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This week- Fuzz and Savrin discuss the topic of paraphilias, specifically Savrin having read the book "Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us" by Jesse Bering. What a paraphilia is (hint: it's not just the big scary ones) how they develop (thanks Disney) and what you can do about them once you're an adult (accept them and deal with them in as healthy a manner as possible.) 

One thing Savrin did fail to mention in the episode is that for people who seek therapy for dealing with paraphilic issues, finding a therapist certified by AASECT - The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists - Is going to be your best bet, as they're specifically trained on the topics.

Then we talk about the plight of Further Confusion and AnthroExpo in the time of Omicron literally an hour before we found out that FC has been postponed. They could still use your help though.

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"PERV" on Alibris - Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering - Alibris

AASECT - AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists | 

Donate to help Further Confusion by purchasing a supporting membership- Further Confusion 2022 Registration (regfox.com)

Same with AnthroExpo in the drop down- AnthroExpo 2022: CasinOWO Royale (regfox.com)

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Moobarkfluff!  Rayne Raccoon sits in for Taebyn this week.  We have a super special guest on Five Minute Furs, we play trivia and Rayne answers some This or That Questions.  Did Jacques Cousteau work with Jethro Tull on the Aqualung? We make so many movie references this episode…can you name them all? So come spend an hour with us and have a flufftacular time!  Moobarkfluff!

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Bearly Furcasting S2E37 - Guest co-host Rayne Raccoon, Five Minute Furs

As awards season descends upon us all, we’ve compiled a reference list of all the original stories Zooscape published in 2021, along with approximate word counts.  We think they’re all award-worthy.  We hope you think so too!

Dance of Wood and Grace by Marie Croke (2,100 words)

The Lonely Little Toaster by A Humphrey Lanham (1,100 words)

How to Safely Engage in Telepathy with the Dolphins of Ocean Paradise by Elizabeth Cobbe (900 words)

Bliss and Abundance by Nicholas Stillman (3,200 words)

Heart of Ice by Anna Madden (1,000 words)

And the Red Dragon Passes by Emily Randolph-Epstein (2,100 words)

Coffee and the Fox by Mari Ness (800 words)

The Sewers of New York by Elinor Caiman Sands (1,600 words)

The Tech by James L. Steele (4,500 words)

Puss Reboots by Rachel Ayers (1,500 words)

Persinette by Elizabeth Walker (1,000 words)

Him Without Her and Her Within Him by Aimee Ogden (4,500)

A List of Historical Places Frequented by a Boy and His Dog by Eleanor R. Wood (500 words)

The Squirrelherd and the Sound by Emmie Christie (3,000 words)

Mama’s Nursery by Gloria Carnevale (2,500 words)

Moon-Eye by Garick Cooke (1,000 words)

Moonbow by Jason Kocemba (3,400 words)

How We’re Made by Christopher Zerby (5,700 words)

Three Layer Apple Pie by Mephitis (500 words)

Xerophilous by M. J. Pettit (9,400 words)

Rabbitheart by Archita Mittra (3,000)

Scale Baby by M. H. Ayinde (3,600)

To Gentle the Wind by Deborah L. Davitt (900 words)

Be Productive Like Cha-Cha by Katlina Sommerberg (150 words)

The Incandescence of Her Simulacrum by Logan Thrasher Collins (1,000 words)

A Chance to Breathe by Daniel Ausema (3,200 words)

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For many, I’m sure that leaving behind 2021 beings about a good amount of relief. It has been an intense year to say the least, and from everyone here at the Furry Writers Guild, we hope that 2022 brings a lot more positivity and hope.

2021 was a difficult year to maintain goals and targets, with so many other things to worry about. Still, we thought it would be good to look forward to 2022 and reflect on what we plan to achieve with our writing, and to consider what we did manage to complete during 2021. We asked everyone on Twitter to share their writing targets. If you have not already done so, then we encourage people to share what they hope to complete in 2022.

We also asked what your favourite books of the year have been. What have you read to hide away from reality for a little while? Please share that with us as well!

One of our main goals for the early part of the year is to improve the Suggested Reading part of the website. This will hopefully become a more complete list of our members’ works, organised better into genre and themes.

In the previous newsletter we discussed the Furry Book Awards that take place every year. The Ursa Major Awards continue to take entries for their Recommended Reading List, which is their informal early shortlist.
As of today, the Coyotl Awards have also opened for the reading list. You can submit any of your own eligible works for inclusion on this list, with formal nominations opening to guild members in February. The awards will be hosted at FurDU at the end of April.

There are a few ongoing submission calls for short stories, though we have not seen many themed anthology calls at this stage. If you see something that you think can be highlighted by the FWG, then please contact us with information about it!

Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Zooscape – Reoccurring submission period (Currently closed until Jan 15th 2022).

Some of our members also had new novels coming out over the Christmas period, or have works available for pre-order. We hope you’ll check these out as well.

Winter Wonders – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Released December 1st 2021.

The Archeons Series Omnibus, by James L. Steele. Released December 2021.

C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Available for pre-order. Released February 8th 2022.

A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara. Available for pre-order. Released May 24th 2022.

As always, any guild members who want to see their upcoming books included in the newsletter, please let us know! We try to keep up to date with everything, but there will always be some things we miss.

We hope that 2022 brings a new positivity and hope for everyone. We at the FWG look forward to seeing what new writing can come from our members and followers.
Good luck, everyone.

Happy writing and stay safe!
J.F.R. Coates

For many, I’m sure that leaving behind 2021 beings about a good amount of relief. It has been an intense year to say the least, and from everyone here at the Furry Writers Guild, we hope that 2022 brings a lot more positivity and hope.

2021 was a difficult year to maintain goals and targets, with so many other things to worry about. Still, we thought it would be good to look forward to 2022 and reflect on what we plan to achieve with our writing, and to consider what we did manage to complete during 2021. We asked everyone on Twitter to share their writing targets. If you have not already done so, then we encourage people to share what they hope to complete in 2022.

We also asked what your favourite books of the year have been. What have you read to hide away from reality for a little while? Please share that with us as well!

One of our main goals for the early part of the year is to improve the Suggested Reading part of the website. This will hopefully become a more complete list of our members’ works, organised better into genre and themes.

In the previous newsletter we discussed the Furry Book Awards that take place every year. The Ursa Major Awards continue to take entries for their Recommended Reading List, which is their informal early shortlist.
As of today, the Coyotl Awards have also opened for the reading list. You can submit any of your own eligible works for inclusion on this list, with formal nominations opening to guild members in February. The awards will be hosted at FurDU at the end of April.

There are a few ongoing submission calls for short stories, though we have not seen many themed anthology calls at this stage. If you see something that you think can be highlighted by the FWG, then please contact us with information about it!

Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Zooscape – Reoccurring submission period (Currently closed until Jan 15th 2022).

Some of our members also had new novels coming out over the Christmas period, or have works available for pre-order. We hope you’ll check these out as well.

Winter Wonders – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Released December 1st 2021.

The Archeons Series Omnibus, by James L. Steele. Released December 2021.

C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Available for pre-order. Released February 8th 2022.

A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara. Available for pre-order. Released May 24th 2022.

As always, any guild members who want to see their upcoming books included in the newsletter, please let us know! We try to keep up to date with everything, but there will always be some things we miss.

We hope that 2022 brings a new positivity and hope for everyone. We at the FWG look forward to seeing what new writing can come from our members and followers.
Good luck, everyone.

Happy writing and stay safe!
J.F.R. Coates

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Moobarkfluff!  TickTock sits in for Taebyn this week.  We chat about New Years Traditions from around the world. Are Sardines like Cigars? Should Skittles have a fursona? We play some trivia, read an Edward Gorey Story, and tell some really bad jokes!  Join us, won't you, on this first day of 2022!  Moobarkfluff! 

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Bearly Furcasting S2E36 - Guest co-host TickTock, New Year's Traditions

Podcast Recap 2021! Updates, Future, and New Content, Fox and Burger Podcast Episode 17. ---- We’re both sad yet happy to finally release the last episode of our podcast for 2021. In this episode, Burger and I talk more about our lives, highlights from the podcast, and future plans for our channel. This episode is much more candid and as a result is slightly longer than our usual episodes. We’re also happy to announce that we are now officially *Fox and Burger Productions*! Expect different kinds of content from us in the future! From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank every viewer, fan, and guest of the show. We couldn’t have done it without you all. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Section 1: Introduction 01:47 Burger’s Updates 05:34 Micheal’s Updates 16:09 Michael’s opinions on the podcast 18:14 Burger’s opinions on the podcast 22:36 what stuck out to burger 25:40 what stuck out to fox 28:09 Our favorite episode of 2021 is...! 30:33 What did we assume/learn about other countries? 33:33 What can we do further with the podcast? 38:13 Changes and what to expect 43:15 Our personal goals for the future 48:42 Social media shoutout 50:17 Podcast outro Social Media: Our official Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Fox: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner http://www.youtube.com/c/LightningRunner Footage Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX7QNWEGcNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BA3M5ckV4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuKppNScL90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULgA6p-v8Hw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=534DNtOswf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mb4D2RPRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVCXd97OV98 https://en.ntnu.edu.tw/news-show.php?id=11965 https://foreignbrief.com/daily-news/65535/ https://en.ntnu.edu.tw/p-mtc.php http://www.icatisumut.or.id/tocfl/ https://www.logolynx.com/topic/hsk https://dlsdc.com/blog/better-to-learn-simplified-or-traditional-chinese-characters/# https://www.zenproaudio.com/sennheiser-mkh-416 https://fatllama.com/rentals/maidenhead/hire-sony-a73-mirrorless-camera--sigma-mc11-canon-converter--49637758 https://twitter.com/rwJunoFox/status/1342670397334962178 https://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/game-shows-alec-baldwin-match-game-steve-harvey-taye-diggs-1201702176/ https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/44283/vvvtunia-launches-nov-24-in-taiwan https://www.heypoorplayer.com/2016/11/22/amnesia-collection-review/ Other pictures and video provided by Pixabay and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Daydream by Eli Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NWGxQyfOr0

The wait is over! Our panel for Infurnity Online 2021 is finally here! In this panel, we interviewed over twenty furs from around the world. We asked them about their experiences in Taiwan and Infurnity. This is the first time Burger and I have done something like this and we enjoyed every minute of it. We want to sincerely thank our guests and volunteer translators for being part of this production. We also want to thank the Infurnity Staff for reaching out to us to do this panel. Note: If you are a Chinese speaker, please turn on Chinese subtitles for 18:43 as we forgot to complete the translation here. We corrected this with YouTube subtitles. Thank you! 如果你是中文母語者，請你打開字幕，我們在18:43忘記把句子寫完，所以我們用YouTube字幕補充，謝謝您。 Guests: Joe, Dusty, Alf, Majira, BerkWolf, Darkou, DreamWolf, Elvin, Gantos, Mangluca, Loprov, Tatsuro, Toki, Tail, Trax, Sora, Panda, Streifi, Cinnabar, Chirros, Skai, CT, Chivilt, Blaze Collie (BitKat), Chaba, Parca, Aulder, Kiyochii, Nero Sparks Special thanks to our translators: Michael (麥可), Kronos, Ray Ting (雷霆), Carbon Thank you Joe and Dreamerwolf for your self-translations. Credits: https://twitter.com/sorairo_husky/status/1367649095540641792?s=20 https://www.vegkitchen.com/scallion-pancakes/ https://junandus.com.my/shop/hazelnut-chocolate-mille-crepe-cake/ https://www.mybarecupboard.com/2015/03/taiwanese-beef-noodle-soup-niu-rou-mian.html https://www.marionskitchen.com/taiwanese-braised-pork-rice/ https://www.hotpot.tv/news/the-top-5-most-recommended-taiwanese-foods-by-locals https://thetakeout.com/how-to-eat-xiao-long-bao-soup-dumplings-1827959964 https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/stuffed-sticky-rice-balls-zi-fantuan/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg0vIw3gsRe/ https://www.how-living.com/p/28237/ http://peppers-love.blogspot.com/2013/04/fried-seaweed.html https://eatingshanghai.blogspot.com/2011/02/choudoufu-stinky-tofu.html https://twitter.com/DRAGONGO02/status/1450133043914543108 https://flavorverse.com/taiwanese-foods/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BODD5oxAdxK/ https://www.furaffinity.net/view/33557969/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g13806427-d552542-Reviews-Beitou_Hot_Spring-Beitou_Taipei.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g13806784-d4367836-Reviews-Shifen_Old_Street-Pingxi_New_Taipei.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g13808541-d1380021-Reviews-Taroko_Gorge-Xiulin_Hualien.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDAo2KUTgsM

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Hi everyone! Its close to the end of 2021 and there's plenty of 2022 news posted recently so here are the highlights: New Years Furry Ball https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/ PDFC https://painteddesertfc.com/ StratosFur will open Dealer Applications on Feb 10th 2022 https://twitter.com/StratosFur/status/1470823425862258692?s=20 Keep Tahoe Furry https://twitter.com/KeepTahoeFurry The Three Other Furry Conventions in CA https://twitter.com/furcon https://twitter.com/pacanthro https://twitter.com/GSFurCon FurSquared returns April 14-17th 2022 https://twitter.com/FurSquared/status/1471319150945615879?s=20 Japan Meeting Of Furries Returns Jan 8-9 2022 https://vr.jmof.jp/en/ Fur-Eh! Returns July 14-17th 2022 https://www.fureh.ca/ Confuzlled will open Registration Dec 29th 7pm UK Time. https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1475487946417614852?s=20 If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky 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/ Grovel Reports Dec 27th 2021 - New Furry Convention Dates + More News #Stratosfur #Confuzlled #KeepTahoeFurry

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Moobarkfluff!  Bearly and Taebyn chat on this Christmas Morning podcast about Christmas, Sardines, and have lot's of bad puns.  We read a story that is a response to the 12 days of Christmas. Taebyn regales us with his 12 Days of Pupmus.  We even make a phone call to the Jolly ol' Elf; Santa!  Who doesn't have a tree? Taebyn. He has a Christmas Fig!   Christmas will never be the same again.  Moobarkfluff!

 

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Bearly Furcasting S2E35 -Merry Christmas Every Fur!

Hi everyone! AnthroNW will have a VR event on Dec 26th 2021 which means the current world will be replaced with their new one. This world is on SDK2 and the new one will be on SDK3. With only a few days left I wanted to make sure I could show the world before its no longer accessible in its current state. Main Website: https://www.anthronw.com/ Here is a link to the world if you want to check it out. https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_7d7594a6-7de2-43d3-b927-16f222a2a656 Is there a world you would like Grovel to explore? Please let me know cause I love seeing what is out there in the VR world. If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Lets Explore Anthro NorthWest's 2020 VR World #AnthroNW #AnthroNorthWest #ANW2020

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Bearly Furcasting S2E34 - Furries in the News, Storytime, Jokes

Dear Papabear,

Hello. I have a question regarding physical and mental health. Lately, I have been unhappy with my body, and I always tell myself, “I will get into shape when I get home!” But when I get home, I just give up. I just feel so … defeated right now. Do you happen to have a strategy to keep your mind focused on exercise, and how to keep a positive self image?

Cooper the Moth

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Dear Cooper,

Thank you for your great question. This is a problem that many people — furry and non-furry alike — struggle with.  Do I assume correctly the problem is that you feel you are overweight and that when you say "mental health" you simply mean getting in the right frame of mind to get in shape? It's really not a mental health issue, unless you're having a problem with self-esteem?

Let's start with basics. Our worries about how our bodies look are largely dependent on what we feel others think of us and what society dictates is the ideal body type. It also has to do with health, of course. So, the first question is, "Why do you wish to lose weight? Is it because people are body shaming you, or is it because you don't feel well and want to be healthier?" I know people who are perfectly thin, yet they tell me all the time that they are fat and feel like slobs. This is the result of family, peers, colleagues, and TV commercials shaming them. We also blame people for being overweight, but the food and restaurant industries in the USA conspire to fill us with fat and sugar. Most Americans also work at sedentary jobs, then they drive home and sit in front of the TV all night. This is all encouraged by our current society, which then blames YOU for being overweight. Doctors are often part of the problem when they insist on us adhering to the BMI (Body Mass Index) recommendations, which are often absurd and inaccurate. BMI standards vary from country to country and cannot measure the difference between fat and muscle weight.

The first step, then, toward having a positive body image is to ignore outside opinions of what your body should look like. Your first priority is to be healthy. That doesn't necessarily mean weighing 90 pounds. You can be beefy and healthy.  Have you seen the men who are in those strongest men competitions?  If you took their BMI measurements, it would say they were fat! 

Okay, so you throw away outside opinion and just work on being healthy. Step one is to see your doctor and assess your current health.  I have no idea if you have any medical conditions, but things like having a bad back or diabetes or circulation problems can and should influence your course of action in getting in shape. 

Next, assess your dietary needs. If you're eating a lot of junk food and McDonald's, you need to quit that right now. Also, don't drink soda and don't eat processed foods. Eat fresh foods whenever possible. Just doing this will have an amazingly positive effect on your weight and health.

Finally, start an exercise regimen that suits your needs. You don't have to work out at a gym 12 hours a day and run marathons to be in shape. Start slow. Exercise just 10-15 minutes a day. EVERYone has at least 10 minutes to fit in some exercise. And exercise can include many things. Take a walk (walking a mile burns fat just as much as running a mile), ride a bike, play some basketball. Just get active. As long as you're moving, you're doing your body some good. Find a sport or other activity you enjoy and exercise will be fun and not seem like work at all. Remember, small. This will prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. I imagine that when you say you're going to go home and get in shape that you are thinking something like, "I'm going to go home and lift weights for an hour." Then, you get home and that goal just seems really intimidating and, let's face it, exhausting, so you go to the pantry and grab a sleeve of Pringles and watch TV instead. Inertia is a bitch.

So, there are my three pieces of advice: 1) stop listening to outside critics; 2) eat fresh foods; and 3) get active by doing fun stuff and/or taking small steps toward getting more active.

Hope that helps!

Hugs,
Papabear

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FurUM 2021 on VR Starting off from Southeast Asia. First, to Malaysia. Local convention Furs Upon Malaysia, or FurUM, published their 2021 events timetable. They will hold this event, called FVRUM, on the social gaming platform VRChat. Their venue is a recreation of their real-life venue, Armada Hotel. There will be panels and dance sessions […]