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LawnCon

2005-11-07T19:35:59Z

Ken Pick: Added Furban Legend link

The '''LawnCon 2002''' [[furry convention]] was held at the Philadelphia Adam's Mark Hotel's parking lot between July 12 (Friday) and 14 (Sunday). The year's theme was "Desperation".

==Guests of Honor==
* [[Kevin Duane]]

==Staff==
* '''Chairman''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Operations''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Support''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Registration''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Security''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Media services''': Kevin Duane.
* '''Dealers Room''': Kevin Duane.

==History==
Actually, "LawnCon" is one of the many funny anecdotes on the history of [[furry]] lore. This term was coined by furry publisher [[Mike curtis]] during the actual [[Anthrocon 2002]] event.

As the story goes, after the con had actually ended, [[Mike curtis|Mike]] and [[Carole curtis]] were about to be driven back to Connecticut by their common friend, [[Boyce Kline]], after packing themselves and their belongings into Kline's car, when suddenly, Kline stopped the car and stepped out, after they had barely started to drive off the parking lot

Sitting right down on the lawn in front on the hotel, was furry art publisher Kevin Duane, with all the furry merchandise he had hoped to sell at the con. Kline walked over to him, Kevin opened up a small case, and they talked for a few minutes. After that, Kline came back with some merchandise he had bought from Kevin.

Mike curtis then asked Kline: "How was '''LawnCon'''?."

To which Kline replied: "Pretty short, but the [[Dealer's room|Dealer's Room]] was huge!."

==External links==

*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/browse_frm/thread/a90db40e21c0b9fe/ea2e0fd05664450a?lnk=st&q=lawncon+furry&rnum=1&hl=en#ea2e0fd05664450a The story of '''LawnCon''', as explained by Mike curtis on [[alt.fan.furry]] ]

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Furban Legend]]

Wolf Smith

2005-11-04T21:54:46Z

Ken Pick:

'''Wolf Smith''' (aka '''Todd Smith''') is a long-time [[furry fan]] and former member of ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]''. He is usually seen with [[Ted Sheppard]], [[Mike Kelly]], or other members of the Tucson Mob.

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]][[Category:Tucson Mob]]

Jack Lynch Mysteries

2005-11-02T20:26:39Z

Ken Pick:

The '''Jack Lynch Mysteries''' are a series of six semi-[[furry]] hardboiled detective SF stories by [[Clint Warlick]] totalling around 36500 words, five of which were published in ''[[Yarf!]]'' between 1991 and 1997.

After Clint dropped out of the fandom and stopped writing the series, he surfaced in 2004 in the [[Dealers' Den]] of the first [[Califur]] with a self-published collection of all six stories.

==Premise==

A cross-genre blend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-boiled_detective hardboiled detective], near-future biopunk, and post-holocaust aftermath SF, sort of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett Dashiell Hammett] meets [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordwainer_Smith Cordwainer Smith] around the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_runner ''Blade Runner'']". With furries.

Though on the surface the premise sounds similar to [[S. Andrew Swann|Andrew Swann]]'s ''[[Forests of the Night]]'' trilogy, the details and treatment are very different.

==Setting==

The stories appear to be set in a future San Francisco Bay area; though "The City" is never openly stated as being San Francisco, it is inferred from secondary locations that are mentioned. Clint also does not pin down the time period, but internal evidence suggests the middle of the 21st Century. This makes the series slightly "unstuck" in time and place.

The near-future milieu has many deliberately "retro" elements and atmosphere reminiscent of the 1930s to 1950s, fitting the hardboiled detective genre.

'''History/Background:'''

A generation and a half ago, a worldwide pandemic ("The Plague") swept the world, killing off most of the world's population. Even First World countries lost at least half their population to The Plague Years, never mind the series of bush wars that exploded among the survivors afterwards as the virus melted down civilization.

First among the First World, the USA survived with the least disruption, though still at a cost of half its people and technological base and most of its economy to the necessity of survival. Afterwards, as the world recovered and memories slowly faded, a reaction similar to the 1950s (after the Great Depression and WW2) set in, a forced "return to normalcy" after the Great Crisis.

During and after the Plague Years, most high technology stagnated or regressed slightly due to the die-off of skilled and knowledgable manpower to maintain it. The only exception to this was biotech and genetic engineering, from the desperation to dicover a cure and/or vaccine before humanity died off completly. They succeeded barely in time, and the biotech fallout from the interim haunts the world to this day.

Besides the obvious search to engineer a cure/vaccine, other biotech "Manhattan Projects" included genetically-engineering post-human or semi-human species in an attempt to leave somebody behind to carry on if (as seemed likely) humanity became extinct.

When the Plague finally ended, the country was desperately short of manpower to recover and under threat from surviving "have-nots" whose countries had collapsed completely into tribal raid-and-pillage survival mode. With 21st Century weaponry. Genetic-engineering from the Plague Years promised a way to meet that manpower shortage.

The Repopulation Act triggered production of semi-human genetic constructs -- pookas, kappas, and others. Legally, the labor of these constructs was indentured for seven years from decanting, after which they became free agents -- as often as not turning on their former owners for mistreatment. The solution for this legal liability was to begin engineering most constructs with a deliberate seven-year lifespan, ensuring they would not live long enough to see their freedom -- and be able to start filing lawsuits.

The result was a return of a form of chattel slavery -- and a huge black market for "Retro", the engineered retrovirus that let seven-year constructs live past The Big Seven and see their freedom.

==Terminology==

* '''Pookas''' are animal-appearing consructs, providing the furry element. Most all the current generation are engineered sterile with a seven-year lifespan, but there are exceptions. Their "upright talking animal" appearance is deliberate, so they are easier to view as non-human animals or pets, i.e. "Not really one of us".

* '''Kappas''' are reptile-based constructs otherwise similar to pookas. Mentioned as a background element, "scale-heads" do not actually appear in the stories, as North American climate is normally too cold for them.

* '''Constructs''' are the catchall term for non-pooka, non-kappa constructs, usually of human or near-human appearance. Examples include the "Ogres", massively strong near-humans engineered as soldiers (and probably resembing movie Uruk-Hai) and "Goldenboys", classic ubermenschen not interfertile with humans (who keep such a low profile they're considered mere rumor). Most of these do not have the seven-year kill-switch. (Soldier-types do not because of the tradition that "Armed Forces service brings citizenship" and pressure from human veterans who served with them, though they are still normally engineered sterile.)

* '''The Big Seven''' is a construct's seventh birthday (counted from decanting), when they legally become free persons instead of chattel property. Also the pooka word for "death", as most of them are engineered with a lifespan of just under seven years.

* '''Retro''' is the engineered retrovirus that deactivates the seven-year kill-switch, allowing a construct to survive the Big Seven and live out a normal lifespan. Technically illegal, but unofficially tolerated by the authorities and available through the right channels.

==Main Continuing Cast==

* '''Jack Lynch''' -- Main character, a private detective since he was fired from the police force years ago (scapegoat in a scandal). Since then, he has operated hand-to-mouth as a small-time private eye, unconsciously following many of the shticks of the hardboiled detective genre. Since the events of ''Ocelots Have Spots'', his business has improved at the cost of more and more of his clients being pookas or other constructs, which has given him the street name of "The Pooka Detective". All stories are narrated by Jack in first-person. Jack is deliberately never physically described.

* '''Sue''' -- Jack's red-fox-pooka secretary, hired during the events of ''Ocelots Have Spots''. An old movie and mystery fan as well as a highly-competent "Vixen Friday", she keeps pointing out similarities between Jack and various pop-culture fictional detectives, to Jack's continuing bewilderment.

* '''Connie''' -- Sue's roomie, a cougarette-pooka nightclub singer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguffin maguffin] of ''Puma Sings the Blues''. Connie was originally a pet/toy for a drug dealer, who got her hooked on just about everything he dealt, legal or illegal. Mr Lawrence won her in a card game and got her cleaned up, retroed, and unhooked from most everything except cigarettes. Except for ''Puma Sings the Blues'', she is mostly a background element; her party-girl behavior often drives Sue out of their apartment and into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexile sexile] in Jack's office. (The names "Connie & Sue" were orignally a pun on "Konny & Czu", title of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Howarth Matt Howarth] indy comic.)

* '''Mister Lawrence''' -- Human businessman/philanthropist, widely hailed as "The Pookas' Savior", but after dealing with him Jack has his doubts. This was to eventually lead to a major falling-out between Lawrence and Jack.

* '''Tsar Boris''' -- "The Tsar of Pookatown", a nine-foot expensively-dressed bear-pooka who runs organized crime in Pookatown; think Marvel Comics' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingpin_%28comics%29 "The Kingpin"] as a Kodiak bear with a thick (and artificial) Russian accent. In many ways, he shapes up to be the "Anti-Lawrence", a "Pooka Savior" in his own (thoroughly-illegal) way.

* '''Roxy Blue''' -- Seven-foot-tall female blue dragon, a one-off [[draconid]]-pooka built without the seven-year lifespan. Nine years old, total sexpot, with a total schoolgirl crush on Jack since he helped her get her freedom (and sent her former owner to Five-to-Ten in Folsom) two years ago. Her often-clueless pursuit of Jack is a continuing nuisance.

==Published Stories==

* '''''Ocelots have Spots''''' (''Yarf'' #17, November 1991) -- Introductory story where Jack is hired by Mr Lawrence to track down an ocelot-pooka with an important implanted data-chip. The case takes him into the underworld (almost literally). In the process, he hires Lawrence's ward Sue as his secretary, setting him on the path to becoming "The Pooka Detective".

* '''''Puma Sings the Blues''''' (''Yarf'' #26, September 1993) -- Classic hardboiled murder mystery where Connie has been framed for killing her slimy boss at the club and Jack has to clear her.

* '''''Squirrel in a Stew''''' (''Yarf'' #40, January 1996) -- Raquel "Rocky" Brunswick, a desperate squirrel-pooka nearing The Big Seven, needs Jack to score her some retro. Unknown to Jack, she is also in big trouble with Tsar Boris. Introduces both Tsar Boris and (in a cameo) Roxy Blue.

* '''''Blue Dragon Blues''''' (''Yarf'' #43, August 1996) -- Roxy Blue walks into one of Jack's investigations -- literally -- and Jack has to drag her out. Originally combined with ''In Sheep's Clothing'' as one continuous novelette; published in ''Yarf'' as a separate short.

* '''''In Sheep's Clothing''''' (''Yarf'' #47, March 1997) -- Jack has to save the life of one Emma Cheviot, a sheep-pooka who knows too much about a big-time fraud, before someone turns her into seatcovers. In addition, a stalker is after Roxy Blue, in a continuation of ''Blue Dragon Blues''. Jack has to keep both balls in the air hiding out both dragoness and ewe.

* '''''When I Had a Real Job''''' (Self-published collection, first [[Califur]], 2004) -- Non-furry flashback story detailing how Jack got fired from the police department years ago; actually written around 1998.

[[Category:Stories]]

Jack Lynch Mysteries

2005-11-02T20:22:41Z

Ken Pick:

The '''Jack Lynch Mysteries''' are a series of six semi-[[furry]] hardboiled detective SF stories by [[Clint Warlick]] totalling around 36500 words, five of which were published in ''[[Yarf!]]'' between 1991 and 1997.

After Clint dropped out of the fandom and stopped writing the series, he surfaced in 2004 in the [[Dealers' Den]] of the first [[Califur]] with a self-published collection of all six stories.

==Premise==

A cross-genre blend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-boiled_detective hardboiled detective], near-future biopunk, and post-holocaust aftermath SF, sort of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett Dashiell Hammett] meets [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordwainer_Smith Cordwainer Smith] around the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_runner ''Blade Runner'']". With furries.

Though on the surface the premise sounds similar to [[S. Andrew Swann|Andrew Swann]]'s ''[[Forests of the Night]]'' trilogy, the details and treatment are very different.

==Setting==

The stories appear to be set in a future San Francisco Bay area; though "The City" is never openly stated as being San Francisco, it is inferred from secondary locations that are mentioned. Clint also does not pin down the time period, but internal evidence suggests the middle of the 21st Century. This makes the series slightly "unstuck" in time and place.

The near-future milieu has many deliberately "retro" elements and atmosphere reminiscent of the 1930s to 1950s, fitting the hardboiled detective genre.

'''History/Background:'''

A generation and a half ago, a worldwide pandemic ("The Plague") swept the world, killing off most of the world's population. Even First World countries lost at least half their population to The Plague Years, never mind the series of bush wars that exploded among the survivors afterwards as the virus melted down civilization.

First among the First World, the USA survived with the least disruption, though still at a cost of half its people and technological base and most of its economy to the necessity of survival. Afterwards, as the world recovered and memories slowly faded, a reaction similar to the 1950s (after the Great Depression and WW2) set in, a forced "return to normalcy" after the Great Crisis.

During and after the Plague Years, most high technology stagnated or regressed slightly due to the die-off of skilled and knowledgable manpower to maintain it. The only exception to this was biotech and genetic engineering, from the desperation to dicover a cure and/or vaccine before humanity died off completly. They succeeded barely in time, and the biotech fallout from the interim haunts the world to this day.

Besides the obvious search to engineer a cure/vaccine, other biotech "Manhattan Projects" included genetically-engineering post-human or semi-human species in an attempt to leave somebody behind to carry on if (as seemed likely) humanity became extinct.

When the Plague finally ended, the country was desperately short of manpower to recover and under threat from surviving "have-nots" whose countries had collapsed completely into tribal raid-and-pillage survival mode. With 21st Century weaponry. Genetic-engineering from the Plague Years promised a way to meet that manpower shortage.

The Repopulation Act triggered production of semi-human genetic constructs -- pookas, kappas, and others. Legally, the labor of these constructs was indentured for seven years from decanting, after which they became free agents -- as often as not turning on their former owners for mistreatment. The solution for this legal liability was to begin engineering most constructs with a deliberate seven-year lifespan, ensuring they would not live long enough to see their freedom -- and be able to start filing lawsuits.

The result was a return of a form of chattel slavery -- and a huge black market for "Retro", the engineered retrovirus that let seven-year constructs live past The Big Seven and see their freedom.

==Terminology==

* '''Pookas''' are animal-appearing consructs, providing the furry element. Most all the current generation are engineered sterile with a seven-year lifespan, but there are exceptions. Their "upright talking animal" appearance is deliberate, so they are easier to view as non-human animals or pets, i.e. "Not really one of us".

* '''Kappas''' are reptile-based constructs otherwise similar to pookas. Mentioned as a background element, "scale-heads" do not actually appear in the stories, as North American climate is normally too cold for them.

* '''Constructs''' are the catchall term for non-pooka, non-kappa constructs, usually of human or near-human appearance. Examples include the "Ogres", massively strong near-humans engineered as soldiers (and probably resembing movie Uruk-Hai) and "Goldenboys", classic ubermenschen not interfertile with humans (who keep such a low profile they're considered mere rumor). Most of these do not have the seven-year kill-switch. (Soldier-types do not because of the tradition that "Armed Forces service brings citizenship" and pressure from human veterans who served with them, though they are still normally engineered sterile.)

* '''The Big Seven''' is a construct's seventh birthday (counted from decanting), when they legally become free persons instead of chattel property. Also the pooka word for "death", as most of them are engineered with a lifespan of just under seven years.

* '''Retro''' is the engineered retrovirus that deactivates the seven-year kill-switch, allowing a construct to survive the Big Seven and live out a normal lifespan. Technically illegal, but unofficially tolerated by the authorities and available through the right channels.

==Main Continuing Cast==

* '''Jack Lynch''' -- Main character, a private detective since he was fired from the police force years ago (scapegoat in a scandal). Since then, he has operated hand-to-mouth as a small-time private eye, unconsciously following many of the shticks of the hardboiled detective genre. Since the events of ''Ocelots Have Spots'', his business has improved at the cost of more and more of his clients being pookas or other constructs, which has given him the street name of "The Pooka Detective". All stories are narrated by Jack in first-person. Jack is deliberately never physically described.

* '''Sue''' -- Jack's red-fox-pooka secretary, hired during the events of ''Ocelots Have Spots''. An old movie and mystery fan as well as a highly-competent "Vixen Friday", she keeps pointing out similarities between Jack and various pop-culture fictional detectives, to Jack's continuing bewilderment.

* '''Connie''' -- Sue's roomie, a cougarette-pooka nightclub singer, maguffin of ''Puma Sings the Blues''. Connie was originally a pet/toy for a drug dealer, who got her hooked on just about everything he dealt, legal or illegal. Mr Lawrence won her in a card game and got her cleaned up, retroed, and unhooked from most everything except cigarettes. Except for ''Puma Sings the Blues'', she is mostly a background element; her party-girl behavior often drives Sue out of their apartment and into sexile in Jack's office. (The names "Connie & Sue" were orignally a pun on "Konny & Czu", title of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Howarth Matt Howarth] indy comic.)

* '''Mister Lawrence''' -- Human businessman/philanthropist, widely hailed as "The Pookas' Savior", but after dealing with him Jack has his doubts. This was to eventually lead to a major falling-out between Lawrence and Jack.

* '''Tsar Boris''' -- "The Tsar of Pookatown", a nine-foot expensively-dressed bear-pooka who runs organized crime in Pookatown; think Marvel Comics' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingpin_%28comics%29 "The Kingpin"] as a Kodiak bear with a thick (and artificial) Russian accent. In many ways, he shapes up to be the "Anti-Lawrence", a "Pooka Savior" in his own (thoroughly-illegal) way.

* '''Roxy Blue''' -- Seven-foot-tall female blue dragon, a one-off [[draconid]]-pooka built without the seven-year lifespan. Nine years old, total sexpot, with a total schoolgirl crush on Jack since he helped her get her freedom (and sent her former owner to Five-to-Ten in Folsom) two years ago. Her often-clueless pursuit of Jack is a continuing nuisance.

==Published Stories==

* '''''Ocelots have Spots''''' (''Yarf'' #17, November 1991) -- Introductory story where Jack is hired by Mr Lawrence to track down an ocelot-pooka with an important implanted data-chip. The case takes him into the underworld (almost literally). In the process, he hires Lawrence's ward Sue as his secretary, setting him on the path to becoming "The Pooka Detective".

* '''''Puma Sings the Blues''''' (''Yarf'' #26, September 1993) -- Classic hardboiled murder mystery where Connie has been framed for killing her slimy boss at the club and Jack has to clear her.

* '''''Squirrel in a Stew''''' (''Yarf'' #40, January 1996) -- Raquel "Rocky" Brunswick, a desperate squirrel-pooka nearing The Big Seven, needs Jack to score her some retro. Unknown to Jack, she is also in big trouble with Tsar Boris. Introduces both Tsar Boris and (in a cameo) Roxy Blue.

* '''''Blue Dragon Blues''''' (''Yarf'' #43, August 1996) -- Roxy Blue walks into one of Jack's investigations -- literally -- and Jack has to drag her out. Originally combined with ''In Sheep's Clothing'' as one continuous novelette; published in ''Yarf'' as a separate short.

* '''''In Sheep's Clothing''''' (''Yarf'' #47, March 1997) -- Jack has to save the life of one Emma Cheviot, a sheep-pooka who knows too much about a big-time fraud, before someone turns her into seatcovers. In addition, a stalker is after Roxy Blue, in a continuation of ''Blue Dragon Blues''. Jack has to keep both balls in the air hiding out both dragoness and ewe.

* '''''When I Had a Real Job''''' (Self-published collection, first [[Califur]], 2004) -- Non-furry flashback story detailing how Jack got fired from the police department years ago.

[[Category:Stories]]

Con Crud

2005-11-02T20:10:06Z

Ken Pick: Added xref to Category:Conventions

'''Con Crud''' (Also know as '''The Blorch''') is normally a Cold, Flu, or non-threatning Illness that people catch and/or spread quickly through [[convention|cons]], and mostly felt after the con is over, when said illnesses has reach peak incubation time. Most con-goers recommend bringing over the counter medicine and/or plenty of vitamins (Good Hygiene is a must.)

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[[Category:Conventions]]

Category:1954 births

2005-11-02T19:49:32Z

Ken Pick:

Alan Loewen

2005-11-02T19:47:59Z

Ken Pick:

'''Craig Loewen (aka Heavy Horse, C. A. Loewen, C. Alan Loewen, The Sinister Minister)''' (b. 1 November 1954) is a pastor in rural Pennsylvania whose primary interest in furry fandom is anthropomorphic-themed writing. He discovered furry fandom through [[Greywolf|Jordan "Greywolf" Peacock]]'s unicorn artwork. His fan name "Heavy Horse" comes from his interest in equines both magical and mundane as well as a tribute to the song made famous by the rock group Jethro Tull.

Five of his stories (written under the name C. Alan Loewen) were published in ''[[PawPrints]]'' during that [[fanzine]]'s lifetime. Outside of the furry community, his fiction ranges from [[Wikipedia:My Little Pony|My Little Pony]] fanfics to [[Wikipedia:Lovecraft|Lovecraftian Horror]]. He is currently making the rounds for professional publication of his first novel (''Seven Sisters'', a children's/young adult fantasy) as well as a few short stories (including "Canticle of the Wolf" and "Coventry House" originally published in ''PawPrints'') and is collaborating with [[Ken Pick]] on a second (''Adventures of Jill Noir'', a semi-furry space-opera).

He also moderates/hosts [[The Unicorn and Gryphon]] on Yahoo groups, as well as Christian_Fic2 (Christian genre fiction) and Unicorn Writers (equine-based genre fiction).

In mundane life, he currently pastors two small churches north of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA; the only furry [[convention]] he attends is [[Anthrocon]] (mostly because it's local).

== External link ==

* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/cloewen/ The Lumiere Project] - LiveJournal

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:1954 births]]

Ken Pick

2005-11-02T19:45:53Z

Ken Pick:

'''Ken Pick''' (b. 24 Nov 1955) is an ''Old School'' [[furry]] from the 80s and a former member of the [[Burned Furs]] and [[God's Creatures]]. He is a senior computer programmer who became a [[furry artist]] and writer "to stay sane".

In [[furry art]], he is best known for [[anthropomorphic|anthro]] [[foxes]], [[unicorn]]s, and [[lapines|rabbits]], though his favorite species run more along the lines of [[felines]], [[mustelid]]s, and the non-yiffy, pre-1982 [[Skiltaire]]. His furry art is mostly portraits of retro-glam female furries.

In the past couple years, Ken has stopped his furry art to concentrate on writing; he has published a number of stories and article about the [[WebFed Universe]] in ''[[Yarf]]'', background essays on [[Ken Fletcher]]'s [[Spontoon Island]], and is currently working on collaborations with [[Craig Loewen]] and [[Chris Litzau]] and editing some of [[Eric Hinkle]]'s furry sword-and-sorcery as well as (slowly) continuing work on [[WebFed Universe|WebFed]].

He enjoys pencil/paper/funny-dice role-playing games, science fiction, military history, Catholic theology, Sixties/Eighties music, and "recreational thinking" and is often seen at [[convention]]s and on [[The Unicorn and Gryphon]] list. Though sometimes drawing himself as a [[skunk]] with glasses, he could never settle on a fan name and uses his own.

He currently lives in Southern California, USA.

{{person-stub}}

== See also ==
{{Contributor|Ken Pick}}
* [[The Legion of the Headless Unicorn]]
* [http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwHi21.html Geopolitics and Naval Affairs] for the Spontoon Island shared universe. These two essays are intended to familiarize 21st Century readers with the ''Zeitgeist'' of the 1930s; all of the geopolitical situations and naval technology are based on real historical events ans situations with only slight tweaks on the actual reality.

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[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:1955 births]]

Bonnie

2005-11-02T01:01:43Z

Ken Pick: Activated Category link

'''Bonnie''' is a *femme-fatale* [[mouse]] [[character]], created by none other than the extraordinary [[Dean Dodrill]]. Without a doubt, she is his pride and joy, thus his baby! Created somewhat after Dean himself, Bonnie is half-Korean. Her fur is two different tones of tan, and she has nice long ultramarine blue hair. Wardrobe-wise, she wears a pale-light turquoise-blue two-piece warrioress ensemble.

Bonnie was officially born, from Dean's heart and soul (let alone drawing out), on November 1st, 1993. Being the mousess character she's grown and evolved to be, she physically started small (more rodent-like) in a few rare animation experiments. One of which is ''[["Living On A Prayer"]]'' (featuring that song too). Another of which is ''[["Morning Bonnie"]]'', where she's awakened by her "blob-puppy" [[Bopo]]. Since then, Bonnie evolved into having a more human-like body, as Dean continued to experiment with such, it was time to make a more exciting character in Bonnie...as the big heroine for his dream-film project ''[["Elysian Tail"]]''. In it, Bonnie must put her sword-wielding skills to the ultimate plot-test when the unthinkable happens in her home-community, also involving her trainer/mentor [[Leddinger]], and (to whom she's like a big sister to) his young daughter [[Tika]].

With Bonnie, there is no better mousess to really touch one's heart, being Dean's baby!

[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Mouse characters]]

Category:Novels

2005-10-31T23:11:19Z

Ken Pick:

Many novels exist in popular culture that include or centre around anthropomorphic animals.

'''Scroll down for existing novel pages.'''

== Novels to add ==

If you can think of a novel that deserves writing about, add it in here, and maybe someone will. Don't let that stop '''you''' writing about a novel. It is suggested that this page be used for books that are commercially published, and the [[:Category:Stories|stories]] section be used for stories that are available online.

<table valign="top">
<tr><td> A-D</td><td> E-L</td><td> M-R</td><td> S-Z</td>
<tr valign="top"><td>
* [[Adventures of Happy Jack, The]]
* [[Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, The]]
* [[Bear Went Over The Mountain, The]]
* [[Celery Stalks at Midnight, The]]
* [[Children of God|Children of God]]
* [[Chronicles of Narnia, The]]
</td><td>
* [[Fangs Of K'aath]]
* [[Felicia And The Dreaded Book Of Un]]
* [[Felicia And The Tailcutter's Curse]]
* [[Fox Woman, The]]
* [[Golden Compass, The]]
* [[Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!]]
* [[Hokas Pokas]]
* [[Jenny]]
* [[Last Unicorn, The]]
* [[Lives Of Monster Dogs]]
</td><td>
* [[MainFrame- Beginnings]]
* [[Mark of the Cat, The]]
* [[Man-Kzin Wars, The]]
* [[Mus of Kerbridge]]
* [[Norstrilia]]
* [[Quozl]]
</td><td>
* [[Sholan Alliance]]
* [[The Sparrow|Sparrow, The]]
* [[Stuart Little]]
* [[Tales from Watership Down]]
* [[Tale of Despereaux, The]]
* [[Wanderer, The]]
* [[Waterbabies, The]]
* [[Weigher, The]]
* [[A Whisper Of Wings]]

</td></tr></table>

For a more comprehensive list, see [http://www.furries.info/novel-list.html this novel list] as maintained by [[Dave Farrance]].

[[Category:Publications]]

Shardik

2005-10-31T23:10:42Z

Ken Pick: Added stub w Wikipedia link

'''Shardik''' is a fantasy novel written by Richard Adams (of ''[[Watership Down]]'' fame) in 1974.

Though technically not a "furry novel", it is included here because of the title character, a non-anthro bear believed by the civilization in the novel to be the Power of God.

{{stub}}

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shardik Wikipedia entry on ''Shardik''].

[[Category:Novels]]

SKORCH

2005-10-31T23:01:48Z

Ken Pick: Moved Category from "Publications" to "Fanzines"

'''''SKORCH''''' was the ''"semi-official [[fanzine]] of the [[Burned Fur]] movement,"'' as described by member [[Michael Campbell]], its designated editor. The stated goal of publishing it was ''"to produce the kind of magazine that a reader can't go through without saying 'Gee, I never thought about it like THAT' at least once."

==Guidelines==
*'''Art'''.
:Art pieces were limited to a "digest" size format (14x21.6 cm / 5.5x8.5 in) in black and white only. "Adult" art was no permitted, [[Wikipedia:Pin-up_girl|"Cheesecake"]] being the exception.

*'''Text'''.
Text pieces would have fallen into one of three categories:

:"Featured Articles": Essays about the [[anthropomorphic]] scene (art, people, or business).

:"Regular Colums": Reviews, "Industry" news, "How to" articles, etc.

:"Soapbox editorials": Personal thoughts or "rants" concerning the fandom. "Flaming" was not encouraged.

==Issues==
*SKORCH #1 (published 1999.)
:Content: ?

*SKORCH #2 (Cancelled.)

==Cancellation==
SKORCH seems to have been cancelled for unknown reasons (possibly involving the meltdown and breakup of the Burned Furs) even thought the first printing sold out in about 90 days, according to Burned Fur member, [[Peter Schorn]]. Its editor, [[Michael Campbell]], complained about never receiving a copy of the issue for his efforts. No further attempts at additional issues were made.

[[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Anti-furries]]

YARF!

2005-10-31T23:00:06Z

Ken Pick:

[[Image:Yarf.png|right|YARF!]]
Started by [[Jeff Ferris]] in the early 1990s, '''''YARF!''''' (also known as '''The Journal of Applied Anthropomorphics''') was one of the most popular and well-known furry print '[[zine]]s for many years. Other people involved editorially during its early years were [[Lance Rund]], [[Dave Bryant]] and [[Kris Kreutzman]]. It published comics, book reviews, text stories and pin-ups from dozens of artists.

A partial list of well-know furry creators that have appeared in the pages over the years include:
* [[Lance Rund]]
* [[Terrie Smith]]
* [[Monika Livingstone]]
* [[Ken Pick]], [[Waverley Pierre III]], and the [[WebFed]] stories
* [[Watts Martin]]
* [[Roz Gibson]]
* [[Fred Patten]]'s book reviews
* [[Tygger Graf]]
* [[Amy Pronovost]]
* [[Clint Warlick]] and the [[Jack Lynch Mysteries]]

Although it is technically still in production, the publication frequency has dropped to only once or twice a year.
[[Category:Fanzines]]

SKORCH

2005-10-31T22:58:08Z

Ken Pick:

'''''SKORCH''''' was the ''"semi-official [[fanzine]] of the [[Burned Fur]] movement,"'' as described by member [[Michael Campbell]], its designated editor. The stated goal of publishing it was ''"to produce the kind of magazine that a reader can't go through without saying 'Gee, I never thought about it like THAT' at least once."

==Guidelines==
*'''Art'''.
:Art pieces were limited to a "digest" size format (14x21.6 cm / 5.5x8.5 in) in black and white only. "Adult" art was no permitted, [[Wikipedia:Pin-up_girl|"Cheesecake"]] being the exception.

*'''Text'''.
Text pieces would have fallen into one of three categories:

:"Featured Articles": Essays about the [[anthropomorphic]] scene (art, people, or business).

:"Regular Colums": Reviews, "Industry" news, "How to" articles, etc.

:"Soapbox editorials": Personal thoughts or "rants" concerning the fandom. "Flaming" was not encouraged.

==Issues==
*SKORCH #1 (published 1999.)
:Content: ?

*SKORCH #2 (Cancelled.)

==Cancellation==
SKORCH seems to have been cancelled for unknown reasons, even thought the first printing sold out in about 90 days, according to Burned Fur member, [[Peter Schorn]]. Its editor, [[Michael Campbell]], complained about never receiving a copy of the issue for his efforts. No further attempts at additional issues were made.

[[Category: Publications]][[Category:Fanzines]][[Category:Anti-furries]]

Category:Short stories

2005-10-31T22:56:54Z

Ken Pick:

Many short stories exist in popular culture that include or centre around anthropomorphic animals.

'''Scroll down for existing short stories pages.'''

== Short stories to add ==

If you can think of a short story that deserves writing about, add it in here, and maybe someone will. Don't let that stop '''you''' writing about a short story. It is suggested that this page be used for books that are commercially published, and the [[:Category:Stories|stories]] section be used for stories that are available online.

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* [[Ballad of Lost C'Mell]]
[[Category:Publications]]

Category:People

2005-10-31T22:49:03Z

Ken Pick:

This category contains articles and sub-categories about '''People''' connected to the [[Furry Fandom]].
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==About this Category==
Know about someone? Write a page and add it to this category! In general, it is best to use the name by which people go in the community - either a nickname or their real name. Be as specific as possible, to avoid nickname collisions.

If both nickname and real name are publicly used, write the nickname and use a redirect (<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[NickName]]</nowiki> on its own) to point the real name to it. It's probably not a good idea to link a real name to a person that only goes by their nickname, even if you know it. Some people prefer to be anonymous - please respect that! :-)

If you are listed here but do not wish to be, please [[WikiFur:Policy/Exclusion|read this]] and (for further explanation), [[WikiFur:Personal information|this]].

If people fit in a subcategory like [[:Category:Artists|Artists]], please put them in the People category ''and'' the subcategory, so we can have a complete list of people. This probably shouldn't apply to lower-down layers, so if someone is well known as a [[:Category:Comic artists|comic artist]], don't put them in Artists as well.

== People to add ==

If you can think of someone that deserves writing about, add them in here, and maybe someone will. Don't let that stop '''you''' writing about someone, including yourself!

'''Please note''': Make sure that people have <nowiki>[[Category:People]]</nowiki> somewhere, and characters have <nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki>, so they'll show up in those respective categories. Adding/categorising characters/people won't remove them from this list, so please remember to do so yourself.

'''Scroll to the bottom to see ''existing'' articles about people.'''

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===# & A-D===
* [[0r0ch1]]
* [[Abe Groter]]
* [[Agiusmage]]
* [[Aja Williams]]
* [[Alan Mackey]]
* [[Aldi]] / [[Roofus]]
* [[Alef WildDog]]
* [[Alicia Rankin]]
* [[Allan Kemp]] / [[Fhaolan]]
* [[Allen Petlock]] / [[Higgins]]
* [[Alopex Sigma]]
* [[Alyn Gryphon]] / [[Chanta-Ra]]
* [[Andre Heinonen]]
* [[Andrew Murphy-Mee]]
* [[Andrew Powell]]
* [[Ann Ziegler]] / [[Duo Radon]]
* [[ANTIcarrot]]
* [[Antti Remes]]
* [[Anya Kitsune]]
* [[AoD]]
* [[Aros]]
* [[Ashanti Miller]]
* [[Ashtoreth W. Haas]]
* [[Asthexiancal]]
* [[AtamaKatJazz]]
* [[Avi Melman]]
* [[Axel Shaikman]]
* [[Baron Engel]]
* [[Barry Caldwel]]
* [[Bathgate21]]
* [[Bauske Destad]]
* [[B_dog]]
* [[Bethany Sellers]] / [[Honeytail]]
* [[Biohazard]]
* [[Bob Drake]]
* [[boogi]] / [[Robert Goodwin]]
* [[Boojum the Brown Bunny]]
* [[Brad Clark]] / [[Orwin]]
* [[Brian Graeme]]
* [[Brian Harp]] / [[Jace]]
* [[Brian Henderson]]
* [[Brian Reynolds]]
* [[Brian Sutton]]
* [[Burmese Python]]
* [[BushyCat]]
* [[Caleb Badger]]
* [[Captain Packrat]]
* [[Caramel Kitteh]] / [[Jazz-chan]]
* [[Cargoweasel]]
* [[Carol Kitty]]
* [[Claw MacKain]]
* [[ChaosCat]]
* [[Chip n'Death]]
* [[Chris Dunn]]
* [[Christine Klunder]] / [[Zhora]]
* [[Cindy Crowell]]
* [[Cindy Murata]]
* [[Claire Benedikt]]
* [[Claw MacKain]]
* [[Clint Forrester]] / [[Videocube]]
* [[Concolor]] / [[Clint McInnes]]
* [[Creature]]
* [[Creecher]]
* [[Cub Statik]]
* [[Dan Haskett]]
* [[Dan Ramos]] / [[Miles]]
* [[Dana Wolfe]]
* [[Daniel Renard]] / [[San Renard]] / [[Lord Ren]]
* [[Daria McGrain]]
* [[DarinKoopa]]
* [[Darkwolf]]
* [[Darmon C. Thornton]] / [[Darmon C. Thornton]] / [[Dar]] / [[Phelonious]]
* [[Dave Bryant]]
* [[David DeSimone]] / [[Fuzzy Fox]]
* [[David J. Rust]] / [[Sylvan]]
* [[David Steele]]
* [[Desiree Lee]]
* [[Diana Vick]]
* [[Diogu]]
* [[DK_L]] / [[Dktorzi]] / [[Jckal]]
* [[Dog Will Hunt]]
* [[Drew Maxwell]]
* [[Dynotaku]]
||
===E-L===
* [[Ecco]]
* [[Ed Zolna]]
* [[Eddie Gator]] / [[Muzz]]
* [[Ekigyuu]]
* [[Elementseven]]
* [[Elf Sternberg]]
* [[Elsbeth Brookins]] / [[Ravyn Wolf]]
* [[Emi Briet]]
* [[Eurosuke]]
* [[Evil T. Rex]]
* [[Fernando Faria]]
* [[Fionacat]]
* [[Firefoxbc]]
* [[Fjordwolf]]
* [[Floyd Yancey]]
* [[Fred Perry]]
* [[Fred Richards]] / [[Nick Norviegcus]]
* [[Frommer Possum]]
* [[Furgeta]]
* [[Furronica]]
* [[G. W. Thomas]]
* [[Gabriel Gentile]] / [[Disco Chicken]]
* [[Gary Akins, Jr.]]
* [[Geech Gecko]]
* [[Gideon]]
* [[GIGA]]
* [[Gotlib]]
* [[Graytail]]
* [[Green Monkey]]
* [[Greg Bear]]
* [[Grisser]]
* [[Grizz593]]
* [[Grrrwolf]]
* [[Hannah Spute]]
* [[Helen Galvin]] / [[PinkFairyLotus]] / [[ThePlatypusMonster]]
* [[Helvetica Bold]] / [[Foofers]]
* [[Honeybadger]] / [[Richard E. Dye]]
* [[Inuki]]
* [[ITOMIC]]
* [[Jacent]]
* [[Jaguarandi]]
* [[Jamal Hannah]]
* [[Jay W. Kennedy]] / [[JW Keneddy]]
* [[Jazaaboo]]
* [[Jen Doucet]]
* [[Jennifer L. Anderson]]
* [[Jim Lee Jr.]] / [[Peej]]
* [[Jim Pigtain]] / [[Vandringar]]
* [[Jim Tarpley (Mutt)]]
* [[JJCoolJ]]
* [[Joe Ny]] / [[Joseph Ny]]
* [[John Alan Stanley]]
* [[John Martello]] / [[Omegaltd]]
* [[John Nunnemacher]]
* [[John T. Baptist]]
* [[John Plunkett]]
* [[Jonas Silver]] / [[Jonas Bagel]]
* [[Joseph Hamdorf]] / [[J Skunk]]
* [[Julie Miyamoto]]
* [[K-9]] / [[Scott W. Fabianek]]
* [[Katie Popp]] / [[Karma Leafbarer]]
* [[Kayngi]]
* [[Kaysho]]
* [[Keiron White]] / [[Funky Alien]]
* [[Kev Beeley]]
* [[Kévin Hérault]] / [[Trantkat]]
* [[Kimya]]
* [[Kris Kelley]] / [[Toledo]]
* [[Kurimoto]]
* [[L. Hawking]]
* [[Lancid Van Gray]]
* [[Lea Hernandez]]
* [[Lela Dowling]]
* [[LimeyKat]] / [[KLANE]]
* [[Lore]] / [[Lorepath]] / [[EWAR]]
||

===M-R===
* [[Malachi]]
* [[Mamabliss]]
* [[Marc Leonhardt]]
* [[Marc Radon]] / [[Cosmic-Riptide]]
* [[Mark Krepela]] / [[Nikas]] / [[Teknoboy]]
* [[Mark Wallace]] / [[William Blackfox]]
* [[Martin Dudman]]
* [[Martin Wagner]]
* [[Matt High]]
* [[Matthew Milam]]
* [[Melody Lee]]
* [[Michel Gagné]]
* [[Michael Campbell]] / [[GothTiger]]
* [[Michel Mephit]]
* [[Miel]]
* [[Mike 'yote]]
* [[Mirawais]]
* [[Mokele]]/ [[B.Root]]
* [[Monty]]
* [[Mutley James]]
* [[M.C. Straver]] / [[Moonchild]] / [[WolfBeast]]
* [[N2Kenai]]
* [[Nick Bousman]] / [[Singe]]
* [[Ninja Weasel]]
* [[Noel Tominack]]
* [[Noname cub]]
* [[Noogy]] / [[Dean Dodrill]]
* [[Okawari]] / [[Manianima]]
* [[OkageRyuu]]
* [[Oldrabbit]]
* [[Onissarle]]
* [[Paul Defenbaugh]] / [[Ravenscroft]]
* [[P0rtwolf]]
* [[Perro]]
* [[Phil Bolton]]
* [[Pilot]]
* [[Pinkuh]]
* [[Posicat]]
* [[Quasi Skunk]]
* [[Rags]]
* [[Rajan]]
* [[Ranard Lightningfall]] / [[The Flashing Folf]]
* [[Rangarig]]
* [[Raptavio]]
* [[Ratbat]]
* [[Rat Candy]]
* [[Reagan Lodge]] [[Plague Dog]]
* [[Reddie the Dingo]]
* [[Reno]] (Artist)
* [[Richard Hallock]] / [[Virtual Vikki]]
* [[Richard Hernandez]]
* [[Richard Thatcher]] / [[Tree Rat]]
* [[Ringo Raccoon]]
* [[Robert DeJesus]]
* [[Robert Newell]]
* [[Robert Steinfeldt]] / [[Skyler]]
* [[Runtt]]
||

===S-Z===
* [[Sabot L'ours]]
* [[Sans Souci]]
* [[Scot Rhoads]]
* [[Scrapegoat]]
* [[Sean A. Foltz]] / [[Cigarskunk]]
* [[Sean McNally]] / [[lyfe]]
* [[Seawolf]] / [[AK Seawolf]]
* [[Sebastian]]
* [[Shane Fisher]]
* [[Shane Nelson]]
* [[Shawn Leedy]] / [[Mason]]
* [[Shawn Ye]]
* [[Shortwave da Husky]]
* [[Shy Matsi Lupine]]
* [[Siku]]
* [[Silverwolf]]
* [[Simon Barber]]
* [[Skippyfox]]
* [[Sly Rabbit]]
* [[Snap E. Tiger]]
* [[Sorayama Hajime]]
* [[Spiked Punch]]
* [[Spocha]]
* [[Steven Stadnicki]]
* [[Studio Jobox]]
* [[Sylvan]] / [[David J. Rust]]
* [[Tacoma TigressFire]]
* [[Tambako]]
* [[The Orochi]]
* [[Tiado]]
* [[Tiffany Soto]] / [[Syke]]
* [[Todd Sutherland]] / [[Scout]]
* [[Tojyo]]
* [[Tokala Husky]]
* [[Tokimitsu]]
* [[Tom Ziolkowski]]
* [[Tony Cervone]]
* [[TOR]]
* [[TVDave]]
* [[Wag!]]
* [[Walksfar]] / [[Gary Bell]]
* [[William Blackfox]] / [[Mark Wallace]]
* [[William Boles]] / [[Dripdry]]
* [[Wolf Kidd]]
* [[Wolf Smith]]
* [[Xander the Blue]]
* [[Ximbabwe]]
* [[Yami_Griffin]]
* [[Yscaldine]]
* [[Ysengrin Blackpaw]]
* [[Zippo]] / [[Imegabyte]]
|}

[[Category:Community]]

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Over the Hedge (film)

2005-10-31T22:45:42Z

Ken Pick:

<b>Over The Hedge</b> is a movie in production for 2006, based on the webcomic of the same name. It is a '[[talking animal]]' movie, and a parody of the classic 'heist' movie.

==Characters==
*RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis): A [[raccoon]] con artist.
*Verne (voiced by Gary Shandling): A selfless, neurotic [[turtle]].
*Stella (voiced by Wanda Skyes): A self-depreciating [[skunk]].
*Hammy (voiced by Steve Carell): A hyperactive, insane [[squirrel]] kit.
*Heather (voiced by Avril Lavigne): A young [[oppossum]] kit.
*Ozzie (voiced by William Shatner): Heather's overacting father.
*Vincent: A [[bear]], who [[RJ]] peeves off by stealing from his stash of food.
*Gladys: A [[human]] who, as president of the Homeowner's Association, has to do something about the wild animals stealing food.
*Dwayne 'The Verminator': An exterminator hired by Gladys to kill our heroes.

==External links==
*[http://www.overthehedgemovie.com/ Official site] -- Includes trailer.
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327084/ "Over The Hedge" at IMDB]

[[Category:Movies]][[Category:Comics]]

Fantard

2005-10-28T17:54:00Z

Ken Pick: Etymology of word

'''Fantards''' (also known as '''Furry Retards''') is a derogatory term word used by both [[Furries]] and [[Anti-furries]].

The word itself is an obvious agglutination/contraction of "[[Fanboy]]" and "Retard", and is not specifically furry. Though apparently originating among furry fandom, "Fantard" could just as easily apply to extreme fanboys of any fandom.

== Meanings ==
*'''Furries''':
:The term is used mostly by [[Furry artist]]s to describes those few furry fans whose social interactions with an artist, in their simple pursuit of acquiring any kind of free or commissioned furry artwork from them, borders on the just downright pathological. This term does '''not''' include those furry fans that may be a little impatient, obsessive, a little rude, or simply just lacking a few lessons short of a manner's degree.

:Often with a total unacceptable lack of social graces or manners, their behavior has been extensively discussed publicly in such terms as "incredibly annoying," "creepy," "manipulative," "dense," "obnoxious," or simply, "stupid." Artists involved in this art "exchange" will often complain about their inability to convey their ideas properly, their artistic nitpicking, their obsessive demands for changes, their paying methods (or lack off,) and the incessant amount of e-mails, phone calls or web posts requesting information on their commission (or, again, the lack off) that often reach a "stalking" level. Information about these "art patrons" is shared today by various methods to warn any future artists about the "complications" involved in dealing with such individuals.

:This appears to be the default definition.

*'''Anti-furries''':
:The term simply describes any furry fan and/or artist, deserving of the title or not.

:This definition appears to be used only by [[anti-furries]].

[[Category:Terms]]

Category:Tucson Mob

2005-10-26T20:26:26Z

Ken Pick:

'''The Tucson Mob''' is a highly-informal group of furries and other fans in Southern Arizona (USA) centered around the city of Tucson. The only requirements for membership were you had to live in or around Tucson at the time and know each other.

Current members include [[Ted Sheppard]], [[Mike Kelly]], [[Mitch Beiro]], and [[Wolf Smith]].

Former members include [[Jim Groat]], [[Steve Corbett]], [[Karno]], and [[Michael-Scot McMurry|McMoo]]. (Yes, McMoo was from Phoenix and Karno from Iceland; like I said, this is a very informal group.)

[[Category:People]]

Ironbadger

2005-10-26T20:25:19Z