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[18+] An exotic dancer comes to an epiphany regarding his lost boyfriend and his own loneliness.

Today’s story is “Icarus Dreams, a Glass Heart, and Slippers to Take Me Home” by Andrew “Aethan” French, who wrote the comic Circles and writes the weekly comic strip The Pigpen. You can find more of his stories on FurAffinity.

CW: Strong Language, Sexual Content

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A mother tells her daughter the tale of Urania, the biggest, greediest dragon that had ever lived, and the tiny thing that was her downfall.

Today’s story is “An Atomic Fairy Tale” by Chase Anderson, who is a speculative fiction writer, spreadsheet wrangler, and internet bird. This story was first printed in “The Lorelei Signal,” and you can find more of the author’s stories on his website, chasej.xyz.

Read by Apollo Brightflank, who still returns to the prairie.

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Today’s story is “Fireside Meeting at the Cumuliform Arches” a collaborative piece with contributions by Partvoid, who still doesn’t know what to say about themselves, Pico, who hopes to write much more over the coming months, and whose upcoming stories can be found on FurAffinity, and J.S. Hawthorne, who can be found in “The Heavens Within Our Grasp” and other works from the Furry Historical Fiction Society. Read by Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker, BP Rugger, the Ineffable Moo-Moon, and Yuugenshou, wolf of wanderlust.

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Garret and Barry should be manning the pizza restaurant they work at, but they can’t go five minutes without getting lost in pirates, spies, medieval wars, and space adventures.

Today’s story is “Dicking Around” by Dirt Coyote, whom it’ll take more than that to stop. You can find updates on his furaffinity and sofurry accounts.

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Five percent of teenage humans have abruptly started turning into werewolves, and Canadian society is struggling to contort itself around the new reality. Facing prejudice and fear, a mixed-species gay couple commit to continuing their relationship – whatever the cost.

Today’s story is “Unchained” by Anhedral, a music teacher and writer whose works have appeared in ROAR, Werewolves Versus, and Wolves Dot Gay. You can find more of his stories at his Furaffinity.

Read by the Author.

CW: sexual content

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Today we present a poem by Aetherwolf76, who is a writer, crafter, mechanic and author of Beneath A Silver Moon, and you can find more of his poems on Deviantart.

Read by Cider, the Library Marten.

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Across a tropical sea, the resident dragons have a unique way to keep in touch.

Today's story is “Carcinographic Classifieds” by Chase Anderson, a speculative fiction writer, spreadsheet wrangler, and internet bird. This story was first printed on “Androids and Dragons,” and you can find more of the author’s stories on his website, chase.xyz.

Read before a live audience at Furlandia 2025.

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Today’s story is "Fireside Meeting at the Pride Festival" a collaborative piece with contributions by Pascal Farful, Norm, the Inadequate Cat, Marshe Summers, and Rob MacWolf.

Read by Dralen, the Dapper Dragonfox, Rhubarb, Feathered Starfarer, Cross, a Composed Hyena, Icefang, in the Cozy Corner of the Cafe, and Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker.

This concludes, for this year, Pride Month. But Pride, like the fire around which we tell our stories, is inextinguishable. So please return, perhaps next week as we resume our regular schedule, for another story, another time.

Thank you for listening to the Voice of Dog.

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Today’s story is "Fireside Meeting at the Pride Festival" a collaborative piece with contributions by Pascal Farful, Norm, the Inadequate Cat, Marshe Summers, and Rob MacWolf.

Read by Dralen, the Dapper Dragonfox, Rhubarb, Feathered Starfarer, Cross, a Composed Hyena, Icefang, in the Cozy Corner of the Cafe, and Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker.

This concludes, for this year, Pride Month. But Pride, like the fire around which we tell our stories, is inextinguishable. So please return, perhaps next week as we resume our regular schedule, for another story, another time.

Thank you for listening to the Voice of Dog.

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[18+] Derek and Frank have begun to ramp up their night. But bittersweetness sets in as reality slowly creeps back in…

Today’s story is the second and final part of “Last Night at the Whip and Boot” by Herr Wozzeck, who is a composer, violist, Thereminist, and writer based in Boston. They are the author of the novel Lost Inside the Blue Line, as well as the poetry collection The Enigma Letters. They are also the author of the novel Whip and Boot, which this story is a stand-alone follow-up to. You can see them perform with Trio Menagerie, and you can find more of their stories on their FurAffinity account.

Last time, Derek and Frank had a rather intense flogging session in the middle of the club, and are ready to take on the rest of the night.

Read by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.

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[18+] Frank and Derek return to the Whip and Boot for a night of debauchery and merriment in the place their relationship began.

Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Last Night at the Whip and Boot” by Herr Wozzeck, who is a composer, violist, Thereminist, and writer based in Boston. They are the author of the novel Lost Inside the Blue Line, as well as the poetry collection The Enigma Letters. They are also the author of the novel Whip and Boot, which this story is a stand-alone follow-up to. You can see them perform with Trio Menagerie, and you can find more of their stories on their FurAffinity account.

Read by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.

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On the dry steppe of central Asia, an unlikely romance blossoms between a burly Grey Wolf army engineer and his Unit’s twinkish Indian Wolf translator.

Today’s story is “All Of The Stars In The Sky” by Anhedral, a music teacher and writer whose works have appeared in ROAR, Werewolves Versus, and Wolves Dot Gay. You can find more of his stories at his FurAffinity.

Read by BandanaDog, Unorthodox Spacetime Drifter.

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Belittled by their boss working a dead-end beat, this newspaper reporter calls up a friend and finds a story worth telling.

Today’s story is “Scooped Up” by Packwolf Lupestripe. This is one of 21 stories in the self-help furry short story collection Work "Fur" Hire, by Edwin@Work, this collection shares useful advice through short stories about animal people looking for work. In this book you will find a rich collection of genres, including slice-of-life, drama, comedy, light romance, horror, and dystopian. Each includes insights into the hiring practices of the United States and an activity to help reinforce what was discussed.

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[18+] Today we present “Diagnosis Code: Z7253,” a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm, who makes games and writes stories. He has a short story collection that all feature dragons in some way titled “Tales of Scales” from Fenris Publishing. You can find more of his poems on his SoFurry page.

Read by the Poet.

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When Theo and his friends break into his deceased grandfather’s house, they only intend to retrieve his childhood belongings. Things get more complicated when they realize they are not alone in the house.

Today’s story is “Reclamation” by TimberDonk, and is dedicated to the rat who helped edit it. TimberDonk is a comic artist and author. His current comic, The Devil of Altar Lake, is currently running on his Patreon. You can find more of his work on his Bluesky account.

Read by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.

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Today we present “Proud Lament” a poem by Rob MacWolf. You can get his book "You Look Lost, Pup" winner of a Cóyotl award, from Bewere Books, and you can find more of his books on Itchio.

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[18+] On an unassuming day, Rykar finds himself challenged by new desires awakened by going out to a leather bar with his friends.

Today’s story is the second and final part of “Desire’s Wings” by Rykar Thornpaw, he is a wheelchair-using liotter who loves science fiction and fantasy. He is currently outlining and drafting a trilogy of science-fantasy books set in his own world named Oros. 

Last time, Rykar found out he enjoys leather, and now he’s going to have to finally come to terms with his desires. 

Read by Greyloch, your Northwoods Guide.