One Good Turn
JEZEBEL:
Heya, Avid Fans! It’s time once again for Cat and Muse. Here with me in the limbo of Jackie Kessler’s website, as always, is the fun, the friendly, the freaky Muse of Tragedy, Melpomene! Hi, Mel!
MELPOMENE:
Yo.
JEZ:
That a new toga?
MEL:
Dressed to the nines.
JEZ:
I prefer the sixty-nines.
[RIM SHOT]
Hey, when did we get our own soundtrack?
MEL:
Music soothes the savage breast.
JEZ:
Is that a comment about my boobs?
MEL:
Say what you will…
JEZ:
Anyway…
This week’s episode is a placeholder. A scheduling glitch has delayed the studio appearance of MaryJanice Davidson’s vampire queen, Betsy Taylor. We should go live with her interview by this time next week.
MEL:
Fingers crossed.
JEZ:
Indeed. Since we’re just filling space here, I thought I’d mention my Dear Creator. I know I sound hard on her. But she’s just as hard on me. You should see some of the things she puts me through in HELL’S BELLES. She makes me dance in four-inch heels for HOURS. People, that’s murder on the calves and feet! And the running from Hell thing? Talk about stress.
But I have to give props when props are due. Jackie found out yesterday that one of her short stories was accepted for publication in Realms of Fantasy. In chocolate speak, this is like the Godiva of fantasy magazines. It’s also been a dream of hers for years.
So…congrats, sweetie.
[APPLAUSE]
To show how proud of you I am, I’ll try not to be so bitchy to you. For, you know, a little bit.
MEL:
One good turn deserves another.
JEZ:
That’s it for now, Avid Fans. Until next week…or until Betsy comes to the Cat and Muse studio. Whichever’s faster. Until then, remember: Lust isn’t just a deadly sin. It also hides wrinkles.
Smooches!
Smooches!
