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Rhetor Dark End

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Furry, writer, nitpicker of grammar. BDSM, hypnosis, "wholesome kink" author. NSFW profile, no minors. He/him.

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My second novel should be releasing this month, and I'm hard at work on my third.

12.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Art of lots of different mustelid heads

Art of lots of different mustelid heads

Happy MarTen longfriends!
#martenday

10.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 2457 πŸ” 824 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8
Peter Sellers as James Bond.

Peter Sellers as James Bond.

Woody Allen as Jimmy Bond.

Woody Allen as Jimmy Bond.

Everyone is asking who the worst actor to play Bond would be, and this has already been answered by Casino Royale 1967. In fact, it gave us two!

07.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still working on it. I keep the title up in part as a reminder. I don't want to let her down.

06.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know if I have lived up to her expectation for me. I've tried to put that pugnacious spirit of hers into my writing, to say what I think ought to be said with no reserve. But at the same time, I don't think I have been as good a teacher as she saw me.

06.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We lost her two years ago today.

I still miss her.

06.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It wasn't a title that I had intended to use for myself, but rather one that was used towards me. It was what Kiri called me.

When I would put my thoughts about writing out into the world, she would often say, "Thank you, Rhetor Dark End."

06.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brief story time: what is the word "rhetor" and why is it there in my profile?

The word means "a teacher of rhetoric" or more broadly a teacher or writer in some capacity.

06.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This game beats ass, if you slept on this sucker a few years back, good time to give it a try.

03.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it. Afraid I don't do book signings at cons though.

04.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So, it's been a weird experience. Christie loved these books a lot, but they are also some of her more flawed works in my view. Yet, despite the flaws, I still enjoyed both of them.

04.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similarly, a huge chunk of the middle of Endless Night is someone telling the protagonist that there are ill omens about and then making way for the next person to come on the seen and pontificate about ill omens.

04.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Crooked House feels like a straight-forward murder mystery, but the clues are a bit unusual, given a Christie novel. This makes sense once we know the who/why/how, but it's weird in the midst of things.

04.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Both of which I find a bit strange among the Christie oeuvre, as they have unsteady middles that are explained by their endings.

04.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Recently I've been catching up on more Agatha Christie, and wanted to tackle some of the novels she loved the most among her own work, and in particular hit up both Crooked House and Endless Night.

04.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonttu looks like he wants a bite out of that burger.

04.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is wolf erasure!😜

03.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Green Fairy by Kyell Gold. In a grand, early-20th-century hall, an anthropomorphic fox in a flowing period dress dances at center. An anthropomorphic goat glances back over their shoulder on the left, while a black wolf on the right meets the reader’s gaze. Shimmering green sparkles drift between the fox and wolf, hinting at something magical.

Cover of Green Fairy by Kyell Gold. In a grand, early-20th-century hall, an anthropomorphic fox in a flowing period dress dances at center. An anthropomorphic goat glances back over their shoulder on the left, while a black wolf on the right meets the reader’s gaze. Shimmering green sparkles drift between the fox and wolf, hinting at something magical.

Cover of Red Devil by Kyell Gold. Two anthropomorphic foxes sit side by side on a riverbank: Alexei, a male fox, and his sister Catarina. Behind them stands a dilapidated wooden cabin, with a modern city skyline rising in the distance. In the river’s reflection appears another fox dressed in old-style military clothing, holding a sword. The rippling water distorts the figure, giving him a ghostly, fractured presence.

Art by Rukis. Cover design by Christine Foltzer.

Cover of Red Devil by Kyell Gold. Two anthropomorphic foxes sit side by side on a riverbank: Alexei, a male fox, and his sister Catarina. Behind them stands a dilapidated wooden cabin, with a modern city skyline rising in the distance. In the river’s reflection appears another fox dressed in old-style military clothing, holding a sword. The rippling water distorts the figure, giving him a ghostly, fractured presence. Art by Rukis. Cover design by Christine Foltzer.

Dangerous Spirits re-cover reveal for Red Devil!

Love seeing the new layout work by @cfoltzer.bsky.social side by side. Black Angel next week, leading to Azure City cover reveal on March 16!

Azure City releases March 26. Grab your copy at the @furplanet.com table at TFF.

#Furry #FurryLit #BookSky

02.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh no. Get well soon!

01.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utunu Author of Rafts, Far Flung, and Echoes

Hi all!
Especially with my new book coming out, I wanted to remind those of you who have enjoyed any of my books, please leave a rating on Goodreads! And even a review, if you feel so inclined. :)
Every one of those helps, especially for an indie author!
www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

01.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

We are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Entrancing Awards!

You can see the FA journal post (and the submission and rules links) here: www.furaffinity.net/journal/1131...

Good luck everyone!

#entrancingawards

01.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey!! If any of my followers are a member of someone's Subscribestar, check your payment info please. Something broke and tons of people's payment info has been wiped and I see creators panicking trying to get your attention.

28.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

This may be my favorite action scene I've ever written: Tor has to repurpose a bunch of sci-fi sex toys as weapons. Crank up the juice on those electrofloggers and they become makeshift tasers.

28.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Blue Zenith" - Chapter 2: "Run Fast" | Dark End Get more from Dark End on Patreon

New Patreon chapter up! "Blue Zenith" chapter 2: "Run Fast"

Tor, Zas, and Evey race to escape Venesia station, while being hunted down by an elite security force.

www.patreon.com/posts/151908...

28.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well that looks like a cozy place to curl up with a good book.

28.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the closest is probably Shiloh Skye's website. I don't know if he would take a request, but you can ask.

26.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I started writing Chasing Thieves close to fifteen years ago. I am so happy that it's finally out there for the world to see!

I hope you fall in love with these characters as much as I did!

25.02.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hey, I remember her.

25.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
3 panel comic strip with Lizardbeth's OC, my own OC Pecas serving her a corndog, presented as it was sushi instead. Digital picture.

3 panel comic strip with Lizardbeth's OC, my own OC Pecas serving her a corndog, presented as it was sushi instead. Digital picture.

🌽🐢🍣

@lizardbethart.bsky.social :3

#comics #furryart #furry

24.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 1092 πŸ” 291 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

The follow-up problem to this is that there is no terminology you can reliably fall back on that won't be extremely off putting to at least one reader.

25.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0