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The Road To Furry

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  I was fifteen when I first came across this.  I was scandalized and intrigued.  It blew my mind to see anthropomorphic animals acting like real humans, in this case a dog on the outs with society.  The depiction of God is a riot.  Anthro cute bunnies were only supposed to decorate Easter cards, not watch over the sex fantasies of a shabby, lonely, probably unemployed dog.  I had never read something more brutally honest.  And then there is this: The Cute L'il Bearzy Wearzies In this story, the two bears, one divorced, buy shoes, get drunk, high, rebuked by a cop, use bad language and engage in sexual activity.  I thought they lived in a world that was wonderful, partly because of how adorable they were even as they misbehaved.  The influence of this on my life cannot be easily dismissed.  One of the reason these stories caught so much of my attention is because I grew up on a diet of talking animal...
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Not With A Whimper

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           This morning was cool and wet.  We had just been through a cold snap, laughable to those up north but hard on us here in the Coastal Bend, we just ain't used to real wintertime.  I was drinking coffee and standing on my back porch watching the ibises and cranes pick through the grass looking for their breakfast.  As all the lizards would be lethargic and hunkered down I imagine it was insects and no more for those birds to eat.  I saw one ibis get two small snakes in a few seconds, I was surprised that any would be out and about this day.  I am fond of the reptiles but we would certainly be overrun with a exponentially increasing lizards unless they were culled by predators.  Lizards and snakes are predators as well so nature evens out in it's cold conclusions.  I had the radio on and was listening to the latest reports of the buildup to (another) war.  The only thing that worried me was...
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Solo

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   The opening story from Solo, by the incredible Oscar Martin. Food is scarce and respect for life non-existent. Enemies abound. The rats are the smallest and the most hard pressed to survive in this world. Mind blowing artwork. Did I mention that this is good art? The quality of mercy is not strained in this world, it is unknown. Captured and put in the arena, Solo astonishes all with his speed and ruthlessness. It is speed, not size, that matters in an edged weapons fight.    But all is not hopeless. There may still be a chance for this fearless warrior. We shall see. Solo: The Survivors of Chaos.  Oscar Martin, Titan Comics.  2020. https://www.artstation.com/oscar_martin It's a Hell of a life.
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Bear Or Dog, Whatever. Vroom!

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14 juillet 1789

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  https://youtu.be/SIxOl1EraXA?list=RDSIxOl1EraXA This post is dedicated to the lovely and very talented https://www.deviantart.com/nat-ti Stupendous artwork by my good friend https://www.deviantart.com/zalafa
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T'was Like A Maelstrom With A Notch

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Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch, That nearer, every Day, Kept narrowing its boiling Wheel Until the Agony Toyed coolly with the final inch Of your delirious Hem— And you dropt, lost, When something broke— And let you from a Dream— As if a Goblin with a Gauge— Kept measuring the Hours— Until you felt your Second Weigh, helpless, in his Paws— And not a Sinew—stirred—could help, And sense was setting numb— When God—remembered—and the Fiend Let go, then, Overcome— As if your Sentence stood—pronounced— And you were frozen led From Dungeon's luxury of Doubt To Gibbets, and the Dead— And when the Film had stitched your eyes A Creature gasped "Reprieve"! Which Anguish was the utterest Emily Dickinson, T'was Like A Maelstrom With A Notch, 1862.
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Cassandra

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Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, c. 1853-54. The most beautiful of King Priam's daughters, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but double crossed Apollo, who cursed her to never be believed. Nowadays it means about the same thing, Winston Churchill was regarded as a Cassandra because of his warnings about the coming war, which were mocked by most of those in power. This incredible painting captures the horror of the young woman who knew her warnings were accurate but ignored. She was murdered after the Fall of Troy.
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