The Voice of Dog

Last time, Esten’s date with his local barista lands him in hot water when their evening doesn’t go as planned. Corey offers to walk himself home and when Esten returns to the coffee shop the next morning, Corey is nowhere to be found. Today’s story is the second and final part of “Variables” by Roland Jovaik, who wrote this story as a submission for Roar 5, by Bad Dog Books. He hopes you enjoy listening to one of his earlier works and if you’re interested in reading more, he is currently working on reviving his SoFurry page where he will be posting any future works. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Life as an android is complicated. When Esten tries to learn about love, he discovers that life is more than just a series of algorithms... Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Variables” by Roland Jovaik, who wrote this story as a submission for Roar 5, by Bad Dog Books. He hopes you enjoy one of his earlier works and if you’re interested in reading more, he is currently working on reviving his SoFurry page where he will be posting any future works. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Set in the bustling metropolis of 1920s Hanoi, a French detective on vacation must explore the city in search of his stolen wallet. Today’s story is  “One Day in Hanoi” by Thomas “Faux” Steele. Faux is a Virginian author who enjoys writing in many genres, including romance, erotica, science fiction, and fantasy. He’s an arctic fox whose works have been published in numerous conbooks and anthologies including FANG 7, Boldly Going Forward, and the upcoming anthology The Furry Game Show Network, distributed by Weasel Press. You can find more of his work on FurAffinity. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Set in England in the early 1910’s, an otter takes a day trip to Dover, he forgets about white cliffs when he sees something more beautiful Today’s story is “Over the Top” by Mog Moogle, 2018 Leo award winner and Co-host of Up Fur Review podcast, first published in Fragments of Life's Heart  from Weasel Press and you can find more of Mog’s stories on his SoFurry page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Anna loves drumming but three weeks into her band’s latest tour, she’s ready to quit the rock and roll life for good. Today’s story is “Sound Check” by K.C. Shaw, who writes both furry and fantasy fiction as K.C. Shaw and hosts Strange Animals Podcast as Kate Shaw. Her latest book is Skyway, a collection of short stories about a couple of lady airship pirates, available from Mannison Press. You can find more of her stories at kcshaw.net. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

As two entrepreneurs light up the sky on New Year’s eve one takes heart to confess his feelings in a happy ending for the job of a lifetime. Today’s story is “Aurora Borealis” by Blouie the Blue Heeler, hobbyist writer who discovered the fuzzy side of fiction not too long ago and has dabbled in many genres  . You can find his slowly expanding collection of stories on https://bluish-gecko.sofurry.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

After fleeing the Natives that had so graciously housed them in exchange for marital duties, Kenyak and friends decided they had to find another settlement to take them in if they were to have any hope to survive. Fortunately, their people’s legacy had long laid the foundation for that to happen. Today’s story is the second of 2 parts of “Kenyak’s Saga” by MikasiWolf, a Singaporean Wolf Mercenary writer. “Kenyak’s Saga” have formerly appeared in the What the Fox anthology, published by Thurston Howl Publications. His works have been published by FurPlanet, Rabbit Valley, Goal Publications among others. You can find links to more of his stories on his FA or WikiFur page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

After being chased out of their home in Europe, Kenyak and his impromptu boat companions were blown by a storm to the New World. There, they discovered the natives were especially interested in the male members of the party. Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Kenyak’s Saga” by MikasiWolf, a Singaporean Wolf Mercenary writer. “Kenyak’s Saga” have formerly appeared in the What the Fox anthology, published by Thurston Howl Publications. His works have been published by FurPlanet, Rabbit Valley, Goal Publications among others. You can find links to more of his stories on his FA or WikiFur page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

A young wolf lands in Tokyo for work and discovers he has a lot of learning to do very quickly. Today’s story is “Tokyo Tension” by Crimson Ruari, who has short stories in Heat 14 and CLAW 1 and you can find more of his stories on his webpage. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is Part Two of "To Catch the Lightning" by Royce Day, which will soon be available in Armoured Fox Press' upcoming Swordmasters anthology, edited by Tarl Hoch Previously in Part One, Swordmaster Becca Blacksailor arrived in the Gerwart port of Klippenhaven, along with her lieutenant, Feyd, on a mission to escort the defecting gerwart scientist, Scholar Mond-Gaffer, and the prototype of his mysterious invention, aboard a waiting Mother Country freighter. But delays and a run in with Gerwart's State Security has ended with Feyd's death, and leaves Becca as the sole protector of the scientist and the freighter's crew.... Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is the first of two parts of "To Catch the Lightning" by Royce Day, which will soon be available in Armoured Fox Press' upcoming Swordmasters anthology, edited by Tarl Hoch. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

During a night at the club, River, a hotly genet, gets into it with his boyfriend, an aloof skunk named Victor, they're forced to reevaluate what's most important in their relationship. Today’s story is “You Can Watch Me Dance” by Dirt Coyote, who, when he isn't causing all sorts of trouble on Twitter, works on various writing projects including a novel, a novella, and short erotic furry fiction. Follow him at DirtCoyote on Twitter for future updates. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Nothing is as important as friends—even when you’ve had to move away. But even though you might be distant, you’re still in your Pack. Today’s story is “The Pack” by Kandrel, who is eager for quarantine to be over so he can get a hug from his own little pack again, and you can find more of his stories on his webpage, www.foxyonline.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is “The Canoe Race” by Daniel and Mary E. Lowd. Mary is a prolific science-fiction and furry writer, with more than 170 short stories and a half dozen novels published. Her husband, Daniel, is a computer-science professor, song-writer, and dabbler in the realms of fiction. Recently, they've been collaborating to write a science-fiction musical, with music by Daniel and lyrics by Mary. You can listen to their songs on Soundcloud. "The Canoe Race" won the Coyotl Award for Best General Short Story in 2011. You can read more Coyotl Award-winning stories in The Coyotl Awards Anthology, available from FurPlanet. You can read more of Mary's stories on Deep Sky Anchor, where you can also find bite-sized audio recordings of her flash fiction. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

12,000 years ago, deep in the forests of pine and birch, a young fox stands over his first big-game kill, pride filling his heart. Today’s story is “A Well-Deserved Rest” by SakaraFox, who is an avid historic-fiction author who spends his weekends working on steam locomotives, and you can find more of his stories on FurAffinity. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Sam the Beaver’s date with Oscar is going badly, as he tries too hard to be manly at the carnival games. Then she loses her hat to the wind, and he chases after it over her objections. Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Blind Date Blues” by Ian Madison Keller, who who has won a Coyotl Award and two LEO Literary Awards, and his newest book is Ritual of the Ancients by Fanged Fiction and you can find more of his stories on his webpage. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

A hard-nosed beaver detective goes on a date with a Texas Longhorn bull that she met on the internet. What could go right? Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Blind Date Blues” by Ian Madison Keller, who who has won a Coyotl Award and two LEO Literary Awards, and his newest book is Ritual of the Ancients by Fanged Fiction and you can find more of his stories on his webpage. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] Three polyam canines in the 80s were a match made in heaven...but Tracker Dog Disease was hell. And the ghosts are coming... Today’s story is “Ghosts of Cinnamon and Lavender”, originally published in last year’s volume of FANG, by Thurston Howl, who is an editor for Sinister Stoat Press and Thurston Howl Publications. They were nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and ALAA Over the Rainbow Award for their gay thriller Straight Men published by Black Rose Writing, and they have also written an HIV exposé called Blood Criminals, published by Weasel Press. They also run the Furry Book Review program and facilitate the Leo Literary Awards. This story deals with serophobia, which is the stigmatization and discrimination toward people living with HIV, and something the author has experienced themselves. Diagnosed with HIV in 2015, and taking a single pill a day, they are healthy and ‘undetectable’, which means they’re unable to transmit HIV even through unprotected sex. If you or someone you know is recently diagnosed with HIV, make sure to contact your local HIV/AIDS care network for early intervention services, and remember you’re not alone. There are friendly ghosts, too. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is “Unseelie Pie” by Bill Ricardi, author of Another Stupid Trilogy and The Ihy Saga. You can find more of his stories on https://www.billricardi.com Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Millennia after the Empire she represented was no more, Lupa, the Wolf of Roma wonders about the point of an Empire’s existence if it turned out to be destroyed in the end. But perhaps, some things still do live on...  Today’s story is “Remembering the Forgotten” by H.J Pang, a writer from Southeast Asia. This story was published in Symbol of a Nation by Goal Publications, as well as in Wolf Warriors V by Thurston Howl Publications. H.J. also has other stories published by Weasel Press. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In an everyday world of  campus humdrum, Phil’s life takes a sudden and unexpected turn. He decides to ride it out like an adventure story. #transformation Today’s story is “Rabbit Food” by Altivo Overo, who is a horse of a different color (perhaps even octarine) and you can find more of his stories on the web at Weasyl, Furaffinity, and of course, The Voice of Dog podcast. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] After Brandon expresses missing a man in his bed, his girlfriend Naedean gets an idea how to help. Today’s story is “Missed Feelings” by TJ Minde, a Leo Literary Award Winner who’s been published in FANG, Heat, and a number of other anthologies in the fandom. His story first appeared in Armoured Fox Press’ “Foxers or Beariefs” anthology, available now. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] Early fall, a werewolf pack, in mourning, on the highway. From campground to crossroad, they chase not just their grief, but a question. Today’s story is “The Last Journey Of Theodore Vulcek, Leader, Beloved Husband, and Pack Brother” by Rob MacWolf, and you can find more of his writing and bad jokes on his Pillowfort page. Read for you by the author himself.

Don’t let the human-centric fantasy world-view convince you that Kobolds can’t be adventurers, too! Today’s story is “Adventurers” by Kandrel, who denies that he is actually three kobolds in a trench-coat, and you can find more of his stories at www.foxyonline.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Keth, the young jackal suddenly shouldering a burden he did not expect, accompanies his tribe into the desert to challenge their rival tribe and its champion, Aram. Today’s story is Part 2 of “Water” by Utunu (@WildDogUtunu), a painted wolf who creates games for a living but enjoys worldbuilding and writing in his spare time. His published work has appeared in Heat, and soon FANG.  Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Atop a desert mesa, a jackal tribe struggles for its place as a rival tribe challenges their very existence. Keth, a young jackal just learning the shamanic ways of lore and magic, is desperate to help, and after undergoing a vision quest finds himself thrust to the forefront of the conflict. Today’s story is Part 1 of “Water” by Utunu (@WildDogUtunu), a painted wolf who creates games for a living but enjoys worldbuilding and writing in his spare time. His published work has appeared in Heat, and soon FANG. This is a story in two parts, which will conclude next time.  Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] A weasel attempts to escape from her life in Sawtooth to Oregon, but finds her old life still tied to home. Today’s story is “Disappearance” by Madison Scott-Clary, which will be read for you by the author herself.  Madison is an author, editor, and software engineer in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of four books, including her most recent, ally, a mixed-media memoir. Many of her stories appear on her own podcast, which you can find as Makyo Writes wherever you get your podcasts. You can find out more about her on makyo.ink.

Alone at Thanksgiving, sometimes a delivery driver delivers more than just pizza! Today’s story is “Giving Thanks” by Kergiby, who’s a part-time writer, and full-time panther. He’s been writing furry work and explaining the difference between cheetahs and leopards since 2010. You can find more of his stories on https://kergiby.sofurry.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

A mashup of Norse and English myth: centuries into her immortality, Robin feels forgotten in an industrializing world. Her lover, the vixen valkyrie Marian, schemes to cheer her up by hunting a new mechanical demon. Today’s story is “Robin Hood and Her Valkyrie” by Tempe O'Kun, who is the staff writer at the Culturally F'd furry cultural analysis YouTube channel, and author of books including Windfall by FurPlanet Press and you can find more of his stories on his FurAffinity page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] What happens when your roommate wants to order Hawiann Pizza but you want something with sausage on it. Today’s story is “Foxing for Pizza” by NightEyes DaySpring, an exceedingly silly story that appeared on his Patreon first. A wolf with a penchant for coffee, NightEyes’ work has appeared in anthologies like FANG and Heat, and he edited the anthology Dissident Signals with Slip-Wolf. You can find more about his writing on twitter at @wolfwithcoffee or check out his website, https://nighteyes-dayspring.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In a world where the air is completely polluted, driving everyone to live in underground bunker-cities, Sherm, a miner of the lowliest rung realised change can come from unity and solidarity of the downtrodden. Today’s story is “A Part of The Machine” by MikasiWolf , a Singaporean Furry writer. His works have been published by FurPlanet, Rabbit Valley, Goal Publications among others. You can find links to more of his stories on his FA or WikiFur page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

To celebrate our 100th episode today’s story is something special: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Today’s story was selected by Rob MacWolf, and the public-domain text provided by Wikisource. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Our elderly fox narrator does something unwise that gets up the nose of the landlord, Boris, but you can always rely on Brontes, the surly minotaur, to make a bad situation much, much worse. Today’s story is “At The Inn—Salted Beef” by Metassus. Based in the wild west of Ireland, Metassus started writing some time back as part of the "Thursday Prompt" group on Fur Affinity. His work has appeared in the Anthrocon magazine, in Fang Vol. 4, and occasionally on his printer by mistake. He is particularly keen on word-limited micro-fiction, calling them "365 Word Tales". At some point he'll have 365 of them and consider his work on earth done. You can read his writings and view his photography on furaffinity.net, or on metassus.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In a world where Parkour traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the african civet was tasked be the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Lesaut was however concerned due to an experience in his past. As Lesaut shows him the way to his rooftop home they would stay for the night, Snoss seems like he has plenty to hide about his past, however… Today’s story is the third part of “A Leap Forward” by MikasiWolf, who is a Wolf Mercenary writer. "A Leap Forward” had formerly appeared in Claw the Way to Victory by Goal Publications (formerly published by Jaffa Books), and Furry Trash by Rabbit Valley Press and you can find links to more of his stories on his Wikifur or Furaffinity page. This is the conclusion of a three-part story. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In a world where Parkour traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the African civet was tasked be the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Lesaut was however concerned due to an experience in his past. As Lesaut shows him the way to his rooftop home they would stay for the night, Snoss seems like he has plenty to hide about his past, however… Today’s story is the second part of  “A Leap Forward” by MikasiWolf, who is a Wolf Mercenary writer. "A Leap Forward” had formerly appeared in Claw the Way to Victory by Goal Publications (formerly published by Jaffa Books), and Furry Trash by Rabbit Valley Press and you can find links to more of his stories on his Wikifur or Furaffinity page. This is a story in three parts, which will conclude next time. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In a world where followers of The Movement — also known as Parkour — called Traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the African civet was tasked by the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Today’s story is “A Leap Forward” by MikasiWolf, who is a Wolf Mercenary writer. "A Leap Forward” had formerly appeared in Claw the Way to Victory by Goal Publications (formerly published by Jaffa Books), and Furry Trash by Rabbit Valley Press and you can find links to more of his stories on his Wikifur or Furaffinity page. This is a story in three parts, which will continue next time, and conclude at the end of the week. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Kindness seems strange to some. So it is important to remind them that there are good people out there. Today’s story is “Glorvan and the Cart” by W.R. Frixmargen, who spawns sci-fi and madness of various sorts, and who wrote Oak Branch in Give Yourself a Hand by Goal Publications, and you can find more of his stories on his Furaffinity page. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

In deep depression over her former life as a space pirate, Fahdah, a member of a dragon-like alien race, is shown that she is still welcomed home. Content warning: While the story is about survival, atonement and understanding, listeners should know that characters who have survived violence and sexual abuse discuss their experiences. If you’re sensitive to these topics or words, you may prefer to skip this one and I’ll have a new story for you next time. You’re listening to The Voice of Dog.  I’m Khaki, your faithful fireside companion, and Today’s story is “At Prayer” by Royce Day, writer of the sci-fi thriller The Visitors, and The Red Vixen Adventures by Royce Day . You can find more of his stories at Amazon.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion, who wishes to thank Dwale, Toledo the Horse and Primaeros for their invaluable help.

It’s a different world after the second great war, and a nurse catches up with an old beau while she’s visiting family to see if they might still have something with each other. Originally printed in FC 2016’s conbook, with the theme “Classic American Diner.” Today’s story is “Going Home” by friend-of-the-fireplace Crimson Ruari, who has short stories in Heat 14 and CLAW 1 and you can find more of his stories on his webpage. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is “How Menander Got His Name” by Altivo Overo (@Altivo on Twitter), who is a horse of many colors if you only see in black and white, and you can find more of his stories on FurAffinity, Weasyl, Furry Amino, or right here on The Voice of Dog. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Nicky’s invited some friends along to the King's Day barbecue. But he’s worried about what his family will think of them. Today’s story is “Nonna” by Spottystuff, For more stories about spotted dogs, keep an eye on his sofurry page, which is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Colon Forward Slash Forward Slash  Double V Double V Double V Dot Spottystuff dot sofurry dot com or find him at Spottystuff on twitter. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

A lonely trans-masc deer goes camping and ends up sharing a surprise meal with a friendly stranger around a campfire. Today’s story is “Bucking the Trend” by Madison Keller, who has won a Coyotl Award and two LEO Literary Awards, and his newest book is Ritual of the Ancients by Fanged Fiction and you can find more of his stories on his webpage. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

An abandoned lighthouse on a lonely cliff receives an unexpected visitor. Her new friend helps the lighthouse shine again. But will it last? Today’s story is “Of a Hawk and a Lighthouse” by Amy Clare Fontaine, who is a wildlife biologist and a prolific author of furry fiction. Her books include the young adult fantasy Mist by Thurston Howl Publications and the anthropomorphic hyena novelette Beyond Acacia Ridge by Goal Publications. You can find more of her writings on www.amyclarefontaine.com. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Today’s story is “Cleaning Up” by friend-of-the-fireplace Kyell Gold, who has won twelve Ursa Major awards and a Coyotl Award for his stories and novels, and his acclaimed novel "Out of Position" co-won the Rainbow Award for Best Gay Novel of 2009. He helped create RAWR, the first residential furry writing workshop, and has instructed at each of its sessions through 2019. He lives in California and is currently staying home with his partners and dog. More information about him and his books is available at www.kyellgold.com, and you can follow him on Twitter at @KyellGold. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Leo Belgicus, a 16th-century lion made of maps, struggles to find his place in the modern world. Today’s story is “The Lion of the Low Countries” by Huskyteer, an Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award-winning author of short stories. The story originally appeared in Symbol of a Nation from FurPlanet and you can find more of her stories at huskyteer.co.uk. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

[18+] BlueBucks: A cheap coffee shop on a small university campus. Most students come to get their morning fix, but when a fennec fox has his eye set on a handsome stallion barista, he hopes to finally get served an amazing latte... Today’s story is “BlueBucks” by friend-of-the-fireplace Televassi, who’s practically obsessed with La Tène, and has been published in various furry publications since 2015, such as Heat, Dissident Signals, and Gods with Fur. You can find more of their stories on their SoFurry, or in anthologies available through FurPlanet, Sofawolf, GOAL Publications, and Bad Dog Books. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Things are always getting better, but it happens in fits and starts, as a happy vulpine couple finds at a diner. Today’s story is “Milkshakes and Foxes” by Madison Scott-Clary, who is an author and editor in the Pacific Northwest. She’s published four books with a fifth on the way. Her most recent, ally, comes out  June 1st, and you can learn more at ally.id/book. You can find more of her stories on her website, makyo.ink. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Originally published in ROAR volume 1, 2007 from Bad Dog Books, this is a science fiction story about an incident at an orbiting spaceport, where a lion ship captain and a zebra dockmaster enter into a tense friendship but must overcome their instincts in order to fully trust one another. Today’s story is “A Close Port of Call” by friend-of-the-fireplace Altivo Overo, who is a horse who stubbornly believes that there is good in every sentient being and that every cloud has a golden side. You can find more of his writing and artwork on FurAffinity, Weasyl, or Furry Amino under Altivo, and at Goodreads or Amazon under Altivo Overo. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

They used to say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The people who said that might be long gone now, but their treasure still remains if you’re willing to dig it up. Today’s story is “Don't Forget your Comic Books!” by Alison Cybe, who is a tabletop RPG writer for multiple companies, and author of “I was a gay teenage zombie” by Deep Hearts Press and you can find more of their stories on their webpage, http://cybeswebsite.com/. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.

Set in the far, far future, a robotic space probe continues to scout the known universe, despite not knowing if humanity still exists. Today’s story is “Edge of the Universe” by Domus Vocis, , who loves to write furry and regular fiction, and published his debut novel “The Adventures of Peter Gray”, and you can find more of his stories on Patreon or DeviantArt. Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.