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A very lovely commission for my dear friends Jasper&Bodhi! Thank you SO much, it was an honor 💚💙💜
ID: A soft colored digital drawing of a puppy, an anthropomorphic otter, and an anthropomorphic dog. The otter is sitting on the floor and is taking off the small puppy from a round purple and ivory box with the label "Adoption". The dog sitting too, and hugging the otter. Both are looking to the puppy, the puppy is looking at them, and the three are smiling, all sweet. The puppy is wearing a bordeaux bow, and has white fur spotted with dark grey and teal patches; the otter is brown, with light blue and vivid lilac hair and tail; the dog is aquamarine and wears round eyeglasses. Pastel yellow background. End ID.
🌟 2023 carrd | commissions | ☕️ Ko-fi 🌟
ID: A soft colored digital drawing of a puppy, an anthropomorphic otter, and an anthropomorphic dog. The otter is sitting on the floor and is taking off the small puppy from a round purple and ivory box with the label "Adoption". The dog sitting too, and hugging the otter. Both are looking to the puppy, the puppy is looking at them, and the three are smiling, all sweet. The puppy is wearing a bordeaux bow, and has white fur spotted with dark grey and teal patches; the otter is brown, with light blue and vivid lilac hair and tail; the dog is aquamarine and wears round eyeglasses. Pastel yellow background. End ID.
🌟 2023 carrd | commissions | ☕️ Ko-fi 🌟
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Maybe because, to the despair of my poor joints, I tend to yoga myself...
And yeah I loooooove to color Jasper's tail!
Thank you so much for taking your time observing the details of the drawings. They are made with a lot of love!
And yeah I loooooove to color Jasper's tail!
Thank you so much for taking your time observing the details of the drawings. They are made with a lot of love!
I love casual yoga! It's when you try and try to find a more comfortable position
for work or reading, and somehow you end up into a mess of contorted limbs
and twisted spine that would make an octopus cringe!
That picture is wonderful, thank you! Endearing and hilarious!
It takes a great person to be so brutally honest about themself!
for work or reading, and somehow you end up into a mess of contorted limbs
and twisted spine that would make an octopus cringe!
That picture is wonderful, thank you! Endearing and hilarious!
It takes a great person to be so brutally honest about themself!
We all must learn that lesson, yes.
It's down to who has the tenacity to relive that lesson again and again.
I've only had the privilege of being the personal servant and can to one cat,
and I can't see myself getting over another goodbye like that.
And cats are smug, temperamental little balls of violence,
whereas rats are so ridiculously social, loyal and vivacious,
and they are at they best when there's a small colony of them.
Overseeing a succession of rat generations every couple of years –
that must take godlike emotional stability. Or a good capacity for crying.
It's down to who has the tenacity to relive that lesson again and again.
I've only had the privilege of being the personal servant and can to one cat,
and I can't see myself getting over another goodbye like that.
And cats are smug, temperamental little balls of violence,
whereas rats are so ridiculously social, loyal and vivacious,
and they are at they best when there's a small colony of them.
Overseeing a succession of rat generations every couple of years –
that must take godlike emotional stability. Or a good capacity for crying.
Oooo, I'm sorry for the cat! I had one when I lived with my mom. The goodbye was sad, naturally. And he was exactly as you described, a little Klingon, to the point I warned Sto-vo-kor when he was gone... but he was loved. Very loved!
We had also a dog... and birds... fish... a lot of goodbyes.
To be honest I really don't know how I keep going. Because each goodbye I say myself "no, not again", but I look at the survivors, they need some extra care and cheering too (some of them deeply and visibly grieve when a friend is lost). So... we keep going. I don't know if you ever read Watership Down; as any good piece of art some parts are very problematic, but the rabbits culture depicted there deals fantastically with the short lives but communal spirit of the rabbits, much of it applies to rats to.
We had also a dog... and birds... fish... a lot of goodbyes.
To be honest I really don't know how I keep going. Because each goodbye I say myself "no, not again", but I look at the survivors, they need some extra care and cheering too (some of them deeply and visibly grieve when a friend is lost). So... we keep going. I don't know if you ever read Watership Down; as any good piece of art some parts are very problematic, but the rabbits culture depicted there deals fantastically with the short lives but communal spirit of the rabbits, much of it applies to rats to.
A long and lasting memory to your Klingon Kitty!
May his foes in the world beyond be worthy, and his conquests be great! Qapla'!
It is often the way with responsibility: people are never ready for the full extent of it,
but they stick by their loved ones, and pull through against all odds.
You are the best guardian your animals could hope for,
and you are a wonderful human being.
Oh, and I haven't read the book, but I've watched the film, and lots of video essays
that analyzed the film and the book. Watership Down is one of the greatest
xenofiction novels, and Richard Adams' work on making the rabbit characters
both a unique, human like culture while keeping them as realistically rabbit-like as possible
is extensive and excellent. Communal rodents show great examples of mutual support and love, yeah.
May his foes in the world beyond be worthy, and his conquests be great! Qapla'!
It is often the way with responsibility: people are never ready for the full extent of it,
but they stick by their loved ones, and pull through against all odds.
You are the best guardian your animals could hope for,
and you are a wonderful human being.
Oh, and I haven't read the book, but I've watched the film, and lots of video essays
that analyzed the film and the book. Watership Down is one of the greatest
xenofiction novels, and Richard Adams' work on making the rabbit characters
both a unique, human like culture while keeping them as realistically rabbit-like as possible
is extensive and excellent. Communal rodents show great examples of mutual support and love, yeah.
Thank you so much for all your lovely words! You are also a very kind person, and I'm sure your cat appreciated your company too 💜
It is so cool to use the word xenofiction for a work about rabbits, a very common Earthling, but it is very true because their worldview in Watershio Down is very peculiar. I especially love the language and the mythology of the rabbits (although I still need to read the second book with more tales)
It is so cool to use the word xenofiction for a work about rabbits, a very common Earthling, but it is very true because their worldview in Watershio Down is very peculiar. I especially love the language and the mythology of the rabbits (although I still need to read the second book with more tales)
Well, the term "xenofiction" has recently been used to describe any work of fantastic fiction
that emphasizes characters that have perspectives and motivations
that are rooted in the specific culture of those fictional people,
rather than being merely human perspectives
in strange bodies and strange places.
Sometimes xenofiction stories are about exploring the psychology of aliens who differ significantly from humans,
and sometimes they attempt to recreate the psychology of animal characters without relying on
any of the usual anthropocentric narrative conventions.
In that down-to-earth genres, Richard Adams' books are considered foundational, and incredibly well-done.
There is a YouTube essay channel called Cardinal West that focuses on reviewing and analyzing the stories of this genre, if you're interested!
And thank you again for your kind words!
We were very close with my cat, she would often wake me up by gently scratching my nose,
and she loved to nap on the table between me and the keyboard.
that emphasizes characters that have perspectives and motivations
that are rooted in the specific culture of those fictional people,
rather than being merely human perspectives
in strange bodies and strange places.
Sometimes xenofiction stories are about exploring the psychology of aliens who differ significantly from humans,
and sometimes they attempt to recreate the psychology of animal characters without relying on
any of the usual anthropocentric narrative conventions.
In that down-to-earth genres, Richard Adams' books are considered foundational, and incredibly well-done.
There is a YouTube essay channel called Cardinal West that focuses on reviewing and analyzing the stories of this genre, if you're interested!
And thank you again for your kind words!
We were very close with my cat, she would often wake me up by gently scratching my nose,
and she loved to nap on the table between me and the keyboard.
Wow, thanks for the recommendation! Unfortunately, I'm not very found of long video essays. First I can't get all the English without subtitles; second sometimes I want to skip parts or at least go faster, or to repeat parts - much like I would do with a book, and then I click on the wrong timestamp, etc etc. But I can give a try, or at least investigate the channel for writing pieces! (The author has some fictional books, it seems!)
Aaaaaw, see how cats are more than "smug, temperamental little balls of violence"? Even if she were mostly that way, it's fantastic when cats choose to trust their humans and show affection, even if in small doses. She had a good, honorable life with her people 💗
Aaaaaw, see how cats are more than "smug, temperamental little balls of violence"? Even if she were mostly that way, it's fantastic when cats choose to trust their humans and show affection, even if in small doses. She had a good, honorable life with her people 💗
Thank you for your kind words!
Cats are wonderful, of course! They can be very willful and independent, to the point
of alienating their humans and causing all sorts of mischief,
but they can be incredibly affectionate, too.
When I made that comparison, I was mostly trying to highlight
the rats' tendency to be social and loving and playful and nice,
without the feline aloof loner tendencies.
All statements that go like "all things in this category are like this or like that"
are gross generalizations, especially when talking about living beings,
of course.
And you don't have to watch it if it's not your style of absorbing information!
I was just trying to illustrate my point about animal xenofiction being its own genre!
I also have trouble finding the time for long video essays,
and long-format writing is difficult for me to get into.
If you wish, I could compile a book recommendation list from that video,
so you could have it as the reference for the genre's timeline?
Cats are wonderful, of course! They can be very willful and independent, to the point
of alienating their humans and causing all sorts of mischief,
but they can be incredibly affectionate, too.
When I made that comparison, I was mostly trying to highlight
the rats' tendency to be social and loving and playful and nice,
without the feline aloof loner tendencies.
All statements that go like "all things in this category are like this or like that"
are gross generalizations, especially when talking about living beings,
of course.
And you don't have to watch it if it's not your style of absorbing information!
I was just trying to illustrate my point about animal xenofiction being its own genre!
I also have trouble finding the time for long video essays,
and long-format writing is difficult for me to get into.
If you wish, I could compile a book recommendation list from that video,
so you could have it as the reference for the genre's timeline?
Ooooh, gotcha about cats/rats comparison, and agree! Living beings are always surprising. Fun fact, I had a rat called Persian, after the Pokémon, and he was very cat-like temperament wise. He didn't bite or scratch, but he was way less sociable, to the point of slowly hiding when my mom visited - not like hiding out of fear, fast, but paced just like "hmmm I don't wanna talk with you, your not my human". But, even without showing much, we has a good and loyal friend to me and the mischief (that's the English word for a group of rats, and I love it)
And if you have book recommendations, they are welcome! But no worries in a rigorous compiling, just taking examples you remember is fine! I don't wanna bother you!
And if you have book recommendations, they are welcome! But no worries in a rigorous compiling, just taking examples you remember is fine! I don't wanna bother you!
Persian was a the misunderstood introverted philosopher poet of rats.
Thank you for sharing his life's story! Memory endures.
And those group words for animals are very cool,
from "a murmuration of starlings" to "a conspiracy of ravens" to "a clowder of cats"!
Here are the notable books from the video:
The early animal perspective xenofiction
The video's author places most of the books there in the category of "Moralist" fiction,
which usually feature domesticated animals and themes of animal abuse,
and focus on the relationships between those animals and humans.
"Black Beauty" (1877) by Anna Sewell 🐎
"The Jungle Book" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling 🐾
"Flush: A Biography" (1933) by Virginia Woolf 🐕
"The Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1956) by Dodie Smith 🐕
"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" (1970) by Richard Back 🕊️
The later development of the genre by authors with naturalist backgrounds, the "Realist" fiction.
"Wild Animals I Have Known" (1898) by Ernest Thompson Seton 🐾
"The Call of the Wild" (1903) by Jack London 🐕🐺
"White Fang" (1906) by Jack London 🐕🐺
"Bambi: A Life in the Woods" (1923) by Felix Salten 🦌
"Tarka the Otter" (1927) by Henry Williamson 🦦
"The Fox and the Hound" (1967) by Daniel P. Mannix 🐕🦊
"The Wild Lone: The Story of Pytchley Fox" (1938) by Denys "B.B." Watkin-Pitchford 🦊
"Lassie, Come-Home" (1938) by Eric Knight 🐕
"Sirius" (1944) by Olaf Stapledon 🐕
"The Incredible Journey" (1961) by Sheila Burnford 🐕😺
"Faithful Ruslan" (1975) by Georgi Vladimov 🐕
"The Plague Dogs" (1977) by Richard Adams 🐕🦊
"The Animals of Farthing Wood" (1979) by Colin Dann 🐾
"Fire, Bread and Bone" (1997) by Henrietta Branford 🐕🐺
"A Wolf Called Wander" (2019) by Rosanne Parry 🐺
Then the author outlines the third category, the "Mythic" animal xenofiction.
It is defined by the animal characters living in their own cultural environment
that mirrors the human culture, but which is shown to have been shaped
by the specific circumstances of the animals in question.
"Watership Down" (1972) by Richard Adams 🐰
"A Black Fox Running" (1981) by Brian Carter 🦊
"The Stonor Eagles" (1982) by William Horwood 🦅
"Callanish" (1984) by William Horwood 🦅
"The Singing Tree (The White Fox)" (1985) by Brian Parvin 🦊
"Nightworld" (1987) by Brian Carter 🦡
"Hunter's Moon" (1989) by Garry Kilworth 🦊
"Fire Bringer" (1999) by David Clement-Davis 🦌
"Warriors" (2003–ongoing) by Erin Hunter (a collective pseudonym) 😺
Thank you for sharing his life's story! Memory endures.
And those group words for animals are very cool,
from "a murmuration of starlings" to "a conspiracy of ravens" to "a clowder of cats"!
Here are the notable books from the video:
The early animal perspective xenofiction
The video's author places most of the books there in the category of "Moralist" fiction,
which usually feature domesticated animals and themes of animal abuse,
and focus on the relationships between those animals and humans.
"Black Beauty" (1877) by Anna Sewell 🐎
"The Jungle Book" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling 🐾
"Flush: A Biography" (1933) by Virginia Woolf 🐕
"The Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1956) by Dodie Smith 🐕
"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" (1970) by Richard Back 🕊️
The later development of the genre by authors with naturalist backgrounds, the "Realist" fiction.
"Wild Animals I Have Known" (1898) by Ernest Thompson Seton 🐾
"The Call of the Wild" (1903) by Jack London 🐕🐺
"White Fang" (1906) by Jack London 🐕🐺
"Bambi: A Life in the Woods" (1923) by Felix Salten 🦌
"Tarka the Otter" (1927) by Henry Williamson 🦦
"The Fox and the Hound" (1967) by Daniel P. Mannix 🐕🦊
"The Wild Lone: The Story of Pytchley Fox" (1938) by Denys "B.B." Watkin-Pitchford 🦊
"Lassie, Come-Home" (1938) by Eric Knight 🐕
"Sirius" (1944) by Olaf Stapledon 🐕
"The Incredible Journey" (1961) by Sheila Burnford 🐕😺
"Faithful Ruslan" (1975) by Georgi Vladimov 🐕
"The Plague Dogs" (1977) by Richard Adams 🐕🦊
"The Animals of Farthing Wood" (1979) by Colin Dann 🐾
"Fire, Bread and Bone" (1997) by Henrietta Branford 🐕🐺
"A Wolf Called Wander" (2019) by Rosanne Parry 🐺
Then the author outlines the third category, the "Mythic" animal xenofiction.
It is defined by the animal characters living in their own cultural environment
that mirrors the human culture, but which is shown to have been shaped
by the specific circumstances of the animals in question.
"Watership Down" (1972) by Richard Adams 🐰
"A Black Fox Running" (1981) by Brian Carter 🦊
"The Stonor Eagles" (1982) by William Horwood 🦅
"Callanish" (1984) by William Horwood 🦅
"The Singing Tree (The White Fox)" (1985) by Brian Parvin 🦊
"Nightworld" (1987) by Brian Carter 🦡
"Hunter's Moon" (1989) by Garry Kilworth 🦊
"Fire Bringer" (1999) by David Clement-Davis 🦌
"Warriors" (2003–ongoing) by Erin Hunter (a collective pseudonym) 😺
Thank you so much for the detailed compilation!
I hope a lot of people check the comments here, so they can see this gem!
Idea: what if you write this as a journal? Obviously you keep the Ukrainian artists one as featured, but this one will be a helpful journal for all people searching for good reads.
I hope a lot of people check the comments here, so they can see this gem!
Idea: what if you write this as a journal? Obviously you keep the Ukrainian artists one as featured, but this one will be a helpful journal for all people searching for good reads.
I've omitted some obscure entries, and among even those that I've included,
some haven't grown popular enough for the mighty Wikipedia.
Your idea is very cunning and considerate, but it's just a thing I did,
just a transcription of that video's content for you to reference.
Thank you for respecting the need for that featured journal!
You are incredibly attentive and good-hearted.
some haven't grown popular enough for the mighty Wikipedia.
Your idea is very cunning and considerate, but it's just a thing I did,
just a transcription of that video's content for you to reference.
Thank you for respecting the need for that featured journal!
You are incredibly attentive and good-hearted.
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