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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 9h

A day late or so but I'm glad I got around to it. Sexy AND scary. Best of both worlds.

I liked this one a lot. The buildup and dread was good, I liked the heavy atmosphere. Good stinger on the end. Another one that I shouldn't talk too much about because I don't want to give it away! Well done!

The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 1d

[18+] On the anniversary of his girlfriend’s death, a young man goes to pay his respects and is seduced by her spirit in equine form…

Tonight’s story is “Votive” by @lupestripe.bsky.social.

Read by @takomironhoof.bsky.social.
CW: Violence, Death

#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: [18+] “Votive” by Packwolf Lupestripe (read by Ta'kom)

[18+] On the anniversary of his girlfriend’s death, a young man goes to pay his respects and is seduced by her spirit in equine form… Tonight’s story is “Votive” by Packwolf Lupestripe. This is an exc...

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 3d

Ok, I think I've got this set up properly:

The Serial fiction tier on Subscribestar ought to be working, and you should be able to see the first post here: subscribestar.adult/posts/2117955

I'm gonna restart serializing "At First Belonging" again, since SoFurry went down partway through.
#FurryLit

Cover of "At First Belonging" by Rob MacWolf, are by Itoma.

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · Aug 29

If only Roy was on the internet enough to know how much ass "closeted trucker with belly peek and capable of great violence" would have gotten him...

I hope you're all excited for Thorns! I know I am!

#furry #Thorns #furrylit #furrywriting #belly

An explainer for one of the characters from Thorns. It depicts a black and white drawing of a bear wearing a trucker hat and an undershirt. He is fat, with his belly peeking out under his shirt. He wears a jumpsuit stripped down to his legs, with the arms tied around his waist, and thick work boots. He is holding a cigarette in his thumb and forefinger like he's not an experienced smoker. His face has a look of wide-eyed terror on it.

Text:
"Meet the cast of Thorns"
Roy Archer
Age: 45
FREIGHTER

Bullet point list:

Point 1: Lonely, desperate, touch-starved.
Point 2: Enjoys pro-wrestling, swears its not a "Gay thing." (it is)
Point 3: Big Paws. (The better to punch drywall with)
Point 4: In love? Or dangerous obsessive? Why choose?

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · Aug 30

Sam still thinks of himself as a "Twink" after all these years.

I know for a FACT some of y'all love to see an extremely divorced old loser so here you go. My gift to you!

#furry #Thorns #furrylit #furrywriting #divorced

An explainer image for a character from thorns. It shows a pen and pencil drawing of an old rabbit leaning on a wall wearing a white suit with an undone tie and his shirt unbuttoned to his chest. He wears loafers. His ears are swept back in a way that suggests he's balding. He has a cigarette in his mouth which he is lighting with an old-fashioned lighter.

Text: "Meet the cast of Thorns."
Sam Thorn

Age: Fuck you
Planetary Imports

Bullet list:
Item 1: Insecure, manipulative, emotionally stunted.
Item 2: Smells like a scented candle in an ashtray.
Item 3: Divorced, doesn't like to talk about it. (Talks about it anyway)
Item 4: Bored enough to make some bad decisions.

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 4d

Thorns is coming soon from @bewerebooks.bsky.social and I thought It would be good to post a little explainer about something very near and dear to my heart.

Pick up this book if you want to see the relationship equivalent of a slow motion train crash, coming soon!

The cover of Thorns, featuring two figures, a bear and a rabbit, sharing a cigarette. Alongside the cover is text about the two characters. Everything it titled "Anatomy of TOXIC OLD MAN YAOI."

Pointing at the bear the text says: Violent obsessive, Bad at sex, Low self-esteem, Eats nothing but junk food, Closet case.

Pointing at the rabbit the text says: Most divorced man in the galaxy, Bad knees, Dick barely works, Chain Smoker... Also a closet case.

At the bottom there are exclamations of "So cool" and "Wow"

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 7d

We just sent the final proof copies to @tfpublishing.bsky.social for publishing.

Expect "The Wideness of the World," the next, Early Modern, volume from the Furry Historical Fiction Society, this December!*

#BookSky #FurryLit
*This is aspirational, no promises, fingers crossed.

"The Wideness of the World" an Early Modern Anthology, from the FHFS.

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The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 8d

After an unprecedented wait, Captain Howard's cargo ship finally gets the go-ahead to enter Chitterspace, with a warning the things that lurk inside this dark stretch seem more agitated than usual.

Tonight’s story is “Where The Stars Gnash Their Teeth” by @corran-committee.bsky.social.

#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: “Where The Stars Gnash Their Teeth” by Corran Orreaux

After an unprecedented wait, Captain Howard's cargo ship finally gets the go-ahead to enter Chitterspace, with a warning that the things that lurk inside this dark stretch seem more agitated than usua...

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David the KamenWriter @kamenwriter.bsky.social · 8d

The second story of Ghost of Dog and this is more what I expected. Coming in hot with a spooky one here, and isolated space-horror as well!

Good spine-tingler. Mysterious. Unclear what exactly is going on, but that just makes it spookier. Corran Orreaux has a good sense of rhythm and 1/2

The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 8d

After an unprecedented wait, Captain Howard's cargo ship finally gets the go-ahead to enter Chitterspace, with a warning the things that lurk inside this dark stretch seem more agitated than usual.

Tonight’s story is “Where The Stars Gnash Their Teeth” by @corran-committee.bsky.social.

#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: “Where The Stars Gnash Their Teeth” by Corran Orreaux

After an unprecedented wait, Captain Howard's cargo ship finally gets the go-ahead to enter Chitterspace, with a warning that the things that lurk inside this dark stretch seem more agitated than usua...

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Erdbok @erdbok.bsky.social · 10d

Please do not buy the eBook of my novel "The Rewilding" this month... Buy this instead!

furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ieiaqi

Not only do you get "The Rewilding", but you also get 7 extra novels, for little more than buying three individually!

2025 Complete Bundle

Thirteen novels from Furry Writers' Guild authors, available in one bundle! This includes novels intended for adult readers. It includes:A Lion Among Mice by David HardieTitanblood by Troy Alexander S...

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Koda Copeland @kodacopeland.bolf.club · 10d

It's #furrybookmonth! In celebration of my first one, digital and print copies of My Remise are 50% off on my Etsy shop! That's only $10 for the paperback and $5 for the ebook.

kodacopelandbooks.etsy.com

Or get the FWG bundle and get 12 other books, too!
furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ijntpm

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to TJ Minde! Good job on the story! 3/3

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 11d

Interesting choice to have the first story of Ghost Of Dog be about the spookiest thing of all: Catholic Guilt!

Sweet resolution! I liked the two characters, and although religious themes like this don't really resonate with me, I think this story can help someone who needs to hear it 2/3

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 11d

Part two of the first story, and here we're getting to the reason why its 18+, haha. Sweet sex (or almost sex) scene, which then cuts away to the morning after.

But really, the meat of the story is the part afterwards where the two boys confront their feelings and god and faith and guilt. 1/3

The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 11d

[18+] After an intimate evening with Jude, Anthony has to deal with his emotional and religious baggage.

Tonight’s story is the second and final part of “Firsts” by @tjmindewrites.bsky.social.

Read by @takomironhoof.bsky.social.

#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: [18+] “Firsts” by TJ Minde (read by Ta'kom, part 2 of 2)

[18+] After an intimate evening with Jude, Anthony has to deal with his emotional and religious baggage.Tonight’s story is the second and final part of “Firsts” by TJ Minde, whose story first appeared...

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furrywritersguild.bsky.social @furrywritersguild.bsky.social · 11d

Basically what our last half-dozen or so reposts tell you is you should buy this year's Furry Book Bundle! furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ijntpm (or furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ieiaqi for the SFW only collection)

2025 Complete Bundle

Thirteen novels from Furry Writers' Guild authors, available in one bundle! This includes novels intended for adult readers. It includes:A Lion Among Mice by David HardieTitanblood by Troy Alexander S...

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furrywritersguild.bsky.social @furrywritersguild.bsky.social · 12d

Do you want a furry book bundle? Of course you do! You have a choice between the SFW only books (8 in all) furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ieiaqi or the complete bundle of 13 books, SFW and NSFW both included. furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/ijntpm

2025 Book Bundle General Audiences (SFW)

Eight full novels written by guild members, all of them appropriate for general audiences.

furrywritersguild.gumroad.com

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furrywritersguild.bsky.social @furrywritersguild.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome to Furry Book Month! The October newsletter is up! furrywritersguild.com/2025/10/01/f...

FWG Newsletter October 2025

We made it to October! It’s time to celebrate Furry Book Month in the best way possible, by reading other people’s furry books and writing our own.For the first part of that goal, we wi…

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Fenris Publishing @fenrispublishing.bsky.social · 13d

It's #furrybookmonth ! For the entire month of October we're offering 10% off your purchase in our store! Use code: fenrisfbm at checkout!

www.fenrispublishing.com

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 13d

movie he's about to put on for Anthony, its not going to stay tame for long ;3 I'll finish my thoughts when I hear the conclusion tomorrow, but I'm very much looking forward to it! See you tomorrow and Welcome to Spooky Month!

Shoutout to Rob MacWolf's Rod Serling impression in the intro too 🤣
5/5

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 13d

excited for tomorrow to hear the payoff! Immediately there's a theme of community and safety in this story - Jude in particular is very much sharing his traditions with Anthony and inviting him in to this very cute, tame version of Halloween... Although I suspect from how he's talking about the 4/5

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 13d

One of whom, Jude, is into real pumpkin-core cozy Halloween fun times and the other, Anthony, who grew up in a religious household where all that stuff was considered demonic, all the while Anthony is struggling with "impure thoughts" about his buddy Jude.

So far, very sweet setup, and I'm 3/5

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 13d

First story of the month is an 18+ one so I'm handling it today ;3 Although we haven't gotten to any spicy bits quite yet. In fact we are actually starting the month with something very sweet and cozy!

@tjmindewrites.bsky.social's "Firsts" is so far a sweet Halloween romp about two dudes 2/5

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 13d

I had so much fun with the VoD pride month event that I figured posting about the Halloween event would be fun too! Lets get spooky! Me and my good friend @kamenwriter.bsky.social will take turns posting about the VoD stories this month (me taking the spicy ones and him handling everything else) 1/5

The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 13d

[18+] When sheltered Anthony tells Jude he’s never celebrated Halloween, the outgoing dhole makes it his mission to run Anthony through seasonal events.

Tonight’s story is the first of two parts of “Firsts” by @tjmindewrites.bsky.social.
Read by @takomironhoof.bsky.social.
#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: [18+] “Firsts” by TJ Minde (read by Ta'kom, part 1 of 2)

[18+] When sheltered Anthony tells Jude he’s never celebrated Halloween, the outgoing dhole makes it his mission to run Anthony through seasonal events.Welcome back to The Ghost of Dog on the Voice of...

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The Voice of Dog Podcast @thevoice.dog · 13d

[18+] When sheltered Anthony tells Jude he’s never celebrated Halloween, the outgoing dhole makes it his mission to run Anthony through seasonal events.

Tonight’s story is the first of two parts of “Firsts” by @tjmindewrites.bsky.social.
Read by @takomironhoof.bsky.social.
#FurryLit

The Voice of Dog: [18+] “Firsts” by TJ Minde (read by Ta'kom, part 1 of 2)

[18+] When sheltered Anthony tells Jude he’s never celebrated Halloween, the outgoing dhole makes it his mission to run Anthony through seasonal events.Welcome back to The Ghost of Dog on the Voice of...

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Roscoe G. Beetle @roscoegbeetle.bsky.social · 15d

From the perspective of a normal tree, probably feels like they have an immense amount of freedom because most trees don't get to be even a little bit mobile and the treant has a whole ship to carry them around in!

Maybe has opinions on which stars "taste" better (photosynthetically speaking)

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 16d

This has been the worst month of my life.
Short version: we need to raise money to make a housing payment, here is the link, if you cannot help directly please spread this to anyone who can: gofund.me/ee369fe61
For the long version, buckle up.

Donate to Help my family keep our home one more month, organized by Taylor Fox

My family and I have been without reliable income since I lost my job in 2024. … Taylor Fox needs your support for Help my family keep our home one more month

gofund.me

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