Due Frisky

Due Frisky is a Due South slash anthology. It is digest-sized.
==Series==
For other Frisky zines, see Frisky Business.
==Fan Comments==
Regarding the "Poker Night Series" by Ruth Devero: 
==Issue 1==
Due Frisky 1 was published in May 1996 and is 76 pages long (32,800 words).
The editorial: 
 
* Little Mr. Marker by Ruth Devero ("Amazing how much like a wolf Ray could look when he lowered his head and smiled over that long nose--a scheming wolf. Let a wolf save your life, and you pay and pay and--." (3)
* In The Closet by Jeannie Marie ("Benny just smiled at me as he dragged me to the janitor's closet...") (11)
* Reasons Why, poem by Khylara (14)
* A Cabin In The Woods by Khylara ("Back to back cases had left Ray with barely enough time to breathe, much less spend any of it with his lover.") (15)
* Just One Kiss by Rachael ("Two days in a car with Fraser? He'd go insane, and not just because he'd have to obey the speed limit and use his turn signal.") (28)
* Yankee Rump Roast And Canadian Cream by Vixen Foxx ("They resumed the long, snow-logged walk, moving awkwardly while Diefenbaker trotted easily ahead of them. Ray concentrated on just trying not to break his neck.") (54)
* Holding You by James Walkswithwind ("He adored dancing with Benny, he was such a good lead that all Ray ever had to do was put himself in Benny's arms and hold on.") (63)
* Thief of Hearts by Ruth Devore ("He straightened in his chair, took a breath, looked into those clear eyes, shining in that perfect face. He looked at his own hand and heard his voice say, as if from a distance, 'Well, you got me.'") (66)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Due Frisky 2 was published in January 1997 and contains 87 pages (27,700 words).
From the editorial: 
* Perfection by Khylara ("Reaching up, he fingered the gold crucifix around his neck. God, he felt dirty. The man was his best friend, the one person he had no right thinking about like that. No right at all. So why was he?") (3) 
* Poetry Cycle by Elaine Walker (27)
* The Gift by Lee Owers ("In any case, he wanted his gift to be special, something which Ray would never have thought of acquiring for himself. Better still, something it was only in Fraser's power to give him.") (29)
* Rainy Days and Sundays by Jeannie Marie ("He was smiling by the time he reached the bottom [of the stairs], walking with a jaunty step toward the kitchen. With his whole family scattered hither and yon for the weekend, he and Benny were enjoying some rare time alone in his home. Since they hadn't told his family yet about their relationship, they had to be terribly discreet.") (62) 
* It's Later Than You Think by Mireille ("Francesca's relentless pursuit of Fraser was really beginning to get to him. Not that he had any right to be jealous‚ Fraser had shown no sign of interest in either Vecchio sibling, more's the pity‚ but he couldn't help it. He just wondered how long he could stand hearing her pine after Fraser before he burst out with 'Back off, Frannie, I saw him first!'") (A sequel to this story is in the next issue.) (70)
==Issue 3==
Due Frisky 3 was published in March 1997 and contains 76 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Heat Rash by Trish Darbyfeld. ("'Heat rash? It's only 80! Wait until we get into the high nineties, then you'll have heat rash'.") (3)
* Predictable by Cybel Harper. ("Maybe it was the clean mountain air, or -- he thought of the nearly finished cabin with pride -- the satisfaction that comes with a job well done. Or maybe it was just being here with Fraser....") (12)
* One Sweet Kiss, poem by Khylara (15)
* Keeping the Faith by Annick Walker. ("What if he was too late, what if she had gotten there before him? Would she really kill Fraser, or would she try to persuade him to leave with her? Which would be worse?") (16)
* Over The Line by Gloria Lancaster. ("It was a thought Fraser couldn't resist. Not now, with Ray looking at him like that, his eyes a warm spark in the car's dark interior, the scent of the Riv, of Ray, pulling at him, into that warmth, in from the cold of the icy street.") 
* Coming Back by Mireille ("One more step in the grand plan to convince Fraser that everything was just fine. Yeah, it's all fine, Benny. Couldn't be better. I always feel like I've been kicked in the stomach every time I look at my best friend, when things are going really well.") (sequel to It's Later Than You Think, from Due Frisky 2) (50)
==Issue 4==
Due Frisky 4 was published in May 1997 and contains 88 pages. It contains two illos by Anja Gruber.
From the editorial: 
* Just Call Me 'Chamois' by Trish Darbyfeld ("'Ah, come on Benny. Groping in a movie theater's practically an American tradition'.") ("Dedicated to Gloria Lancaster, who wanted to see some 'action' in the Riv, and to Sandy Hereld, who maintains that Fraser would never permit any, um, activities in the Riv. So, ladies, will against the Riv do?") (3)
* The Missing Bits by Quill ("Fraser sat on one side of the detective, and a towel-wrapped Louise St. Laurent sat on the other. Ray looked from one to the other, his eyes wide in disbelief.") ("There is a scene at the end of tlie second season episode called Mask that wasn't quite completed in the show. Disclaimer: I realize now that Inuit belief precludes using a sweat lodge for sex, but the story was written before I found that out! No offense intended.") (7)
* Interrogation Aftermath, poem by Khylara (13)
* You Wanna Hand Getting Out of That? by Sarah Bellum. ("'Ray,' Fraser interrupted, 'your contact said it was on your person, he didn't necessarily say it was in your clothing.' Ray turned angrily, about to snap, 'What the hell difference does it make what he said' when Fraser's embarrassed body language, his slight flush, and the sense of his words sank in.") ("The author would like to point out this is an angstless PWP story with no merit whatsoever, it was written as a dare to Trish D. and Gloria L,, and thanks to Gillian, and Kezia Barns for comments on my first-ever PWP. Title from the Pilot -- Benny to Ray." (15) 
* The Fire This Time by Ruth Devero ("Oh, gosh, right there. The bed was right there. And suddenly Fraser was right here, just a heartbeat away, standing at what looked like attention, head tilted slightly, hat under one arm, and burning blue eyes fixed on Ray. 'Permission to kiss,' said Fraser. Wha- "Permission to-?" Aw, jeez: it was Mountie talk. Little smile, head tilted fraction-ally the other way. 'Permission to - kiss. Uh- Uh - sure'.") (sequel to Little Mr. Marker and Thief of Hearts, in Due Frisky #1, there is a sequel in Redux.) (27)
Image:due4art1.jpg|art from issue #4, Aja Gruber
Image:due4art2.jpg|art from issue #4, Aja Gruber
==References==
 
Category:Due South Slash Zines
Category:1996 Zines
Category:1997 Zines