For smaller artists, increased costs and outsized merchandise expectations are putting convention-selling out of reach.

Furry conventions depend on volunteers giving extraordinary amounts of their time. As our events grow, we need to ask when that generosity becomes something our conventions depend on.

Alt: White text above Stitch reading "I really miss you" as he looks longingly through the window thinking about the brief glimpse he gets into other peoples lives and the fleeting moments he is able to share with them.

ALT: Doggo Fall