real fursuits? Or can a strong story outshine ordinary costumes?
Director Nick Singer answered my curious email after I saw a review in Film Threat.
Hey Patch! Thanks so much for reaching out! I’d be delighted for the film to be included on your site. And I’m very happy to hear that the film connected with you. I’m going to write a bit about the film in relation to furries.
My producers actually spent a lot of time reaching out to folks in the furry community in and around NOLA to try to get them to appear in the film. Understandably, the ones they spoke to were skittish about collaborating. They were weary of the harmful, biased ways that furries have so often been portrayed in media. Understandable! We sent them the script, and tried to communicate that our film has a tender eye for the community. As the days towards production came closer and closer, we couldn’t really get anyone to commit, so we decided to just purchase the costumes ourselves. Yes, it’s a real bummer. I am in awe of the creativity in the fursuits and fursonas. They’re beautiful — and I know for anyone in the community, the outfits in the film look strangely manufactured and impersonal. But we had to do what we had to do.
I’ve been intrigued by furries for a long time, I think ever since I first heard about them — I don’t know when. The costumes are fantastic, and the way that people in the community describe feeling so free when in character is just wonderful. I certainly empathize with the desire to break from the constraints of personality and history, or at least to play with that kind of expression.
During my time in college, a professor of mine told me he had an experience like the one that Marcy has in the film — at a conference of film scholars, there was a furry con at the same hotel. He said the scholars didn’t really interact with the furries besides saying hello in the elevators, but the story always stayed with me. It didn’t seem like too much of a jump to imagine everyone hanging out together. (I also was thinking of Computer Chess, another movie where there is some delightful cross-conference interaction.)
As we were developing Stella for Star, which started with nuclear fusion and the climate crisis, I mentioned my professor’s story to my co-writer, Ben, and he fell in love with it. We started to realize how much the struggle of the life of the furry rhymed with the story we were trying to tell about our scientist’s flagging belief in her work, and then rhymed again with her son’s belief in the tooth fairy. It all felt of one piece.
– Nick Singer
After we talked, COVID-19 hit the US. Nick is in New York where it has a huge impact, so it would be interesting to ask how getting through the pandemic is like expecting the hurricane in his film. The strong female role of scientist/mom would be a good subject for another time too. Thanks to Nick for taking the time.
That was pretty good. Kinda weird but sweet that they got a wolf fursuiter to pretend to be the tooth fairy.
— Gamepopper (@gamepopper) March 12, 2020
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Windfall: An Otter-Body Experience and Other Stories, by Tempe O'Kun
Windfall: An Otter-Body Experience and Other Stories by Tempe O’Kun is a collection of stories based around two characters who starred in a TV show called Strangeville together. Kylie, an otter whose mother was the director on the show, and Max, a husky super-fan turned co-star go on several mildly supernatural adventures after the show wasn’t renewed for a sixth season. Kylie’s feelings had grown for Max through his run on the show and everyone knew it. It was only after he left to go back to Montana that she began acting on these feelings. And thus begins their several adventures shortly after Max joins Kylie in her childhood home in New England. With her mother. Which is just a hint at several of the satisfyingly awkward and wholesomely erotic exploits to come.This book is made up of several short stories showing the growth of Max and Kylie’s relationship while they attempt to prove that Kylie’s eccentric family isn’t crazy after all; they are widely known in the town for believing in supernatural things. There are stories for every part of the year. All of them lead up to the “otter body experience,” as mentioned in the title. It would be unfair to spoil the details of it so I’ll only say that it is an extremely satisfying pay-off after a fantastic lead-up.O’Kun’s utilization of animal traits is nothing short of masterful. The characters never get boring and their mannerisms are exquisitely detailed. From the amusing nickname of “Rudderbutt” for the otter to Max’s constant need to not appear intimidating with his 6-foot canine stature, it is easy to imagine a world where these characters not only exist but are relatable. That’s the aspect that makes this novel truly irresistible. The pacing is perfect and the erotic scenes, of which there are several, are a delicious display of realism. Every word left me voracious and eager for more.Unfortunately, this is where the novel falls a bit short. For whatever reason, sometimes the grammar and sentence constructions were dense and difficult to navigate. While the action flowed beautifully, at times the words did not. And with such a masterful narrative, I couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed. Here was a fantastic story of two adorable lovers vividly told only to be interrupted by an out of place word or a difficult sentence. I found myself trying to figure out if there was some meaning I was missing or if it was a simple mistake. These mistakes are not debilitating; but they do mar the overall experience.Luckily, that’s the only issue I have with this book. It’s a wonderfully crafted world, and it is hard not to be enthralled with the relationship between Max and Kylie which is helplessly adorable. I also admire the pain-staking difficulty with putting an otter body experience down on paper. You’ll see what I mean when you get there. And you absolutely should! If you enjoy a rollicking tale of slightly immature young interspecies love, give this book a read. Even if it does require a bit more of your attention at times. For me, I’ll give it 9 webbed otter paws out of 10. He’s So Fluff-y
Hey look at that — some locals! At this year’s Anime L.A. convention we came across Fantastic Fam, headquartered right here in Orange County CA. Here’s what they say about themselves: “We are designers, illustrators, retailers, and manufacturers of fun and unique fashion and accessories.” Simple enough. Right now they’re specializing in comfortable designer cloth face-masks (funny that), but the reason we noticed them was for their line of clothing that features Fluff the Corgi! Not just clothing but stickers, art prints, and other cool stuff. Take a look at their web site and see what we mean. Woof.
image c. 2020 Fantastic Fam, Inc.
[Tech] Is Mass Media TFing?
Into what? Fellow broadcast nerd Freeze Badger and journalism junkie Jesse join Paradox to discuss how mass media is transforming in the midst of COVID-19.
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Topics Discussed:- Everyone’s home
- Television without makeup artists
- The feeling of journalism in transition
- Presenting from high up vs a personal level
- Crappy quality is okay in context
- Skype is allowed to sound bad
- Zoom has horrifying privacy concerns
- Why you can’t just do satellite feeds
- Practicality of various video link technologies
- How are editors handling this?
- How is the control room & crew handling this?
- How are local broadcasters handling this?
- Things will change, but not too much
- The old “YouTube & digital media isn’t the same as real TV & Hollywood” argument needs to die
- Content matters more than quality
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Look, Just DON’T Move to the Country, Okay??
Famed horror director John Carpenter came up with something interesting last year, in the form of a dark new comic book series. “Monica Bleue and her father move away to the country to start a new life after the death of her mother. Though she’s not speaking to her dad, she begins to find her way out from her anger and grief in her new surroundings. But while out wandering the forests near their home, she comes face to face with a hidden horror that changes her forever. Steve Niles and Damien Worm bring you Monica Bleue: A Werewolf Story, the first story in the new monthly anthology series, John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids.” Funny thing? Previews lists this as a “kid friendly” title…
image c. 2020 Storm King Productions
[Feature] Psychology of Kinks with Derr and Skylier
Originally released in June 2019 as part of “Fur Features” this episode is being merged and re-posted on the main FurCast feed. Hope you enjoy if you haven’t heard it yet! Our effort is ongoing to increase the variety of FurCast episodes. Part of that process will include merging in some of our other content as we consolidate. Let us know what you think!
DerrDog and Skylier Rain talk about the psychology of our kinks, how we express ourselves and where it comes from. From murrsuits, to drag, to everything that itches our mental desires, we cover a variety of fun concepts and answer some audience questions along the way.
You can find Derr and Skylier at various furry conventions, Toronto furry events, or on social media:
- DerrDog: twitter.com/derrdog
- Skyler Rain: twitter.com/skylierrain