Attention all Towards Antipathy readers and fans, I will be hosting a public brainstorm session on September 15th, 10am eastern. It will be done in text on twitch with voice on my discord. If you would like to participate, hop on to my twitch and discord and we'll see about getting this thing rewritten in a more coherent novel format. Looking forward to seeing you there, and hope you have fun with it!

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/p9XAVfm



Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mog_moogle

Good morning! I will be doing my mid-month brainstorm session with patrons in about an hour. Instead of it being a patreon exclusive, I am opening it up as a writing stream for the final stream before vacation. Stop in, say hello, and give some ideas about what the next major project should be!

https://discord.gg/p9XAVfm

https://twitch.tv/mog_moogle

Hello all! I am within just a few follows of making affiliate on Twitch as a writing streamer! I find this really awesome. The growth has been mostly organic with very little advertising. So, if you all have a twitch and want to help me out, or you have a twitter and want to give me a boost, I would be extremely grateful.


https://twitter.com/Mog_K_Moogle/st.....903973383?s=20 for boosting the tweet.



https://www.twitch.tv/mog_moogle for my twitch.



Thank you again for all the support, and lots of love to you all!

Good morning! I have started livestreaming my work on the latest novel. After getting into it a few days, I was surprised to find I am "on the path to affiliate." I'm not sure what that means other than I can have people subscribe to me, but it sounds cool. Come by, chat for a bit, give me a follow! I'd love to see you there.

https://www.twitch.tv/mog_moogle

Greetings! It's the first of the month, so that means you can subscribe to a patreon and get a full month of content. Supporting your favorite creators in a broad term is great, but if you wanted to specifically support me, I would be grateful.



What you would get for supporting me is early access to stories on all tiers. Additional rewards include:

- voting in polls to help direct a story series

- brainstorming sessions with for the projects

- highest tier gets a story commission



https://www.patreon.com/user?u=104265



And I'll be setting up additional ongoing rewards for patrons. Also, you can check out the discord server for story related announcements, stream announcements, or just to chat it up with others. There are also sections for critique and feedback.



And I'll be setting up additional ongoing rewards for patrons. Also, you can check out the discord server for story related announcements, stream announcements, or just to chat it up with others. There are also sections for critique and feedback.



https://discord.gg/p9XAVfm

Greetings!

I have partnered  nullbatty for some illustrated story commission opportunities. You can get a picture from him at his commission rates, and if you so choose, I can add a detailed description of the scene, or even a story for your scene, starting at just $10. This service is completely optional for the commissioner. A detailed scene description of a story to accompany your picture can add a layer of depth. Viola has a very cute style and I am looking forward to getting to bring a tad more to his artwork. Go check him out, give him a commission. He's well worth a look.

Greetings fans of moogle authorage!



I am in the process of turning my writing into something profitable! I'll be open for commissions, and I am launching a patreon with some benefits for those who wish to contribute. None of the content will be "paywalled," and during these times, I certainly don't want anyone contributing that cannot afford it. However, $5 tier and above will have early access to stories. I'm thinking two weeks, but that will be open to discussion with the patrons.



The highest tier will offer a commission of around 3000 words. Pretty much whatever you choose I'll write. I'll need to figure out some kind of recurring benifit for those that want to stick around in that tier, but this whole thing is kind of an evolution in progress.



Mog's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=104265&fan_landing=true



Other ways you can support me if you so choose is a standalone commission at my standard rates: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/mo.....le-productions

A one-time donation through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mogmoogle



Finally, I am launching a discord server for anyone that wants to hang out and chat.



https://discord.gg/p9XAVfm

I started a podcast that I'm hosting with fellow authors Jaden Drackus and TJ Minde. We're reviewing printed furry literature - be it story, novella, or novel - and doing interviews with authors, editors, and publishers! We're going to be available here on FurAffinity as well as YouTube, Spreaker, Stitcher, iTunes, and we will have social media outlets for you to explore and interact with your hosts and fellow listeners!

The first podcast is now up. Give us a listen, join us for a chat on Telegram or Discord, and we'll see you on the air, and in the Table of Contents!

https://www.furaffinity.net/user/up.....reviewpodcast/

https://up-fur-review-podcast.sofurry.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0.....cHTQ/playlists

Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/11097416

Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/Cq2sKhYp406lI8D8CdZaYw

Discord: https://discord.gg/dvfR3sT

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/up.....iew?refid=stpr

I will be attending. On my way now. While there, I will be doing a reading from my story, Chasing the Feeling in the anthology Dissident Signals, as well as being a panelist on the writing groups panel, the furry madlibs panel, and the always popular Can You Read It? planel.

Come say hello, buy books with my stories and I'll deface them for you! Hope to see you there!

Hello various fuzzy and scaly fans of moogle writing!



Typewriter Emergencies, a bi-annual e-zine was released today. It features content from and about the furry writing community. It has some really good stuff in it, the art is really good, and it's free.



Oh, and I just happened to have a story in it myself. ^.^

So check out Over the Top by yours truly, and all of the other content it has to offer.

https://www.weaselpress.com/temay2017

The Best and Greatest Story is going to be published.

I will be in Australia October 26th through December 6th. During this time, I probably won't respond to messages much.

Commission are now open! ToS and procedure can be found here.

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/moo.....e-productions/

A few months back, I teased about getting in print for the first time. I thought I'd give an update to what's going on, at least as far as I can because the final details haven't been hammered out yet.

There was an open call for submissions to an anthology called Fragments of Life's Heart. The theme of the anthology is love and all of its various forms. It's not an erotic anthology, so it'll be awhile yet before you see my porn in print, (but I'm working on correcting that. ^.^) I heard about a shortage in a certain category and two characters y'all might know came to mind. A certain otter and mole.

I wrote a slice-of-life story about Freya, (Geoffrey,) coming out to her father. And what do you know? They said it was good enough to see some real ink in a for real book. ^.^ Still pretty stoked, if you couldn't tell.

Now, the details I can't give yet, because not even the editors know all of them, but it's tentatively going to be an Anthrocon release. Also stoked about that, because I'll be there for it, God willing. I'm sharing title space with some truly amazing talent in furry lit. (I'll post a list of the names once all those details are sorted, but there are some BIG names, and I'm super humbled to be in with them.)

So, the details about the story I know the most about, mine. I'll be posting a teaser when it's allowed, but until then, I'll share with y'all what I can here and now. If you're familiar with Geoffrey/Freya and Douglass, then you've already read at least one of the two stories about them. This story takes place chronologically between Turnabouts and Expectations. As stated earlier, the story focuses on Freya coming out to her father while Douglass is getting ready to go to basic. It's written from Freya/Geoffrey's point of view, and focuses on her story as she decides to leave her alternate persona behind for good as she makes a fresh start at university.

More good news if you liked either of the stories. I'll be doing a rework Turnabouts to bring it up to snuff with my writing ability now. This will be released a promo for the anthology. (The erotica in it will remain intact, as I've already spoken to my editors about it and they gave me the thumbs-up,) however, if they change their mind about that, since I'm working for them now, you'll still get a tasteful but non-pornographic fade to black.

Additionally, Expectations will be reworked into a novella instead of a short story, expanding on the parts that need expansion. This may or may not be seen, because the plan is to submit it to Hot Dish to see if they'd be willing to take it. If that's the case, the iteration of it that's up right now will be taken down, (for obvious reasons,) but if it's rejected, the novella will be posted for you to read. This will likely be after the release of Fragments of Life's Heart, though.

One more little thing that I'll throw in here. To promote the story even further, I have an idea for the next story in this universe that I'm planning on releasing around the time of the launch. It will be the story between the one in the anthology and Expectations. If you're wondering why I'm not mentioning the anthology story by name, it's because it has a working title that I don't like, and I'll let you guys know what it's called as soon as I figure out what it's going to be called. *giggles*

Thanks to all my readers for reading what I write, especially those that have given me critique over the years. I'll forever strive to write better and better stories for you guys, because you're worth it. ^.^

Mog's new to the publishing scene, but watch out for him, because I'm not going to stop until I'm a regular there. *big moogle hugs* And I'll be posting updates as information becomes available from here on out.

https://mog-moogle.sofurry.com/

Yep. I'm going to be in honest-to-goodness print. Stay tuned for details! ^.^

Go to my SoFurry and vote on what you'd like to see happen in my newest project, The Reader's Choice

https://www.sofurry.com/view/887127

For fans of the series, the rewrite is actually underway.

https://www.sofurry.com/view/4116

Warning, link contains adult material.

In the interest of retaining my own intellectual property, I will no longer be posting any new material on FA. This does not mean I'm 'leaving' FA, it just means if you want to see new content, please follow my Inkbunny and SoFurry accounts.

I have torn meniscus in my left knee. For those of you that don't know what that is, it's the soft pad between where the three major bones in your leg meet. It's a buffer to keep them from knocking against one another and keep everything moving the way it should. They have little indentions on them so the bones can actually swivel and pivot in ways other than the ACL and PCL move your knee.

Luckily, my tendons are still strong, and I have (relatively,) good motion back and forth in my knee, but the complex bending is shot. That means things like jumping, landing, quick turns, running, and BMX are out the window.

There's a surgery that might help, or it might make it worse ... the odds are pretty 50/50.

So what does that mean? It means I can barely climb one flight of stairs now. It means driving my car and truck are much harder, it means I should stay off my bikes or risk even more damage. It means I'm done, at 30 years old.

Hmm ... No, I don't like that answer. It means that I'm going to be in a lot of pain while I continue to do the things I love. It'll have to be mitigated with stretches, ibuprofen and RICE, (Rest Ice Compress Exercise.) It means it will probably take me a few years to get my 24" hop back, (because I'm at a pretty pathetic 6" on my lightest bike right now,) and it means that I'm going to do what I've always done when faced with hardship, and try harder to overcome it and conquer it. I hate a victim mentality and hate that it's trying to be forced on me now by "conventional wisdom."

Mat Hoffman has been broken off more times than can be counted. His body is wrecked. He still rides his bike. My body is now wrecked. I still ride my bike.

So, I was assisting someone with a lockout today, and all of the sudden I hear people just start screaming and cussing. I look over to a car not too far from the one I'm working on and I see a mob of people rushing this car. The next I know, there are fists flying.

I run over, yelling at them to stop but that doesn't deter them in the least. I end up grabbing one guy and physically dragging him away, locking up his arms. I tell him in a tone that was probably rather annoyed and nasty, "Stop! Give me your hands." So I cuff him up. I get him to the cruiser and go back and arrest the other guy in the mutual combat. He gets put in another Officer's cruiser.

The long and short of it was they were fighting, physically kicking each others asses, over who was going to sit in the front seat. All of this with me in plain sight, my cruiser even had its lights on so that I wouldn't get hit trying to get into this car I was working on.

Stupid ...

Seriously ... don't do it.

Pulled over a guy driving drunk with his FIVE year old daughter in the back seat ...

These idiots put themselves, and much more importantly, innocent people at risk. But that was the end of the night. I was dealing with drunks all shift. Now, I've been drunk before. Hell, last year at AC I got so drunk that I ... well I was really drunk. I did not drive, I did not endanger anyone but myself with the risk of alcohol poisoning, (I was that drunk,) and I most certainly did not do it in a public place so that it became a Police Officer's problem instead of just mine and my mate who was gracious enough to watch over me.

Do it at home, or somewhere were someone responsible. (who is also willing to do so,) can take care of you just in case your dumb drunk ass needs to get squaded.

Like going into the woods to smoke marijuana, but seeing a police officer and running through the woods.

Yeah, that didn't work so well. These three fine upstanding gentleman ran over hill and dale .. (well, more like through a nasty creek with god only knows what in it and through thorn bushes) in an attempt to flee from the law. All had minor injuries, all were soaked in nasty water, all of whom were apprehended with little effort by pursing officers and myself. We managed to avoid the injuries and nasty water because we're not stupid. One officer did have his allergies bother him though. *laughs*

All this because they were going to smoke a blunt with so little marijuana in it that our scale barely registered it. So little in fact that I wouldn't have given two shits about it other than making them destroy their weed and trespassing them from the property. Instead, they get a nice stack of charges for letting us have a little fun pursing them.

In other news, I got hit in my patrol vehicle. Driving through a parking lot when someone backed out of a parking space right into me. I have to wonder what went through his head when he saw he hit a cop.

That's right. It all comes down to attitude. Here's what I mean …

I was called to a report of drug possession. I come up on a gray sedan with an obvious stoner car apperance. (It's rare you run into stoners that don't have trashed cars, inside and most of the time, outside too.) I smell the door seam, and wouldn't you know it, I smell some marry-ju-wana. So I catch up with the occupants, five in total, and call them back to their car. I ask who the driver is. The owner says, “It's my car.” So I start running through my routine. (I deal with a lot of drug cases, so the routine is pretty standard.)

I ask if there's marijuana in the car, and of course, the driver denies it. I ask him if I search the vehicle, will I find marijuana. He asks why I want to search the vehicle, (that's suspect for “I'm guilty, so I don't want you in my car.”) I inform him that I smell the odor of marijuana coming from his car. He asks how I found the odor of marijuana coming from his car. I tell him that I smell marijuana coming from the door seam, and I am going to search his car.

He opens the car, I don my latex gloves and go to work. I do my standard check of the obvious places, front ashtray, roach, glovebox, surprisingly empty, door map cubbies, also empty. When I find the roach, I leave it where it is, and ask the driver again if he's sure there's no marijuana in the car. He says no. That's what I do, every time I find more contraband, I ask if there is any contraband in the car. In the floorboard was a CD case with stems and shake in it. After that, I begin searching the back seat. Paydirt. Rear passenger side map holder has a baggie with a “green leafy substance” and the rear door ashtray on the same side has several roaches and a blunt in it.

So after I bag the evidence, I go back up to the group and ask who's marijuana was in the car. Everyone denies it. I take all of them back to the station, and I put the driver in a single interview room, the rear passenger in a single room, and the other three in the conference room. Upon placing a subject in an interview room, we let them know that they are audio and video monitored. All of the subjects are Mirandized, then the interviews start. While this is going on, another officer NIK tests the “green leafy substance,” which comes back positive for .. *gasp* .. marijuana.

I start with the driver. I tell him that I'll make the interview quick, and I ask who's marijuana it is. He says he doesn't know. I go to the passenger rear. Who's marijuana? He doesn't know. Okay, fine. These boys don't want to play my game. That's okay, I got others that are a lot more fun for me. I take the rear passenger and take him in the conference interview room and place him with the other four. Every time I go in, these kids are just being the biggest assholes they can be. They ask how long things are going to take, what's going to happen, when can we leave? They know I can't arrest them with a minor misdemeanor possession. It's obvious that this isn't their first rodeo.

I go back to the driver and tell him what I found and where I found it. I tell him that I actually believe him when he says it's not his, (not that I believe him when he says he didn't smoke it, because he's obviously high as a kite,) but since it's in his car, he gets the charge and a manditory license suspension with a drug conviction. I tell him that since none of his friends are owning up to it, he gets it all. Now it's time to play the other game. Dude, rat on your friends, or you pay the price. Guy won't admit to anything, or tell me who's weed it actually is. So I tell him that that's fine, and he'll get the charges. He asks if he can talk to his friends, and I say no.

I leave him to think about that for awhile while I go an watch the other idiots on camera. The more I do, the more I really want to peg the others and not the driver with the charge. So after letting the driver sit, sulk and stew about it for ten minutes, I go back to collect the information I need to write up his citation. While doing so, he asks again to speak to his friends. I can turn that in my favor now, so I agree. I lead him to the conference room, let him in and close the door behind him. I then go to watch and listen behind closed door out of sight. I listen as the driver tells his friends to “own up to it,” and the other four begin discussing things. In the midst of the discussion, one of them says “We all paid the same for it, so I'll take responsibility for what I paid for.”

Got'cha …

So I go back, knock on the door, invite the driver back out and tell him “The lobby is that way, have a nice day.” I then get the pleasure of going into the room and telling the four ass holes that they're being cited for possession of marijuana. They won't show up for court of course, and they'll have bench warrants, and in their next inevitable run in with law enforcement, they do the shackle shuffle and I get to go testify against them while they wear orange striped jumpsuits. I can't wait.

Now, back to attitude will get you everywhere … or nowhere. I seized 2.0g of marijuana total. I deal with drug cases on a daily bases, so when stupid little petty things like this come up, give me your weed, here's your trespass notice, if I catch you here again you're going to jail. Have a nice day. But, they didn't want to say, “Yeah, I fucked up, my bad, I'm sorry.” Instead, they wanted to say, “Fuck you! I'm sticking it to the man!” Guess what guys, the man sticks back … a lot harder than you do. Own up to it, take your slap on the wrist, be on your way. It's really simple. I can be polite, courteous, and lenient. Or you can have the alternative. You think I'm a dick? Fine, I'll not let you down.

Oh, and I got a call from the driver later that day, “Can I get my CD's back?” “Nope, they're evidence *click*”

I attended a police funeral today. Even if you don't know the fallen officer personally, these are very moving. There were hundreds of police cruisers from departments all over the state, neiboring states, and even from as far away as Memphis Tennessee and Chicago Illinois in a funeral procession that stretched for miles. All along the route, thousands of people stood and watched, waving American flags, holding signs and the firefighters, fellow LEO's and military saluting. It looked as if the entire city that the procession went through was out on the sidewalks paying respects. At the gates of the cemetery, two ladder trucks, (fire engines with ladders,) were parked with their ladders extended and crossed, and a huge American flag hung between them.

Hundreds of police officers stood in formation at the grave site as a horse drawn wagon with the flag draped casket wheeled to our fallen brother's final resting place. I managed to compose myself and not break down through the service, until I heard the county radios tone.

“822 safety check.”

Silence.

“822 safety check.”

Silence.

“822 safety check.”

Silence …

“822 has failed to answer his safety checks.”

By this time, there isn't a dry eye that I can see in the formation, myself included. The dispatcher relayed to the county that our friend had been laid to rest; that he was gone but not forgotten. Then the final call ended with,

“822 is End of Watch. We will carry on the watch.”

The twenty one gun salute, Taps, and an absolutely stunning Amazing Grace by the drum and pipe core. This is the second Line of Duty death I've personally experienced in the last four years as a police officer. One is too many.

I didn't know him very well. I had only met him twice. The first one I knew much better, and would have called him a personal friend … but that grief and mourning feels the same. Law Enforcement Officers share a bond that very few will ever understand. Police work isn't a job, it's a lifestyle. You don't put on a badge and serve the community every day for the paycheck, or the glory, or even the authority that the position brings. You do it because it's your passion. At the end of all things, when God calls us home, that is truly the only End of Watch for a Police Officer.

“The lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want,
His comforting hand reduces fear to naught;
He walks me through the streets of crime,
But he gives me courage and peace of mind.
He leads me by still waters in the path I trod,
And he says in Roman’s I’m a “minister of god”,
He leads me in righteousness as he restores my soul,
For his name’s sake he keeps me whole.
When I walk through death’s valley,
Right up to the door,
I will fear no evil,
For he comforts me more;
For thou art with me every step of the way,
As thy rod and thy staff protect me each day.
He prepares a table,
Especially for me,
As I work daily among life’s enemies;
He gives me authority to uphold the law,
And he anoints my position in the midst of it all.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me,
Each day of my life through eternity;
As I long to hear him say ‘well done…”
When I lay down my life, my badge, and my gun.”

- Unknown Author

Rest in Peace brother, I will see you again when I am called home.

I heard something today that makes me very mad. A good police officer lost his job because he made a comment. While booking someone into county after arresting him for domestic violence, as he was being taken into the jail, he made the comment “Don't drop the soap.”

The officer made a mistake, after all, you can't talk to wife beating scum bags like that … it's against the rules, and he should have received a harsh reprimand that would not have been on record and would have been forgotten by the end of the day. However, what the officer didn't realize was the CO (Corrections Officer) in the processing area was gay. The CO said nothing to the officer, but went to his supervisor. The next day, the Sheriff's office called the department and demanded that the officer be fired. Long story short, the officer lost his job.

However you feel about what that officer did, a good cop should not lose his job for saying something offensive to someone that he was not even talking to. He would not have said it if he had know it would offend the CO.

And while we're talking about the CO, what kind of thin skinned idiot in Law Enforcement is offended by comments? People I deal with call me names all the time. I've been called a fag more times than I can count by people I've arrested that have no clue about my sexuality. And you know what? As annoying as that is, it's their right to do so. They also have the right to remain silent, but they forget about that one a lot on the way to jail. And most of the people I deal with are relatively civil, this CO works with *convicts.*

If you're in law enforcement, and you can't handle a few gay jokes, then maybe you should seriously reconsider your career. Reactions like the CO are the reason for the misconception homosexuals won't have your back, on the street or in the office. Think I'll be able to bring my mate to the Christmas party anytime soon? Not without my coworkers worrying that I'll get them FIRED the next time they tell a gay joke. The overwhelming majority of homosexuals lead normal lives, and no one is the wiser. I'm tired of the 10% making so much noise that they drowned out the rest of trying to live and let live. Equal treatment means EQUAL treatment, not SPECAIL treatment. Black, white, brown, yellow or pink … we're all supposed to be blue first.

Now that I've chased my homosexual fans away, how about that local sports team?