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submitted by Tapefixesthings
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submitted by Seath_the_Scaly
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submitted by fevrier
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Author: Fred The first 26 pages of this novella and the next ten or so establish the slice-of-life daily routines of the cast of buddies: Ted the hyena, his foster brother Reggie (who prefers to be called Venti) the nine-foot-tall black jackal, Regis the zebra and his teen brother Lee, Kevin the tiger, and Art […]

submitted by NoctisIgnem
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Not sure if this is ok to post but anyway. I need a tutorial on fursuit hooves (for feet) for deer. I'm making a deer cosplay soon and would like to make the hooves to go with it. Thanks in advance!

submitted by uzzeee
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Dear Papa Bear,

I suppose I do have a rather silly question, but I am desperate for advice. So, my question is, How does one make friends? It's an idiotic question I know, but honestly I'm terrible at it. I've tried, I really have, but it just never works out. I probably come off as an idiot most of the time. I am sort of new to this, I've been in the online furry community for a couple of months and it's just hard to not have made any friends yet. But I'm equally awful at it in real life, too. I just wish I knew what I am doing wrong. I'm okay with talking to people, but I never get it passed that random 5 minute conversation and then it’s over. So, mainly, how do I get it passed that point? Sorry to waste your time with my question, I'm sure you have better ones than mine to get to. But I saw, I guess it was an ad, on FurAffinity.com and I thought I would give it a shot. Thank you for your time. I hope I was clear enough. I didn't want to bore you with a long letter, so I tried to keep it short. 

Galileo

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Dear Galileo,

It’s not at all an idiotic question. If there are two main things that people want in life it is someone to love and friends to share their lives with. Most of the letters I receive are about one or the other.

Judging by your letter, I think I have an idea why you have such a hard time making friends: you lack self-confidence and self-respect. Your letter is filled with self-deprecation: you call yourself an idiot, you feel you’re wasting my time and that your question is silly and that you may be boring me. In short, you feel unworthy of friendship, don’t you, at some level?

If you came up to me at a furry party and behaved in this manner, I would probably lose interest, too. Things that attract people to other people are characteristics such as: having interesting things to say (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve run away from people trying to talk to me online who have nothing to say and want me to carry the conversation because they are “bored”; if you are a boring person, you will be boring to others, too), being interested in other people and who they are and what they think (they have to meet you half way and actually have some thoughts in their noggins), being self-confident, knowing who you are, NOT being whiny or complaining all the time, being fun, having a good sense of humor, being compassionate and empathetic. Above all, do not act desperate (“Would you be my friend, please???” Eeek! A stalker!)

It’s great you have the courage to walk up to strangers at a social function and introduce yourself; that is the first hurdle, and many shy people don’t even get that far. But then you have to carry the conversation. Two things you will need for this: 1) have something to say (it helps a lot if you are well-read, well-rounded person with experiences to share); and 2) be interested in what others have to say and be curious about their lives, as well.

That is the second step. The third step is establishing a friendship, which means that once you get people interested in you as a person you need to spend time with them doing things you and they both enjoy. The more experiences you share, the more conversations you have, the more you will bond to the other person. Once a friendship starts to take hold, whether or not it will survive depends upon the character of the people involved.

As you know, there are a couple types of friends: fair-weather friends who only hang with you during the good times but quickly abandon you if you need their help for anything; user “friends” who only glomp onto you because they want something from you; and true-blue friends, who are the rarest of all. These are the people who love you for you and will be there for you when you need them, and who you will gladly help out in return. They are the friends who will walk up the side of Mt. Doom with you.

Lucky is that person who needs two paws to count all the true friends in his or her life; blessed is that person who also needs to count toes.

I hope these words of advice help steer you in the right direction.

Good luck!

Papabear

submitted by CamoRovak
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submitted by xandertheblue
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submitted by SethTheChozo
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I'm in need of help guys. I was wondering which material to use for the hooves on a realistic horse, as ideally I want to attach genuine horseshoes on the feet, and for them to be pretty hard-wearing for conventions and the like. And the same for the mane and tail, what to use for them so they will look as realistic as possible. C:

submitted by Roryous
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submitted by TobiasAmaranth
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Are there laws about this hobby? There’s the cardinal rule of fursuiting: Don’t take the head off in public. “Don’t break the magic!” The Magic makes eyes go wide- “AHH!! A 6-foot fox person!” (Or, as I answered a comment asking “Why go public suiting?” … There’s the AHH!! reaction on the street, vs. “There […]

submitted by Ipatfurries
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submitted by Mister-Dewitt
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Recently, I posted about the first Journal of Porn Studies. The term Gonzo caught my eye in it’s article, Gonzo, trannys, and teens – current trends in US adult content production, distribution, and consumption. I thought it held “potential” to relate to furry art and it’s raw, minimally filtered expression. Article author, Chauntelle Anne Tibbals […]

It's called The Sand in the Rain: The Calm Before it and is the first in a series. Sort of a teen/tween book, but super enjoyable anyway; a teen boy and his friend get sent to an alternate universe because an all-powerful being wants to fight a hero... And win. Let evil triumph over good, and show that good won't always win.

It's way cool, and in the alternate universe, there's a TON of different races... a lot of them being anthros. There's foxes and birds and rabbits, and my favorite traveling companion of the pair is a scallywag of a mouse man.

Check it out on Lulu, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

submitted by Mister-Dewitt
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Hey everyone, I'm new around here and was curious as to A.) what led to you becoming a furry and B.) what your fursona is. Thanks a bunch!

submitted by MatrialEagle
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I've been a furry for nearly 4 years, yet all my fursona is, is a long-haired gray male cat. I have no drawing of him or really any idea of what he should look like exactly. I've now been getting into furry roll playing, and I look silly and lost with no visualization of my fursona to show people.

I'm looking to commission an artist to not only draw my fursona, but to help me craft it as well, including unique features and such. I have a paypal.

If not here, where else should I look for an artist? I don't know any personaly.

submitted by Eriewski
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Hey, you guys and gals! I need a little bit of help figuring out how to draw the cutoff between scales and feathers, like in this area. It kind of seems a little obscure, but I would really appreciate if one of you could help! c:

submitted by dB_Person
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