BTW, here's the original prompt by  poettigress and links to other responses, because I'm lame and can never remember how to do these in the original comment:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/271331/

 poetigress, even. *covers face in tail*

Now I enjoyed the heck out of that... very well done. I hope we'll see more of you in the prompts...

*Hugs...

V.

Thanks much! I don't know how much I'll be able to do; I'm taking an instructor-led workshop this term and I'll have assignments to do for that. But I'll keep an eye out, and if inspiration strikes, I won't turn a deaf ear. :)

Charming ^_^

It's fun to see how writers piece together a vignette in contrast to how an illustrator might tackle it. I suppose the shorter the story, the closer that analogue holds -- with something this short, it's quite easy to imagine it as a short sequence of images.

There's definitely something to be learned there as an artist.

Interesting comparison! I was actually thinking of trying to bang out a sketch or two to go along with this story, just for practice.

Very nice. My only nit is a personal pet peeve -- I like knowing a character's species as soon as possible to avoid imagining the wrong thing, and I only had generic feline to go on (because of retractable claws) for about eight paragraphs, until Charles called him "panther."

Again, a nicely-developed piece here. I've been trying to come up with something myself for this week, but nothing's working out... maybe it's all the suspense of wondering how the Heat/New Fables reading is going. ;) >^_^<

I think at least one of them is going very well, if that helps. :) Thanks for the comments! I only just now noticed that the italic tags didn't scan. D'oh.

As for the species thing, it was sort of intentionally vague but not for any reason other than that he was just going to be a generic cat to start with, and then I said, "hang on: persecuted furries is cliche enough, I don't want to make him a housecat too." So he wasn't a panther until just before he's called one. Something I'd go back and fix on an edit, but (clearly) I didn't edit this.

Well, the two of you can both take your time with the evaluations; I'll live. Though, generally speaking, it would be nice to have more frequent updates to the Sofawolf LJ. >^_^<

Yeah, the italics need [ ] to either side, as BBCode; I forgot to mention that in the first comment...

I know, I'm partly in charge of that. But thanks for the reminder--I'll go do one soon! :)

And yeah, FA's formatting is still largely unfamiliar to me. Next time I'll use the square brackets.

Greetings,

That was quite interesting. Looking forward to reading more of your works! Nice avatar by the way.

Koronis

Thanks! And check out  oCe. She did my avatar (which I looooooove).

Short and sweet, and you do a fine job of illustrating a tiny point in a character's life and bringing it to light just long enough to beautify it. You've created a universe, a religion, a conflict, an empathy and a full plot all at the same time. Pretty much standard practice for you, but unlike me, you've mastered the art of both the short game AND the long game.

I didn't have a problem with the species thing; I like the vagueness, because I don't imagine Jerzy as a particular species as much as an animal-type blob, the IDEA of an animal species, and that cements the difference between the recoms and the humans even more...you could have not included the words "panther" or "wolf" at all, and I would have been quite satisfied anyway.

I just watched  poetigress, and maybe I'll have enough gumption to throw my own into the ring for the Thursday prompts. Who knows? I might be able, among my slew of pre-FC works, to do a couple and not fall behind.

...we'll see. Keep it up, fox!

You should definitely contribute! The more you write, the more you, well, write. I had a lot of fun with this, and I appreciate your comments!

Well, you know I love your stuff anyway, and I like to keep tabs on what my peers are up to; helps me along in the things I've got on MY plate. I'll see if I can't whip something up next week.

First thing of yours I've read, so with that in mind, let me say, if this is a world you've worked on previously, this here's an excellent way to introduce it. :D Furries and humans, strife between, in a throwback medieval society? Awesome. I'll definitely have to check out your gallery... y'know, once I get some time.

I've not written in this world before, but I generally love medieval fantasies, British accents, and furries, so it was an easy combination. :) Personally, I think the "persecuted furries" theme is a bit overdone if it's just that, so if I were to explore this world further, I'd want to include a lot more texture to it.

Thanks for the comments!

I'll agree with that. I've seen quite a few and even written one myself. I'm far more interested in the setting itself, though, the status of furries doesn't matter as much to me. I like the seemingly anachronistic use of a sci-fi-ish word like "recom" in your Middle Ages time period. :)

I could see the "it's a blazin' miracle" moment...let's hope that some good deeds go unpunished.

A nice piece here, wot? *chuckles* Sorry for taking so long to get to this, just a small indication how far behind I’ve gotten. I like how the imagery you’ve used flows so easily, from the sound of thunder to the shadows in the church concealing the priest’s face until he’s too close for Jerzy to do anything about. It gives life to the entire story. Very well done.

Thanks! Don't worry, I'm behind too. :)

Wow... This was quite excellent. A very good read.

I do see what you mean about 'abused furries' being an overdone theme though... It's kind of expected. I mean... We're such prejudiced beings.

Really impressed me... So this world... Is it one you created on a whim, or was it something someone else started for the prompts?

I just sort of created this for the prompt. I don't know how fleshed out the world is yet, or whether I'll come back to it.

Glad you enjoyed it, though! Thanks!

"Why, 'e's gone! Bless the Maker, it's a blazin' miracle."

Hilarious. Great piece, it deals with very heavy matters, even if the one forced out from the church was a panther, I can see it as a metaphore to xenophobia. But, even with the heavy matters, this is most enjoyable and entertaining read. The ending was just so good. The dialog, the timing... pure comedy. Great short story, I truly enjoyed reading this.

You can create a world that is so easy to immerse the reader in. Your subtle touches, like The Maker, the way the panther conducts himself in the church, his prayer, the dialogue, it's all beautifully done. And in a story that felt dark, it was nice to see a bright ending.