The Voice of Dog

Atop a desert mesa, a jackal tribe struggles for its place as a rival tribe challenges their very existence. Keth, a young jackal just learning the shamanic ways of lore and magic, is desperate to help, and after undergoing a vision quest finds himself thrust to the forefront of the conflict. Today’s story is Part 1 of “Water” by Utunu (@WildDogUtunu), a painted wolf who creates games for a living...

[18+] A weasel attempts to escape from her life in Sawtooth to Oregon, but finds her old life still tied to home. Today’s story is “Disappearance” by Madison Scott-Clary, which will be read for you by the author herself.  Madison is an author, editor, and software engineer in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of four books, including her most recent, ally, a mixed-media memoir. Many of her...

Alone at Thanksgiving, sometimes a delivery driver delivers more than just pizza! Today’s story is “ Giving Thanks ” by Kergiby, who’s a part-time writer, and full-time panther. He’s been writing furry work and explaining the difference between cheetahs and leopards since 2010. You can find more of his stories on https://kergiby.sofurry.com . Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside companio...

A mashup of Norse and English myth: centuries into her immortality, Robin feels forgotten in an industrializing world. Her lover, the vixen valkyrie Marian, schemes to cheer her up by hunting a new mechanical demon. Today’s story is “ Robin Hood and Her Valkyrie ” by Tempe O'Kun , who is the staff writer at the Culturally F'd furry cultural analysis YouTube channel, and author of books including W...

[18+] What happens when your roommate wants to order Hawiann Pizza but you want something with sausage on it. Today’s story is “Foxing for Pizza” by NightEyes DaySpring, an exceedingly silly story that appeared on his Patreon first. A wolf with a penchant for coffee, NightEyes’ work has appeared in anthologies like FANG and Heat, and he edited the anthology Dissident Signals with Slip-Wolf. You ca...

In a world where the air is completely polluted, driving everyone to live in underground bunker-cities, Sherm, a miner of the lowliest rung realised change can come from unity and solidarity of the downtrodden. Today’s story is “A Part of The Machine” by MikasiWolf , a Singaporean Furry writer. His works have been published by FurPlanet, Rabbit Valley, Goal Publications among others. You can find...

To celebrate our 100th episode today’s story is something special: " The Wind in the Willows " by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Today’s story was selected by Rob MacWolf, and the public-domain text provided by Wikisource . Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside companion.

Our elderly fox narrator does something unwise that gets up the nose of the landlord, Boris, but you can always rely on Brontes, the surly minotaur, to make a bad situation much, much worse. Today’s story is “At The Inn—Salted Beef” by Metassus . Based in the wild west of Ireland, Metassus started writing some time back as part of the " Thursday Prompt " group on Fur Affinity. His work has appeare...

In a world where Parkour traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the african civet was tasked be the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Lesaut was however concerned due to an experience in his past. As Lesaut shows him the way to his rooftop home they would stay for the night, Snoss seems like he has plenty to...

In a world where Parkour traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the African civet was tasked be the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Lesaut was however concerned due to an experience in his past. As Lesaut shows him the way to his rooftop home they would stay for the night, Snoss seems like he has plenty to...

In a world where followers of The Movement — also known as Parkour — called Traceurs live on the roofs, away from the discrimination and persecution of life of the ground, Lesaut the African civet was tasked by the community leader to mentor a newcomer by the name of Snoss. Today’s story is “A Leap Forward” by MikasiWolf , who is a Wolf Mercenary writer. "A Leap Forward” had formerly appeared in C...

Kindness seems strange to some. So it is important to remind them that there are good people out there. Today’s story is “ Glorvan and the Cart ” by W.R. Frixmargen , who spawns sci-fi and madness of various sorts, and who wrote Oak Branch in Give Yourself a Hand by Goal Publications , and you can find more of his stories on his Furaffinity page . Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside com...

In deep depression over her former life as a space pirate, Fahdah, a member of a dragon-like alien race, is shown that she is still welcomed home. Content warning: While the story is about survival, atonement and understanding, listeners should know that characters who have survived violence and sexual abuse discuss their experiences. If you’re sensitive to these topics or words, you may prefer to...

It’s a different world after the second great war, and a nurse catches up with an old beau while she’s visiting family to see if they might still have something with each other. Originally printed in FC 2016’s conbook, with the theme “Classic American Diner.” Today’s story is “ Going Home ” by friend-of-the-fireplace Crimson Ruari , who has short stories in Heat 14 and CLAW 1 and you can find more...

Today’s story is “How Menander Got His Name” by Altivo Overo (@Altivo on Twitter), who is a horse of many colors if you only see in black and white, and you can find more of his stories on FurAffinity, Weasyl, Furry Amino, or right here on The Voice of Dog. Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside companion.

Nicky’s invited some friends along to the King's Day barbecue. But he’s worried about what his family will think of them. Today’s story is “Nonna” by Spottystuff, For more stories about spotted dogs, keep an eye on his sofurry page, which is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Colon Forward Slash Forward Slash  Double V Double V Double V Dot Spottystuff dot sofurry dot com or find him at Spott...

A lonely trans-masc deer goes camping and ends up sharing a surprise meal with a friendly stranger around a campfire. Today’s story is “ Bucking the Trend ” by Madison Keller , who has won a Coyotl Award and two LEO Literary Awards, and his newest book is Ritual of the Ancients by Fanged Fiction and you can find more of his stories on his webpage . Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside co...

An abandoned lighthouse on a lonely cliff receives an unexpected visitor. Her new friend helps the lighthouse shine again. But will it last? Today’s story is “Of a Hawk and a Lighthouse” by Amy Clare Fontaine , who is a wildlife biologist and a prolific author of furry fiction. Her books include the young adult fantasy Mist by Thurston Howl Publications and the anthropomorphic hyena novelette Beyo...

Today’s story is “Cleaning Up” by friend-of-the-fireplace Kyell Gold, who has won twelve Ursa Major awards and a Coyotl Award for his stories and novels, and his acclaimed novel " Out of Position " co-won the Rainbow Award for Best Gay Novel of 2009. He helped create RAWR , the first residential furry writing workshop, and has instructed at each of its sessions through 2019. He lives in California...

Leo Belgicus, a 16th-century lion made of maps, struggles to find his place in the modern world. Today’s story is “The Lion of the Low Countries” by Huskyteer , an Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award-winning author of short stories. The story originally appeared in Symbol of a Nation from FurPlanet and you can find more of her stories at huskyteer.co.uk . Read for you by Khaki , your faithful fireside com...

[18+] BlueBucks: A cheap coffee shop on a small university campus. Most students come to get their morning fix, but when a fennec fox has his eye set on a handsome stallion barista, he hopes to finally get served an amazing latte... Today’s story is “BlueBucks” by friend-of-the-fireplace Televassi, who’s practically obsessed with La Tène, and has been published in various furry publications since...

Things are always getting better, but it happens in fits and starts, as a happy vulpine couple finds at a diner. Today’s story is “ Milkshakes and Foxes ” by Madison Scott-Clary , who is an author and editor in the Pacific Northwest. She’s published four books with a fifth on the way. Her most recent, ally, comes out  June 1st, and you can learn more at ally.id/book . You can find more of her...

Originally published in ROAR volume 1, 2007 from Bad Dog Books, this is a science fiction story about an incident at an orbiting spaceport, where a lion ship captain and a zebra dockmaster enter into a tense friendship but must overcome their instincts in order to fully trust one another. Today’s story is “A Close Port of Call” by friend-of-the-fireplace Altivo Overo, who is a horse who stubbornly...

They used to say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The people who said that might be long gone now, but their treasure still remains if you’re willing to dig it up. Today’s story is “Don't Forget your Comic Books!” by Alison Cybe , who is a tabletop RPG writer for multiple companies, and author of “I was a gay teenage zombie” by Deep Hearts Press and you can find more of their storie...

Set in the far, far future, a robotic space probe continues to scout the known universe, despite not knowing if humanity still exists. Today’s story is “ Edge of the Universe ” by Domus Vocis , , who loves to write furry and regular fiction, and published his debut novel “ The Adventures of Peter Gray ”, and you can find more of his stories on Patreon or DeviantArt . Read for you by Khaki , your f...