Didn’t get holiday cards out this year for the first time in ages. 2025 was a lot, and I needed space to process some family stuff. I still miss this little ritual of staying connected, though. It's important. Perhaps a Spring card as a time of renewal. 'til then, we wish you all a Happy Holiday! ❤️

youtu.be/l_AcQ3LTg8E?... For all of two years, I had a Christmas tradition where I'd click through an interactive hedgehog cartoon to watch all the endings. Then YouTube removed those features and this was lost... but now it's not! The studio uploaded a non-interactive version. Merry Christmas!

A restock run is now online!

🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋 It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!

Want some tips, tools, and tricks for creating an immersive world for your reader? My class on that is on sale this month for $10 - catrambo.teachable.com/p/dunking-yo...

Finished commission for @cayacoa.bsky.social , of his rat lad, Vendalem, from the book series he's got underway! I haven't tried to do graffiti in a looooong time, lol! #art #NoAI #rat #graffiti #furry #furryart #commission

One of the most important things I learned before being a librarian was "This is not for me, but it is for someone else" It is okay to say you dont like something and I think it is important to have critique and think out why you dislike it. You should do the same to thins you like.

Folks at Bewere Media/@fenrispublishing.bsky.social are working to fund an anthology of animated Furry shorts. Check it out and support them if you can! Projects like this help lay the foundation of future Furry animation projects, and every boost helps! #Furry www.kickstarter.com/projects/bew...

Friendly reminder that the best gift you can give an indie author is a review of their book!

Someone wrote a review of Pony so evisceratingly accurate I winced

Erdbok here has some good self-pubbing thoughts. If you're considering it, this is definitely worth a read.

Not just that but Tolkien also said, “Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” Sound familiar? 🙄

Hey Everyone! FC: Unleashed is still looking for exciting acts for the upcoming con! Whether you want to perform live or feature a short film, we want you to show off your awesome selves to the community! Sign up here: furtherconfusion.org/programming/... We look forward to cheering you on!

Please check the link for the survey, which is about AI use in publishing. Make your voices heard on this.

🚨URGENT! Today is the final day to submit public comments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed ESA rollbacks. If finalized, these rules could have irreversible consequences for endangered species and their habitats. 📣Take action: https://bit.ly/4s5V1PL

Remains absolutely wild to me we have a functional cure for HIV/AIDS.

happy holidays everybody www.etsy.com/listing/1332...

So, finally saw 'Dude, Where's My Car?' for the first time last night. It certainly was made in 2000! It was also released on December 15, so I'm counting it towards my Holiday movie quota. I now also wish there were aliens in 'Dude, Where's My Fox?'.

Things are Terrible, but this isn't. Be weird.

Radenwight illustration done for Draw Steel. Cheeky little rats 🐀

Crystallization, the second book in the To Crack A Geode series, is now available from FurPlanet! It will also be available at any con that @furplanet.com is vending at, so keep an eye on your local dealer's den. furplanet.com/shop/item.as...

“I promise I’ll be carefull. It won’t hurt… much~” Don't mind me, just some self-indulgent personal art.  #furry #furryart #furryartwork #digitalart #muellermeier #krita #bite #hug #bat #fox #wings #dark #red

Ever wondered who's behind the magazine? Well, it's us! featuring @bayoubeaver.bsky.social, @itsyaboypedro.bsky.social, @shinyluvdisc.gay, and @bigrickystyle.bsky.social! here's a little more on what we do for the project!

plugging ecoenclose. cheap, reliable, bulk recycled paper mailers for all your packaging needs. www.ecoenclose.com?srsltid=AfmB...

How I think about gapes (and boy, do I think about them)

Just a reminder writer friends, Delilah Waan has an incredible example of an AI statement on her website breaking down her views and every area in publishing where AI could creep in and how she tries to avoid it. If you feel strongly, here's a great way to approach having a statement for readers.

PSA to avoid Uline like the plague for your packaging needs. Clearbags has every specific bag and board you could want and there’s also good old BCW for comic & art sleeves on Amazon.

If we ever retake the White House, Congress, and the senate… 1) Remove and completely ban Citizens United. 2) Universal Healthcare for everyone. 3) Undo the massive tax breaks to corporations and billionaires. 4) Have a criminal tribunal against Trump, his regime, and maga operatives.

Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.

Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it. So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon. Please feel free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/this-i... catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days… catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

I've been testing this browser and I'm loving it so far. It can import all your Chrome extensions, passwords, bookmarks, etc, so it's a very smooth transition. And my ad blocker works again!

Introducing: the cover for issue N°3 of Yiff! Magazine! Our third issue is all about the cartoon world. Having a piano fall on your head, drinking from jugs labeled "XXX", uncannily long appendages, all things cartoon logic! Cover art by @critterdome.bsky.social! More news soon!!

He actually says this, completely unaware of just how colonialist and racist it sounds. Do only "wealthy countries" produce new ideas? There are so many ways the world would work fine with half its current population.

🎧📚 Science Friction is now available just about everywhere #audiobooks are sold, narrated and engineered by @arcticaur.bsky.social. Want to maximize your support of @kyellgold.com? Join his #Patreon (there’s even a $1 tier) and grab it there. More stories coming all year! #Furry #FurryLit

Hey #furry #artists, it’s time to leave. Like now is the time to break off hard. This is surprisingly real. Usually it’s hard to tell if it’s hyperbole, but this is not. And if Twitter fucks up? Max $100 payout to you. Safe link to TOS: archive.is/Ky7gY Only way out is to deactivate the account.

NEW on the blog: The Best Sex Toys of 2025 girlyjuice.net/the-best-sex... All my old faithfuls + new faves!

hey hey! want an easy holiday gifting slam dunk? 'til the end of the year, @coyotemedia.org gift subscriptions (1 year of COYOTE!) are 15% off! just $68 to show your Bay Area crush how cool you are www.coyotemedia.org/gift-subscri...

Ooooof. This reads to me as a top down report from people looking to the avarice in our sister industries like video games and instead of wanting to protect against it thinking ‘how can we get in on that?’ Don’t worry, I will elaborate

Thank you Kyell Gold and the Out of Position series for teaching me how American football works

I was able to get the entirety of the Dev and Lee books by @kyellgold.com.

#SaveSpeech We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills! I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF www.congress.gov/members/find... www.badinternetbills.com

Currently Open! Check the next post for a link to the form!

"Chuck Collins, who gave away his family fortune and who now investigates inequality, describes it this way: “Wealth is a disconnection drug that keeps people apart from one another and from building authentic real connections and communities.”"

First day back in the gym after Thanksgiving week and MFF travel. Tough getting that initial motivation back, but I always feel good once I start up again! Looking forward to some un-interrupted gym time for awhile. 🏋️💦

So! I wanted to do the usual sort of big pre-christmas Store Opening, but after how crazy MFF was, i'm a bit too low on time and resources to do a full opening. But! I've got just enough to do this: my custom fingerboards are temporarily available for US orders! www.braeburned.com/product/brae...

#QuitYourX dogpatch.press/2025/11/24/f...

Got attacked by two cats while eating gyros at The Mad Greek in Baker. 🇬🇷🐈 Their names are Pita and Feta.