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Dan wins the Ferret Name-Off. Ferret Bueller it is. For his creative talents, Dan wins a $25 gift certificate to PetSmart, whether he wants it or not.
Know what’s cute? Baby ferrets.
As much as I would love to see these little guys firsthand, ferret breeding is not for the amateur. Unfixed female ferrets (jills) stay in heat until they’re bred, and if they’re not bred, they can develop life-threatening health problems. Unfixed male ferrets (hobs) are aggressive and they mark their territory — and themselves — “with a mixture of slimy oils and urine.” Yeah, I’ve know guys like that, too.
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I have a new review up at The Fix: Hub Magazine issues 51-55. From this collection, there’s one must-read. It’s a poem, “The Real Tooth Fairy.” I loved it. Even my family of poetry-despisers loved it.
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Speaking of reviews, I’ve dipped my big toe into Jackie Kessler‘s latest, the hopefully named Hotter than Hell. Jackie sent me an ARC a while back and I’ve been remiss. (I’ve been knee-deep in Sara Gran’s Dope and Come Closer . . . wow. Quite a bit different than Jackie’s work, though.) I’m still waiting to see how Jackie handles a full blown (heh) sex scene from the male POV. As I’ve said, oh, somewhere, a realistic sex scene from the male POV would be pretty damned boring. Equal parts yeah, do that, and one Mississippi two Mississippi three Mississippi, and what do you mean, don’t do that? and Good God, how long am I going to have to wait to do this again? and too fast too fast think think babies with kwashiorkor gangrenous toes Tom Cruise on Oprah’s sofa just about any photo of Amy Winehouse Tucker Carlson’s bow tie ooh yeah that’s a good one Tucker Carlson’s bow tie phew! that was a close one.
So um yeah waiting to see how Jackie handles this one.
But oy, Jackie, the cover art? If I were to catch Teh Gay, it wouldn’t be with this Rob Lowe wannabe. Yes, yes, I know you don’t get control over cover art. And I know your publisher doesn’t give a damn about the opinion of your hetero male readers. Just sayin’.
D.
You have poetry despisers? Really!? Can I come over and hang with your despisers because I’m always worried to admit I don’t like poetry. To know i’m not alone in that makes me feel better.
Wow! I get a link too. Cool!
Unfixed female ferrets (jills) stay in heat until they’re bred, and if they’re not bred, they can develop life-threatening health problems. Unfixed male ferrets (hobs) are aggressive and they mark their territory — and themselves — “with a mixture of slimy oils and urine.â€
Good thing you picked Ferret Bueller. Now, I don’t have to get a ferret. 😉
I think I’ll stick with breeding birds and fish. Not that I’ve had any luck there (except for guppies), but they don’t have issues.
Apparently the ferret “act” can be pretty distressing to the uninitiated. In the throes of coitus, our little friends are very aggressive and violent.
The kits are absolutely hilarious at about 3-4 weeks. When we picked up Fidget (#1, now deceased) from the breeder, she had a cage full of about 30 of them. They moved like a liquid, albeit one made of six inch long furry sausages.
Lyvvie, I’m somewhere in the middle. I don’t seek out poetry, but I can appreciate a fine poem, too.
dan, how’s the bird breeding going?
ms, reminds me of chameleon mating. They look like they’re in it for the kill, too.
Hey, Doug — I just write ’em. No say on the covers. 🙂
But I am curious — when you first saw it, did you say Rrrrowr! or Oy?
Me? I was, and am, thrilled with it. Dude, Daun is **dressed**. (Sort of.) That’s a huge win. 🙂