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*wags happily.* Tempe! *clap clap clap* Tempe! *clap clap clap.* X3

*bows and bow-wows*

I'm so glad that the woman didn't instantly descend into the whole, "well, there have been reports that furries are often...blah blah bestiality, blah blah.' XD In fact, she seemed interested in the discussion. :3

Actually, she researched us pretty extensively before she had me on. Guess we're not as scandalous as we thought. X)

Ah, indeed! X3 I look forward to listening to the second half later on. But still, good job, Tempe. *hugs* :)

*hugs back*

*wags happily and nuzzles you.* ^_^

Nice!! Your interviewer seemed really open and posed good questions that was some good press, way to stick up for the fandom!!!

And I managed to be more entertaining than potatoes. Who'd have thought?

ha we all know you'd be better than potatoes!!

The interviewer was great. She even picked weird cowboy music for me. X)

aaah! i'll have to bookmark it and listen to it later~
cant wait to give it an ear though :D

Great! Let me know what you think. :D

Were ya nervous?

Yes, and really excited. : ) I grew up listening to Prairie Public's NPR stations.

loved the interview! ^w^

Thanks! ^_^ I'm happy with how it turned out.

Tempe, go make yourself a tennisball cannon for all golden retrievers. :3 they must have one now :D

I think I would make it with a PVC pipe and an air compressor.

*totally seeing baseball launching machines as a gatling gun for dogs now*

*takes his tennis ball to the hardware store*

I like the person! She was awesome!! no stereotypes and she just felt like she was a closet furry haha! You did great!

What if everyone is a closet furry—and they just don't know!

lol that's an interesting thought XD would be amazing though!

Way to go Tempo! Great composure and great discussion :) You did your fandom proud today!

Couldn't have said it better.

^_^

I liked that interview. You did more than well! :)

Thanks! I'll keep my ears up for similar things in the future. /\/\

That's probably the best interview I've ever heard anyone in-fandom give to the media.

Aww, thank you. Helps to have a good interviewer! : )

Very well done sir.

Thanks! *wags*

Posted the interview for furry news here -
http://dogpatchpress.wordpress.com/.....furries-radio/

Yay! ^_^

Oooh, seems we're all over the place in the news.

Ugh! Wanted to comment on this last week, but FA was in read-only mode and then I forgot about it over the weekend! I actually found myself listening to the whole thing and it was neat to listen to. May have to try the whole live stream writing as a good excuse to get myself writing more and who knows? I might get lucky and get a better editor who won't take months to look at stuff. :p

No worries. : ) Happy you liked it. Live streaming writing can be really fun and motivating, but I do recommend coming in with a plan so you don't get bogged down.

Finally got around to ticking this off on my to-do list and I must say I'm very impressed with your laid back yet professional back and forth with Ashley in the interview. It's often expected that interviews involving explanations of what the furry fandom's culture is can easily become fluff pieces couched in giggles and eyerolls, so hearing you two converse on it and its influence on your literary work as though it were but a conversation about any regular approachable interest (which it is when the sensationalist spotlights are taken away) was very refreshing.

With you being an educator who also has no qualms about sharing that side of their creative input, I'll enjoy a thought that you've done well for others in approaching their own interests without social anxiety. And also, good luck on any upcoming projects you've got coming!

Yay! Glad you liked it. It helps that NPR is a pretty classy organization, overall. Other more sensationalist media outlets, I would have politely declined. Ashley really knew her stuff and is very much a journalist, rather than an entertainer. And I even met a furry working at the station—he's now working with me to put together a show about furry music.

I figure my lack of shame should be used for good, not evil. X) Comes in handy in front of a class of writing students too, though I've never had any students of mine have issues with furry art/literature, if they even know what it is.

New stuff: Windfall: Adaptation is a cosmic-horror romantic-comedy novel coming out at AC, the Nordguard card game expansion Tribes of the Whitelands coming out at AC too, the Sixes Wild anthology is one story away from completion, and I'm in talks to release Allison & The Cool New Spaceship Body as a kids' book. Oh, and after that, I get to start on the Code Drop and Sixes Wild 2 novels again.