You cannot simply escape the needs and all that has happened over the last few weeks. Twelve days ago, a man was unalived (not using certain words in case I get permanently banned)…let’s call him Karlie Chirk for the sake of argument. His pew pewing has opened up a lot of dialogue about free speech, political violence and of course, the man himself.

For the record, I both disagreed and agreed with some things that Karlie Chirk said. Some quotes have been massively taken out of context and clipped purposely by those who didn’t like him. Then again, it is perfectly reasonable to disagree with some of the things that he also advocated for. The difference is that Chirk often allowed free debate on his positions, whether that be with college kids or with intellectuals and academics. That is the difference between him and the people who run this site.

I’ve been a constant part of the furry community since I was a teen and came out as bisexual. It was a community that I felt welcomed in and accepted me. However, recently, I’ve been noticing a more authoritative and reactionary change within the community that I do have to blame on the social justice warriors who run this site and don’t allow the engagement of furries from a different array of communities. Whilst I accept most furries are progressive or liberal, there are some like myself who are more moderate and find the constant push for social justice to be more about projection and seeming to be a quote/on quote ‘good person’, rather than because one actually holds beliefs consistent with their principles. For one, how can a community be so pro trans and yet also be very pro t organisations (keeping it PG here) in the Middle East because they go against the only Jewish state? FA moderators and its team have contributed to this environment.

Since Karlie Chirk’s pew pewing, I saw some art simply showing their sympathy towards his family and to him following his horrific unaliving. Today, I’ve seen that it’s all gone. Plus, it’s taken to Twitter too where people have screenshotted the response to what has happened. This supposedly goes against terms and conditions, once again equating this very man with Yahtzees, which was the very rhetoric that contributed to his demise two weeks ago. These people aren’t even necessarily conservative or MAGA - just decent people who believe that it isn’t right that a man who spoke his mind should have been unalived in front of his wife and children. If this is enough to get me banned, I want to state for the record that I also don’t believe that it’s okay to do the same. If FA wants to be consistent on this view, then why do they constantly push the narrative that another man ( let’s call him Feorge Goyd for the record) should be revered despite doing a lot worse than just speaking one’s mind and yet also lose their life in a horrific way too? Why is it that political violence against conservatives, Israelis and even moderates can be promoted and in fact encouraged openly by FA admin and yet the simple condemnation of what happened to Karlie Chirk be met with retribution by this pathetic admin?

Violence is stupid. Retribution against your supposed political enemies is stupid. RIP Karlie Chirk.

Anyway, in case this site doesn't allow you to reupload images, I've started a DeviantArt account where you can find me

https://www.deviantart.com/numbernegative0

I'll leave this as sort of an archive, but hope that it'll be up and running soon!

Hi-diddily-ho, neighbour-inho! Hope that you're doing well. Well, here in the UK, we're still having a very mild spring, our economy is in tatters and the tea alarm hasn't gone off in five days. Please send help. If you're anywhere else in the world, then I am happy for you. It could be a lot worse.

On a more serious note, I want to thank everyone for the recent (albeit small to most) influx in watchers and people favouriting my art. Contrary to popular belief, my work takes me a while to complete. I have a notebook where I sketch ideas and write down the jokes so that the punchlines work. I then sketch these out in Medibang before doing the lines and colouring, like most people on here. I've been throwing out a few more recently as I've been between jobs and have just started working at a steakhouse for more money and to be more sociable with my family. Stepping back from my sous chef role, yes, but earning more at the same time.

The recent love for my work means a lot, and I also wanted to clarify a few positions of mine. I am more than happy to accommodate for those who have tummy/navel fetishes, as that's my most popular work. I just don't want to purely do that, if you know what I mean? I think that I have a variety of jokes and tastes that I want to explore further, but I still will do tummy related art if that's what you want!

I am also going to be open to requests now. I am doing a limited one off offer of doing any first request for free, and then perhaps charge for anything additional afterwards. I have 2 YCH references open if you want to be part of these (I'm going to drop the $10 for the first customer on these and anybody additional will be charged):

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59594530/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59425576/

If this is something that interests you, please do message me on my socials or on Notes. I don't have Discord, so there will be easier. As I said, I'm now open to other requests that I'll do for free, send you the updates and then go from there. All I request is that you are patient and that you supply references to help me out. Many of you may not see this, but if you do, I'd appreciate it a lot!

Peace and love,

NumberNegativeZero

Hey, guys. I usually wouldn’t be too upset about these things (this is the internet after all!) but one of my good buddies on here Xanfowler has mysteriously blocked me and left a quite cryptic comment on my page.

I don’t know why, but he went ahead and clearly commented on my latest comic, posted a comment on my page (which I’m leaving open for context) and has since blocked me. I don’t know for what reason or what comment I have made, but if someone could reach out to him, that would be great.

He may have been hacked and that could be the reason, but if anybody knows, please do reach out. It was just so out of character for Xan and I’m a little hurt by this.

Howdy. I'm in the process of going more to writing, as that's something I'm just as passionate about as the art that I create. I've always maintained that I'm a better writer than artist, as the writing for comics and jokes comes first before the art. There are times where I've replicated themes in TV and film, especially within the Chez Souris universe. I've tried to write scripts for what I consider 'individual episodes', but I find this more lethargic than just writing short stories. So, that's what I'm doing.

I'm going to put 'Hunk vs Chunk' on hold for a bit (I had started this last month) to bring you each individual 'episode' for what a Chez Souris adult animated comedy might look like. I'll be drawing pictures to accompany scenes and place these alongside the text, rather than just be individual, stand alone pictures.

I'm also going to release once a month pictures for a 'calendar', in a manner of speaking with characters from both 'Chez Souris' and 'Two Stupid Foxes'. If you do care enough for this, these are the plans I have for each month. If you think of something better, please do suggest something else:

January - New Year/Returning To Work/Oh My God, This Month Never Ends with Fred (Two Stupid Foxes)
February - Valentines themed with Marcel and Erin (Chez Souris)
March - St Patrick's Day themed with Mishka and Mya (Two Stupid Foxes)
April - Easter themed with Darryl (Chez Souris)
May - Daffodils/Spring themed with Fred and Dave (Two Stupid Foxes)
June - School's Out! with Zak and Claire (Chez Souris)
July - 4th of July/Independence Day themed with Marcel, Erin, Darryl and Julio (Chez Souris)
August - Summer themed with the main cast of Chez Souris and Two Stupid Foxes
September - Autumn/Fall themed with Mishka and Mya (Two Stupid Foxes)
October - Halloween themed with the main cast of Chez Souris and Two Stupid Foxes
November - Bonfire themed with Marcel and Erin (Chez Souris)
December - Christmas themed with the main cast of Chez Souris and Two Stupid Foxes

Hello, beautiful people of the internet.com. I'm back from my honeymoon and visiting parents over the Christmas and New Year period. Minus the weather being depressing as shit, the journey back to the UK was definitely better than last year. And I also have a day off before returning to work tomorrow, hence the upload of YCHs!

Now, I know that I said I'm not all that good at this whole artwork business, and I would never do commissions, but I'm scrapping all that to actually give back. So, I have created two templates for some YCH work now available at the low, low price of just $10 as a starting point. Yes, just $10 and you can see your own fursona in a NumberNegativeZero style. This is just the base and won't cover any background changes or changes to expressions, etc. That will be discussed upon sending a DM to me, and we can negotiate a price.

Some examples of changes that may incur an increase will include:
- changes to the background
- changes to expressions of characters
- additional text or speech

Any gender is welcome. I won't be changing any clothing on either Erin or Darryl. Please no minors either.

Please, do check out the bases and send me a note on here or DM me on my Twitter or BlueSky:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59425576/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59425604/

Happy New Year, everybody!

Well, where to begin? 2024 has been a mixed year for me, on a personal level. The year didn't start off great, with a tiresome and exhaustive trip back from Disneyland Paris with a thirteen year old and a three-month old. After the debacle of staying an extra night, a ten hour plus coach trip and having to then work the following day, it may have just been the beginning of what was to be a snowball effect.

February was the most difficult. I haven't been public about this, but my grandfather passed away unexpectedly in his home. It was a night that I unfortunately haven't been able to shift, as I was the one who found him after I couldn't get contact with anyone else. It was a sudden heart attack, but he was found at the top of the stairs in a pool of blood. Needless to say, I hadn't a clue as to what had happened, but I slipped into a deep depression for weeks afterwards. I'm already diagnosed with a form of anxiety, and the pressures after his death made it a lot worse. I stopped doing the Marcel comic around this time as it was too depressing, and I felt at my lowest point. Over the months, being at work was a distraction and doing art was also a way of coping. Perhaps I'll return to it soon, but the emotions are still raw, and the overall story that I have for Marcel just gets more and more depressing, so much so that I don't want to touch it.

Things did get a lot better throughout the year. Life moves on, and by November, I married my long term partner in what was a lovely day. The service was perfect, everybody was on their best behaviour, and more importantly, I was there with the woman of my dreams. Absent friends and family aside, the day was exactly how I wanted it to be. On Wednesday, we'll be making our annual trip to Canada for Christmas, as that's where my parents live, and taking advantage of the slopes as we head up north for our honeymoon. I think after everything that has happened this year (the absolute emotional rollercoaster that it has been), it is the thing that I need right now.

I just want to give a special shout out to those who have supported me on here. I know that I don't have the massive audience that a lot of (far more talented) artists have on here. Those who I have asked commissions from this year have been awesome and great too. Sometimes when I'm making art, I always appreciate those who come to favourite those pieces. If you're one of those people, just know that even one fave means a lot to me. It means that someone out there is enjoying my work. I don't expect hundreds of interactions, but I like making art because it's a good medium for me to express my own thoughts and feelings. Like I said, I know that I'm not good or even great for that matter, but every piece I make has passion behind it.

Even though I won't be making art until the New Year, please do send in questions for the characters for the 'Ask Us Anything' segment of this page. Though I'm not open for commissions (I'm not that good!), I'm more than happy to take free requests of any character or your own OCs. Just send me a Note or comment wherever, and I'll try my best.

Have a great Christmas, or a good break whatever you celebrate. See you all in the New Year!

During the course of the last few months, I've tried to drastically change the approach I make towards producing comics and other pieces of artwork. You may have noticed that I'm now using a tablet, which is so much more convenient than using traditional pen and paper. It has made producing comics for me all that easier. I've really enjoyed making them for you guys recently, but something has troubled me recently.

I know that I can't force people to 'like' anything that I produce. Everyone has their likes and dislikes. I believe that I've put more effort recently into my newer comics, some taking several days to produce, than my previous efforts, which would take me like a couple of hours. The 'Kanga Claus' and 'Two Unwise Vulpine' comics took me the best part of two days to produce. And yes, I know that they won't be the best (I'm trying all I can here!) and I know that I don't have the massive audience like most of the best comic producers on this website. But seriously: no faves at all on these ones?

I don't want to be a fetish artist, or create comics for a certain demographic. Yes, I am aware that my original audience came from doing more stomach/vore related content, and whilst I'm grateful that those certain types of artwork and comics do reasonably well, I'd like to think that my non-fetishy stuff can also do well. Alas, it is not. So, is it the case that more people just want this kind of thing and I give up on the non-tummy related stuff? I dunno.

Like I said, I'm grateful for everything that I've built up recently. Just would like some advice on what people want from my artwork.

I’ve just heard about the news of SpottedSqueak/Fomo’s passing. My condolences go to his family and those who knew him best. I loved his work here on FA, and I know that he left a lasting legacy in the community.

RIP SpottedSqueak.

Does anybody actually read these? If you are one of those people, then I do thank you very much! Perhaps you are and you want to find out a bit more about my life and what I'm doing right now. Right now, I am typing. Ooh, I'm now typing some more. You get the idea, and I digress.

However, you may have noticed some new reference sheets for new characters in both the universes of 'Two Stupid Foxes' and 'Chez Souris'. I'll get onto that in a second. Whilst I want to focus on the recent Marcel comic, I will leave that on hiatus for now. It's not gaining as much traction, and I know that I have a relatively small audience, which I'm not ungrateful for at all. It's hard when all I do is traditionally hand drawn comics or pictures, which doesn't look as good as digital art. I've asked before, but I would like opinions on the best drawing tablets out there so that I could do digital stuff that looks a little neater for you all. Perhaps it would extend my audience, who knows? The most popular pieces on my page have been from other artists, who are far better than I am and use a digital medium, so some input into what I can do to do things a little differently would go a long way!

I also respect that the vast majority of my small audience will be people of a...shall we say, certain inclination? Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of vore and stomach related content, hence why I created Erin and Darryl specifically as part of my universe as they are a good way of exploiting that side of my weird habits, but I do want to branch out to more than just those areas. I always thought that if anybody found these characters to be interesting just purely because of vore or stomach related stuff, then surely they would like them in other circumstances too? Perhaps so and perhaps not, I don't know. If you do see this or have made it thus far, please do let me know all the same if that's something you're interested in.

So now for the references and my personal way of moving forward. Some of you may have seen that my two darling dogs passed away a while ago. Miskha had various complications and passed in August 2021, whilst Mya had an incurable brain tumour that lead to her death in January last year. I wanted to immortalise them in a way that showed off their often goofy and affectious personalities in the best way possible, so I decided to add them to the 'Two Stupid Foxes' cannon in future comics, which I am going to give more of a focus on for a while. I feel like I've been in spirals of ongoing depression recently, hence the bleak look of the Marcel comic for 'Chez Souris', so I want to bring these two girls into the 'Two Stupid Foxes' world and bring back more of the funny. I'm also looking for a few additional characters (even as one offs or background characters) to be included in throwaway 'Chez Souris' or 'Two Stupid Foxes' comics, so if you want your own fursonas or OCs to be included in these comics, do let me know and I can include them.

Hopefully you're all having a good start to the new year and that your 2024 will be a good one.

2024 isn’t even 11 hours old as of this post, and it hasn’t gone well already. Well, not in the circumstances I had hoped, at least. On the 27th, my fiancée and I went with our two kids to Disneyland Paris for a short break, hoping to return on the 30th in time for New Years Eve. However, the folks at Eurostar had other ideas as a flooding caused the entire train network to be down, meaning that we were stranded in Paris at the busiest time of the year. To put it short, tensions and anxiety had been running high.

After searching for flights that went over the place, with ridiculous waiting times and destinations (in one case, Paris CDG to Athens then to Edinburgh and finally in London in a 26 hour round trip), even considering getting to Calais as walk in passengers in a five hour train journey, we settled on a night bus on New Years Eve to get to London.

One crappy hotel room in Paris, a night bus, delayed ferries and choppy waters, we’re finally home, 36 hours after we should have been. I’m tired, I’m in my bed and plan on not leaving for the next week or so.

Happy New Year 2024, everybody!

So, I'm off work for the next few days as the kitchen I work in has had a gas leak and won't be resolved until Friday latest. It's given me the time to think about something that crossed my mind as I came on here earlier. My really random thought is if my characters somehow made it onto a TV show, who would voice them? I always imagine how a character sounds when I write or draw them, but I'm curious as to what you guys would ever think.

For me, I can see the following being voiced:

Fred - Tom Holland (Spiderman, not the acclaimed historian)
Dave - Matt Hargreaves (of Eddsworld fame)
Marcel - Aaron Paul (less Jesse Pinkman, though)
Erin - Kath Soucie (in more of a Kanga rather than Lola voice)
Darryl - Liam Hemsworth (Aussie, innit?)

Dunno what you guys think or even if you care all that much, but what about the other characters?

To quote Ferris Bueller: ‘life comes at you pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it’.

Life certainly has done that. Over two years ago, my partner and I suffered heartbreak with a miscarriage. We hadn’t been trying for children, but we felt blessed all the same, before tragedy struck us both. At the end of last year, we got engaged and moved into our first home together. Within a month, we found out that we were having another baby.

Today, I am proud to say that our first child was born: a daughter coming in at 7lb 4oz. I am home after a long day, whilst my fiancée is in the hospital with our daughter. Born at 4:37 this morning. I am exhausted, but the proudest man in the world right now.

For this reason, I may not be uploading as often and will be taking some time out to be with my new daughter and my fiancé. Having my step son to also care for, so there’s that too. Parenthood, eh?

Hello, loyal followers.

First of all, how are you? I hope that you are all well and trying to survive in this crazy world. If you're one of those lucky (or perhaps unlucky) people to live in a climate where summer is actually a thing, then I hope that it's not been too unbearable for you. If you're like me, one of the unlucky people who lives in a climate where summer just ceases to exist, then you're forced to take drastic action and travel to someplace where summer does, in fact, exist. So, I have taken such drastic action by doing so.

Hence, for this particular reason, I shall be hauling myself and making the valiant sacrifice of going somewhere nice and summery for my vacation (making it easier than saying 'holiday' for the Yanks). Therefore, new production of comics shall be on hold for the next fortnight whilst I am relaxing by a pool with several large drinks and enough reading material to sink a small ship. It's a sacrifice that I am willing to make for the greater good.

Whatever you may be doing for your summer, please enjoy and remain safe.

NumberNegativeZero

Hello, my friends!

First of all, I want to give a massive thanks to all those wo are regularly liking and keeping up to date with my work. All I want to do is entertain people and tell stories, and every like and follow means a lot. If you want to keep more up to date with my work/life schedule, then please do follow me over on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/NumberNegative0

I also want to thank all the artists I have commissioned over the last few years who have provided excellent work of my characters, and it is always appreciated. There are times where I feel like their work is far more appreciated than my own, but I am grateful for all they have done all the same. It's helped bring attention to my account and people are starting to like my work.

Where I am right now is in a bit of a rut. Nothing to do with FA or anything! I moved into my own place with my partner and her son a few months back, and I am taking more night work at a local gastropub where I now work in the kitchen. I'm really enjoying myself more than ever, but there are stressful moments, as any chef will tell you. It's been a massive upgrade for me as I'm now a sous chef, which I have never been before, and I am very grateful for the opportunity. However, due to the stress, it's caused me to become more anxious with time, which I think is being reflected in my work. Having pneumonia and COVID in the last year has also made me incredibly unfit, so I am attending a local gym more often to get back into shape and also feel better about myself. I've had anxiety for the last twelve years or so, and I feel worse some days than others. It was for this reason why I started using FA more often, because art and drawing for me is therapeutic and I have time to actually work on this now more than I did in my last kitchen job.

A few people have noticed and commented on the dark nature of the 'Erin' comic. I completely agree, but I have always wanted to give characters depth and show a different side to them (in an ironic sense to make them more 'human', so to speak). I have enjoyed creating these characters as part of this comic, but I feel like a lot of my real world malarkey is becoming part of it and, because I've been in a real dark place recently with all the stress, it's affecting the direction of that comic. It's why I want to focus on other 'Chez Souris' things, catching up with the latest memes that have been circulating and working on more 'Two Stupid Foxes' comic strips instead. I will return to the 'Erin' comic at a time when my head is a bit more straight. I've been jotting down lots of stupid jokes for 'Two Stupid Foxes' and want to include them and share these with you all. Something a bit more light-hearted, so to speak.

Anyway, apologies for this little rant if you're reading. More interesting things to come soon, I promise!

And my first tweet is profound and deep, so don't get too upset over it.

https://twitter.com/NumberNegative0 <-- If you want to give me a follow, you can do. Or don't; I ain't forcin' ya.

Hello all! Well, I'm in Canada now with my parents in time for Christmas. I arrived here on Monday, thankfully with the weather that's hit Alberta and many other parts of the country recently. I haven't been here for three years, and I've never known it to be as cold as it is now. My parents live in Canmore, so used to the cold, but as of me typing this journal, it's -20C (-4F)...so yeah, a bit nippy to say the least. Internet connection is a bit limited here as we're in the Rockies and, whilst my parents' internet is pretty good, it's not as great as mine back home, mostly because they don't use it as much and have many receivers coming off of it.

All I want to use this message for is it wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I had plans to do one more Christmas themed piece of art involving my characters before Sunday, but I don't have the time to do so, and I want to spend as much time with my family during the winter break. I'm here over New Years and won't be back home until then. I hope that you all get to spend time with your loved ones and get what you want. Lord knows that after the last two years, we need it more than ever.

Hey y'all. If you've actually read this, then congratulations.: you win a free set of steak knives. If that's something you're interested in, all I require is your bank account number and sort code, sent to 419NigerianPrinceEA@hotmail.com.

In all seriousness, I just wanted to apologise if you've actually been actively following me for a while now. The Erin story is still in development and may have to go on the backburners until the new year, as I've been caught up in work and also moving house in the next few weeks before Christmas. I'm also travelling to Canada for a few days to see my parents just before the big day, so there's that also. Basically, a lot's been happening, and I think it's time to open up a bit.

For those who are interested, my actual name is Kit. I'm *cough* nearly 30 and living in the UK. Son of a Canadian and Norwegian and somehow both ended up in London, created me and here we are. I've been a furry fan for as long as I can remember, and perhaps I owe that to some of the Disney films that I watched as a kid, as well as the Saturday morning cartoons that I also happened to view. I'm not a fursuiter or anything like that, but if that's your thing, go for it. I'm not much of a cosplayer either, nor a collector of merchandise, but I do appreciate the artwork of characters that have developed my love for animation and creating my own characters. Fred and Dave of 'Two Stupid Foxes' came around as the result of a drinking game between my best friend and I, curious as it might sound. We just wrote down a bunch of stupid jokes and I thought that having funny cartoons use these jokes seemed appropriate. Marcel from 'Chez Souris' is part inspired by myself, as I am a trained chef and also bisexual just like he is, and Darryl is based off an ex-boyfriend who was a large guy with a heart of gold who I actually lived with for a while even after we broke up. Erin was based off several girls that I liked in high school and one in particular who wore her style of clothing that always got me blushing (I have a thing for midriffs, as you may have noticed!) I thought a pred/prey dynamic would be interesting when creating Marcel and Erin (yeah, how very original!), and after I was told by a clairvoyant that my aura was much like that of a mouse, Marcel came to be with time. Don't ask as to how I encountered a clairvoyant; it's super confusing at times.

As I stated in an earlier post, questions for my characters are open, though I've had no responses. I await them in the near future. I want to try and use digital art in the future, rather than traditional methods, so if anybody has any tips, software or devices that they use (e.g. drawing tablets), I would appreciate any advice. So, yeah...that's it really.

Hello all,

I’m opening up some AMAs for my OCs (as the title indicates!) from both my ‘Two Stupid Foxes’ and ‘Chez Souris’ series. Ask whatever you want below, if you’re interested, and they’ll work their hardest to answer your queries back (pfft, actors).

Well, I only said a few weeks ago that I wasn’t dead and that I had been very lucky to avoid ‘rona. Well, turns out that was a huge joke. Last Sunday, I had come back positive with COVID-19, suspected to be the Omicron variant, as I’ve had all the obvious symptoms. Headache, sore throat, dry cough, blocked nose…all the classics of seven days of bed rest and enough paracetamol to knock out a small bull elephant. It meant that Christmas has been put on hold as I was due to fly back to Canada to see my parents (I’m half Canadian, half Norwegian as you can tell through my southern English accent). However, it looks as if I won’t be able to see them before New Year’s, so that’s a whole thing.

I’ve made a recovery now. Two negative flow tests later, and with new government guidelines indicating that you can now resume normal activities before the 10 day isolation period is done, I’m free and will be getting back to normal. Just can’t believe that I’m ending 2021 the same way I started it: stuck inside.

Hello, friends. Is this how you start one of these? Who knows.

Just want to inform you that I am not dead, or at least I haven't been in a state of peril for a while. I've just been off here for a while, not uploading and drawing as I've been recovering at home. I contracted pneumonia for the second time in my life (damn you, lungs) and have been hospitalised for a while. Thankfully, I have avoided the dreaded C-word and have managed to make a slow recovery whilst being sedated. What I thought was just a shortness of breath and pain in my side turned out to be single pneumonia that has well and truly f'd up my left lung and I'm awaiting results on potentially scarred bronchioles in the meantime. I am a lucky boy.

Just to let you know, that once I have results, I will be back in action to do some more content. I've been having some ideas and putting some ideas down on paper for a story series involving my Chez Souris characters, rather than creating a new comic. I will continue this for Two Stupid Foxes and a new series that I'm planning (more sci-fi/fantasy based). More will come in due course.

Hello, all. Apologies for this, but I'd thought that I'd let you all know that I won't be uploading for a while as I will be on holiday (or 'vacation' for you Yankie rebels) for the next two weeks. So, there will be no art in the meantime. Will be back to normality afterwards, so hold tight!

No apparent reason for this. Just wanted to inform you all.