My Dog Ate Your Poetry

[zhai]

Item unrelated to the subject line #1: although I put a little icon of Clockwork Phoenix in my sidebar, I've been very lax about posting the terrific feedback the collection has been getting. time_shark rewards my indigence with bad-habit-training rescue in the form of the excellent website he posted recently, containing details on said fantastic feedback as

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[mama_gryphon]

That's just too funny.

[zhai]

As is your muppet. :)

[hildebabble]

I imagine paper is delicious to dogs. I've tried it, myself, but I don't understand the attraction.

[zhai]

It's delicious to parrots, too. I think it has more to do with the texture (crunchy), which is soothing to an anxious animal for some reason. Vasya at the moment has a huge pile of ticker tape at the bottom of her cage. If I had a decent ticker tape toy dispenser for Smeagol, he would, too. The impulses differ (parrots are hard-wired to destroy their environment in search of Tasty Things), but I think the attraction to paper is the same -- smells nice, is crunchy, is valued by humans.

[maggiedr]

Just don't let the dog drink your milkshake.

Although that dog is so cute I wouldn't complain about that either.

[zhai]

Given that most dogs are lactose intolerant, I am really terrified at the personal experience that leads you to give that very specific advice.

[maggiedr]

I was thinking of the figurative milkshake from "There Will Be Blood", a quote showing up on various T-shirt etc: "I drink your milkshake". Why I tried to apply it here is anyone's guess.

[ckastens]

Congrats on the sales AND a great story to boot! If that dog drank less Real Ale, he might stop the literature eating binges.

[zhai]

Thank you!

Ah, and maybe the Real Ale is what explains her literary taste as well...

[kristajhl]

Very funny story. And woo and a hoo on the sale!
FW is such a great, cool market. Seems like a wonderful and fitting home for your poems. I look forward to reading 'em.

[zhai]

Thank you! I agree, FW is very cool. And very weird. These two poems are at least one of the two.