Allasso, Volume 2: Saudade came out tonight. It has two of my stories --
Magtwilla and the Mouse and
One Sheep -- in it, as well as a bunch of other stories by writers from the Furry Writers' Guild. I haven't had a chance to read it all yet, but it looks really promising. I know that Sarina Dorie's story,
Greener on the Other Side, is a fun piece, because she's in my local critique group and I got a chance to read an early version. I also got to see and critique an early version of Sean Silva's
Rearview on the member's only portion of the Furry Writers' Guild -- it was a really interesting and edgy story. Based on the quality of those pieces, I'm excited to read the other stories as soon as I get a chance.
As for my stories,
Magtwilla and the Mouse was inspired by a very disturbing nature documentary that I saw early, early one morning when I had been woken up by my young daughter. It was about a lioness and baby gazelles. I'll say no more.
One Sheep came from a game of Settlers of Catan that I played where one of the other players had fifteen sheep at one point and was trying to trade for one more. (If you've ever played Settlers of Catan, this might make sense. If not... Well, it's a good game. Where you can build cities, roads, and settlements out of sheep. Only sheep. Assuming you have enough of them.)
Anyway, there's a Reader's Choice Award for the best story in Allasso, so if any of you want to take part, you can email pinkfoxpublications@gmail.com with the name of your favorite piece. Either way, though, there's some excellent furry fiction for you to go read.
http://pinkfoxpublications.net/saudade/