Author Jess E. Owen: Soaring to crossover success in fantasy and mainstream...
Welcome to Jess E. Owen, author of noblebright fantasy, and optimistic contemporary Young Adult writing (as Jessica Kara), whose book A Furry Faux Paw caught the notice of Dogpatch Press with a 2022...
View Article“He’s a Steve”– The Onion gets hip to the furry jive
I’m crying at this breaking news from The Onion. There’s something funny about how they wrote it. Check this out: Compare to the 2016 Dogpatch Press story A Newcomer’s Guide To Furry Terms and...
View ArticleRemembering Mark Merlino (1952-2024), a founder and soul of furry fandom
Mark (left) and Rod holding their Lifetime Achievement Award — from the 2022 Good Furry Awards They had a shared vision Mark Merlino was a founder of both the furry fandom and the North American anime...
View ArticleBREAKING: Midwest Furfest 2014 chemical attack – new findings by Fur And...
May 6, 2024: The first episode of Fur and Loathing is HERE. Think you’ve heard everything about the 2014 chemical attack on Midwest Furfest? Wait until you hear this. The intentional release of...
View ArticleSatanic Panic in Sacramento targets furries — media reports without...
Zero (white) and partner Siro_Kami (blue) A misunderstood person moves to a new place, and faces more misunderstanding, but uses creativity to stand proud and reach people who do understand. It’s a...
View ArticleMidwest Furfest 2014 chemical attack: Fur And Loathing podcast Episode 2 at...
May 13, 2024: The second episode of Fur and Loathing is HERE (six episodes are coming out weekly.) The 2014 chemical attack on Midwest Furfest was one of the largest in American history. 19 people...
View ArticleSan Francisco Pride 2024 is coming, Northern California Furries need...
RSVP HERE to join the Norcal Furries in the 54th Annual San Francisco Pride Beacon of Love Parade. On Sunday, June 30th, 2024, supporters for queer history and liberation will pack the city. It will...
View ArticleFur And Loathing podcast episode 3 names suspects in Midwest Furfest 2014...
COMING SOON: Exclusive Q&A with show host Nicky Woolf. Message @patchofurr on Telegram to join. May 20, 2024: The third episode of Fur and Loathing is HERE (six episodes are coming out weekly.)...
View ArticleThe Crying Nazifur: Swatting and career loss makes Casey Hoerth regret his...
On Youtube, founder of Altfurry admits it was for “Radicalizing mentally unstable people” — leading to swatting each other — Video below. Casey “Len Gilbert” Hoerth lives with his parents in Texas,...
View ArticleFur And Loathing podcast: Exclusive bonus video with listener questions,...
The first four episodes of Fur and Loathing are HERE (six episodes are coming out weekly.) Before Episode 5 comes out, here’s a surprise bonus episode. This mid-series break is making time for the...
View ArticleFurry Studies academic conference to launch October 18, 2024 in Rotterdam,...
Dutch furry fandom is spawning the Otterdam Furry Arts Festival, a public event celebrating furry culture and art. Part of the festival is a conference to connect academics, researchers, and community...
View ArticleFur & Loathing podcast concludes, expect more Furry True Crime reporting to come
The last episode of my investigative podcast Fur and Loathing just dropped – it's the end of a ten year journey, and I'm pretty proud of it. Binge it today! I promise you won't regret it much....
View ArticleZOOPHILES FACE JAIL AND FURY: Adam Britton, Lucas VanWoert, and Seattle’s...
(Content warning.) Three stories with one cause It was a major week of news for activists against animal abuse, especially the kind that comes from zoophile networking. AUSTRALIA: Adam Britton was...
View Article2024 Good Furry Award – final week for voting – open until September 30
Vote HERE for the 6th Annual Good Furry Awards See the nominations HERE before you vote. Since 2019, the Good Furry Award has been recognizing fan-nominated furries for outstanding community spirit....
View ArticleSlightly Furry’s ciders win prizes, but how do you rate their handling of a...
People love a business run by and for their community. A place that knows you and welcomes your friends, run by people you trust, who answer your concerns. Seattle’s Slightly Furry cultivated that...
View ArticleSomeone I kept out of a furry party is charged with domestic violence murder...
It harms pets too, never overlook animal abuse as a red flag. In 2018, I told Dizzy he shouldn’t come to a furry party at a club in San Francisco. I was one of the organizers who keeps an eye on who...
View ArticleYour fursona has an afterlife: Online community has unique ways to memorialize.
Furry Family Ofrenda on VRchat It seems appropriate to write about losing things and carrying on, after a doomful week in America… Hydraheads, an artist in Canada, is a player of Flight Rising, “a...
View ArticleHow to love the freedom of leaderless fandom, and fight the flipside of...
Do you know the story where several blind people try to describe an elephant by only touching small parts of it? Nobody can say what the whole animal is. That happens when furry subculture talks...
View ArticleLone Star Fur Con brings gritty and hopeful weirdness to Austin
Collaborative guest post submitted by Ash and edited by Patch O’Furr. Ash is a bunny, propagandist, and performance artist in Austin, TX. After you read, please vote for the Ursa Major Awards for the...
View ArticleFurgeddaboutit is New Jersey’s new furry con after the disgrace of Garden...
Furgeddaboutit is coming to New Jersey on May 2-4, 2025. Info: Furgeddaboutit.org. There’s also The Big One furmeet. More about this shortly… Many New Jersey furries have been demanding more honest...
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