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[personal profile] mific2025-07-20 02:11 pm

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Fic post: Softer Than the Summer Night

 

Softer Than the Summer Night (6020 words) by what_alchemy


Chapters
: 1/1
Fandom
: due South
Rating
: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Characters
: Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser
Additional Tags
: transfeminine Benton Fraser, genderfluid Benton Fraser, Lingerie, Slow Dancing, It's the 90s, Rimming, Anal Sex, Ray meets Miss Fraser

 

Summary:

Fraser finally moves out of the consulate and Ray helps him unpack.

A pair of photos side by side: Ray Kowalski looking pensive and Miss Fraser waiting tensely for a reaction


I wrote this story for ChezPillow for the trans fic exchange! It was SO satisfying to finally write Miss Fraser, which I’ve been wanting to do for years. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
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[personal profile] grey8532025-07-09 02:59 pm

DS Story: Y Is For Yuki

Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Title: Y Is For Yuki
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski

Tags: male slash, explicit sexual content, explicit language, alternate universe-canon divergent

Summary: Ray and Ben get a new wolf-dog. Ray's life is in danger from a previous case. Vecchio makes a huge life decision.

Word Count: 28,153

Link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67319440

Snippet:

″What about Yuki?″

The tiny white fluffball suckled Ray’s little finger. The pup was still only a few weeks old, but growing fast. ″Yuki? Yuki for what?″

″For his name. It’s Japanese for snow.″

Leave it to Ben to know another name for the white stuff. The little guy snuffled and whined so Ray leaned over the wire barrier and returned him to his husky mama Hazel and two hungry siblings. ″Yuki, huh?″

″I know we’ve bandied several names around, but since he’s all white, I thought it might be appropriate.″

″Guess it’s classier than Snowball or Bubba.″

Ben chuckled. ″You really want to name our new dog Bubba?″

″Not really. Snowball would be even worse. Imagine calling out either of those names when we’re trying to get his fuzzy butt back into the cabin after a call of nature.″

″I am, which is why I’m suggesting Yuki.″

Ray thought about it and stared at the wriggling pup snuggled up close to his mother. Ben had been reluctant to get another dog, but had come around after the pups were born. Ray knew he said yes just to please him. If letting Ben choose the name helped him feel better about being a new pup dad, so be it. ″Yuki it is.″
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[personal profile] mortmere2025-07-02 08:22 am
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Monthly dS Art Digest (June 2025)

Oh dear, I had everything ready waiting for the turn of the month and then I practically slept trough yesterday, Canada Day of all days! Anyway, June is history, here's the art:
 
 
ARTIST: capispaghetti
 
RayK and Fraser
 
A RayV meme
 
 
ARTIST: gjdraws
 
A documentary by Diefenbaker (Fraser/RayV)
 
 
ARTIST: look_turtles
 
Love Amidst The Cherry Blossom (fic cover)
 

ARTIST: mariemeetsmisery
 
Ray K’s outfit in I Coulda Been A Defendant
 
 
ARTIST: mortmere
 
[ART] Lupine Bond (F/K)
 
[ART] A Smart Animal Trying to Make a Living in Tough Conditions (F/K)
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[personal profile] ride_4ever2025-06-18 11:44 pm

April-May dSC6D snippets comm report

Over the course of April and May we had four snippets for the dSC6D snippets comm on Dreamwidth. Links to the fic are at the comm (and there's one June entry so far).
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[personal profile] verushka702025-06-15 03:00 pm

Good Night, and Good Luck (PG) Screenshots

Regina Keim took many screen shots of Paul Gross (and the star and play's author, George Clooney, lol) in the CNN broadcast of Good Night, and Good Luck in Broadway, and she shared them on the Due South! Facebook group, if you want to go have a look.
Enjoy!
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[personal profile] grey8532025-06-12 12:53 pm

DS Story: X Is For X-Ray

Series: The Due South Alphabet series
Title: X Is For X-Ray
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Explicit Language, Hurt/comfort
Word Count: 9,650
Summary: Ray has truck trouble which leads to even more trouble.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66495253

Snippet:

″Ray? Are you all right?″

″I’m fine, the truck is not. It’s going to need more work than I thought. I’m still at the garage.″

″It’s late. You want me to come get you?″

″No. Jimmy’s trying to get me a loaner.″

″I’d offer to let you use the Jeep, but it actually belongs to the service. I’m not allowed to loan it out even to you.″

″I know. Look, I’ll call you before I leave here. Why don’t you go ahead and have supper. I’ll heat something up when I get home.″

″I’ll wait.″

″You don’t have to.″

″I want to. I don’t enjoy eating alone, Ray.″

That small confession warmed Ray’s heart. He felt the same way. When he ate alone, the food had no real taste anymore. He wasn’t sure when that happened, but he didn’t much care. He just knew that Ben was all the flavor he needed in his life. ″I’ll try to get home as soon as possible then.″

″I’ll be waiting.″
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[personal profile] verushka702025-06-11 12:52 pm

Clooney's Broadway CNN HD of Clooney's play Good Night, and Good Luck (with Paul Gross)

The Internet Archive has made available the George Clooney Broadway HD broadcast on CNN of Clooney's play Good Night, and Good Luck, which was broadcast last Saturday, June 7. Paul Gross has a supporting role.

Their mp4 of the event is 2 Gigs and 1080p. I'll work on converting it to 720p (and 480p) if I can, which should lower the size... But wanted to share the link.

There's a Torrent link as well, for those using torrent apps. Follow the above link, which is to the directory.

I'll update this post when I have completed conversion and uploaded the lower res versions to share.
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[personal profile] mortmere2025-06-01 09:17 am
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Monthly dS Art Digest (May 2025)

It’s June, so let’s look back at May art - we have some new artists here:
 

ARTIST: cherry-cola-wolfie
 
RayK, Dief and Fraser
 
 
ARTIST: cherubsbarewetass’s sister
 
The pope is from Chicago
 
 
ARTIST: dirtyzucchini
 
Red ships and green ships mug design
 
 
ARTIST: gjdraws
 
Fraser in James Allodi’s Mountie costume from Chicago Holiday
 
Salmon Fraser and RayV for MerMay
 
Salmon Fraser gets another underwater buddy (RayK)
 
 
ARTIST: heart-of-leo
 
RayV is a supportive best friend
 
 
ARTIST: lookturtles
 
Dief and Bear and Flower Crowns (fancomic) 
 
 
ARTIST: mariemeetsmisery
 
RayK’s outfits from Burning Down the House
 
RayK’s outfits from Eclipse
 
 
ARTIST: mekare
 
Fraser and the alligator (originally posted on AO3 in 2019, but probably new for many)
 

ARTIST: mortmere
 
Final chapters 34 to 38 in the dS Stacked Rewatch Art Project (the link goes to Ch. 34, please follow the links to the next chapters from there):
 
 
C6D bonus:
 
CKR in Star Trek Discovery by mangust5623
 
Paul Gross pencil drawings by LonVal
 
(Thanks to Regina for spotting that last link.I don’t actively look for C6D works to include in these digests, I focus on due South stuff, but when I see something else with our guys, I might as well add it here.)
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[personal profile] grey8532025-05-31 05:11 pm

DS Story: W Is For Wolf

Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Title: W Is For Wolf
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 39,932
Tags: male slash, alternate universe-canon divergent, explicit language, explicit suggested sexual content, angst, Christmas

Summary: Dief has a medical problem. Vecchio has a close call. There's a big winter storm. Will Ben and Ray have a great Christmas?

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66072517

Snippet:

″Have you noticed anything different about Dief lately?″

Ben turned from doing the supper dishes and stared at Ray in surprise. ″What?″

″I said have you noticed him being off a little lately.″

″Off?″ Ben dried his hands on the towel and walked over to his partner. ″In what way?″

″Slower, sleeping more, not really eating as much. He’s got a little come-and-go limp on his right front leg, too.″

Ben frowned and came around to sit next to Ray on the sofa. He kept his eyes on his sleeping friend. ″You’ve noticed these things?″

″I was asking you that.″

″To be honest, I’ve been so busy with work lately I’ve not paid that much attention.″

Ray hated to bring it up, but he’d been noticing changes for a while. At first he’d hoped he was just imagining it, but he was pretty sure he wasn’t, not anymore, not after the whole turning down the doughnut situation. Dief never met a treat he wouldn’t eat. ″It’s been going on for a few weeks. I wanted to brush it off, but today when Cheri had a powdered doughnut, he wasn’t even interested. Only ate about half his kibble, too. I’ve never known Furface to turn down food. You think something’s wrong?″

″He’s not said anything.″

″I know he’s not due for his shots, but maybe I should take him to the vet tomorrow.″

″I suppose it couldn’t hurt.″

Ray noted Ben’s worried expression and put his hand on his arm for comfort. ″I’m sure it’s nothing. Maybe he just needs a tonic or something. He’s getting older.″

″I hope that’s the case, but it could be something serious. I should’ve been paying closer attention.″

″Like you said, you’ve been busy. It’s getting closer to Christmas. Things get hectic for cops this time of year.″

″You’ve been busy, too, Ray.″

″I know. I’ll call the vet first thing tomorrow morning and take him in. I’m sure it’s nothing big. Maybe he ate a bad rabbit or vole or something just as disgusting.″

″Perhaps.″

″Don’t worry about it. I shouldn’t have said anything.″

″No, I’m glad you did.″ Ben got up and stooped beside Dief and petted his head several times. It was their regular signal to go out for their nightly walk. The animal opened its eyes, but instead of getting up, Dief only snuffled softly before closing his eyes again.

His expression darkened and Ben took the time to run his hand slowly over Dief’s back, along his sides, then under his belly and his over neck. His hand stopped right at where the right leg met his chest. ″There’s a lump here.″
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[personal profile] verushka702025-05-19 03:10 pm
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FB/IG dSc6d updates: birthdays, Inuktitut, interviews, Good Night & Good Luck (PG) livestream June 7

I (re)posted a bunch of dSc6d stuff from the Facebook Due South! and Fraser/Kowalski groups, and from official Instagrams of CKR and DM, on my own DW the last few weeks... but the audience for my DW is limited 🙂 and I wanted to update people on dSc6d stuff that might interest them. (Image heavy, so all links are behind cuts.)

1) Expandpeople posted Happy Birthday posts to PG and Daniel Kash in the Due South! Facebook page (screen shots) )
2) ExpandLexical elaboration research, reported in Scientific American, shows there actually ARE many words for snow in Inuktitut, and that's no hoax (links and screen shot) )

3) ExpandThe Callum Keith Rennie Official Instagram posted a gorgeous, if low-res, video of an old interview (screen shot, link) )

4) ExpandHappy Victoria Day greetings from the Facebook dS group, with the gift of a link to a full older interview with PG and David Keeley (screen shot, link) )

5) ExpandCNN will livestream Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, from Broadway - with PG supporting in the role of CBS exec William S. Paley - on June 7 (screen shot, link) )
ETA: 6) ExpandDavid Marciano posted a photo of an arty presentation of the classic prosciutto and melon Italian appetizer (links, screenshot) )

In summary:
I can't seem to stay on top of Facebook, Instagram, and tumblr simultaneously... inevitably something gets missed and lately, that has been tumblr. Luckily mortmere has dSc6d art covered - like a blanket!

ETA:I'll try to check tumblr more often than I have lately. But it's the only social media that doesn't email an update everytime someone you follow posts something - which is the only way I find out about Facebook and IG updates from the various dSc6d folks on there and on the FB groups.
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[personal profile] grey8532025-05-05 12:48 pm

DS Story: V Is For Vecchio

Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Title: V Is For Vecchio
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, explicit language
Word Count: 15,865
Summary: Ben and Ray get a surprise visitor who needs their help.
Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65305723

Snippet:

There were several more impatient knocks. Ray called out. ″Hold your horses.″ Then he went back to the phone, but Frannie had hung up. What the fuck?

Ray got up and shooed Dief out of he way and opened the door to a sight he never expected to see in a million years, not in Canada at least. Jesus fucking Christ. ″What are doing here?″

″Is that any way to greet an old friend, Stanley?″

″We’re not old friends and don’t call me Stanley. It’s Ray.″

″Well, that could get confusing while I’m here. So, when does Benny get home?″

Dief, the traitor that he was, jumped all over and licked Ray Vecchio within an inch of his life. The taller man pushed him down. ″Careful, wolf.″

Ray noticed for the first time that the man wasn’t empty-handed. Double fuck. It couldn’t be. ″Is that a baby?″

With all the pride in the world, Ray Vecchio held up the little bundle wrapped in a furry blanket. ″Meet Little Benita.″

Little Benita let out a big scream.

Well fuck. Ray could relate.
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[personal profile] mortmere2025-05-01 10:15 am
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Monthly dS Art Digest (April 2025)

It's been 31 years now since the pilot episode aired, but there's still new art about our show! \o/ 

 
ARTIST: 8bitbeanz
 
Who still plays disco? 
 
 
ARTIST: gjdraws
 
Ms Fraser comic 
 
Twin brothers Benton and Diefenbaker 
 
Watching the end of pilot / Watching the dS finale
 
Intertextuality
 
Six characters fanart meme (includes Victoria, Fraser, Dief)
 
Unfinished F/V things:
 
 
ARTIST: kingdom.steel
 
Fraser & RayK 


ARTIST: look_turtles

Dief and Turtle Amigurumi (photos)
 
 
ARTIST: mortmere
 
New chapters 30-33 of the dS Stacked Rewatch Art Project (this link goes to Ch. 30, please follow the links to the next chapters from there): 
 
 
ARTIST: systematic-and-somehow-tragic
 
On the rooftop jungle gym
 
Heaven and Earth: a daring rescue

ARTIST: wandererseas
 
Back at home, lost in thought
 
Hundreds of miles from nowhere in a frozen wasteland
 
Ray K’s coffee table
 
Ray K things
 

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[personal profile] verushka702025-04-28 04:38 pm

a slew of due South/dS6cd updates (albeit somewhat tardy)

Hello, here is a list of recent updates from the Due South! Facebook page, that I haven't seen elsewhere.

1) Thanks to a post by Susan Momot on the Due South! Facebook group, happy to report that due South is now available on Disney+ in Canada.

Based on multiple comments to the post... it is NOT available on Disney+ in the US. Don't know about other countries.

2) On April 23, the Due South Facebook group posted birthday greetings for Martha Burns! Aww. See: the Facebook post.

3) April 22, Claire Wickes Saunders posted this in the Due South! Facebook group: The
Guardian review of Good Night, and Good Luck
. Paul Gross is not mentioned, except in passing, though.
Expandmore dSc6d stuff after the cut )
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[personal profile] grey8532025-04-27 12:49 pm

DS Story: U Is For Union

Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Title: U Is For Union
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Explicit Language
Summary: Ray and Ben plan a commitment ceremony.
Word Count: 17,512

Link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65071243

Snippet:

″All right. I think we’re on the same page on the reception with one big difference.″

″What’s that?″

Ray turned and grinned. ″You can’t have a reception without dancing.″

″Dancing?″

″Yes, dancing, and with dancing you’ve got to have music. I get to make the playlist. No opera or marching music.″

″But what kind of music were you thinking of playing?″

Ray decided then and there that he had to be in charge of one more thing. ″Listen, if you can pick the honeymoon spot, then I get to pick the music.″

″Oh, dear.″

″And you’re going to dance.″

″I take it you plan for us to do the traditional first dance in front of all the others?″

″Trust me on this. The first song will be nice and slow, very romantic. We’ll do a lot of practicing. You’ll be perfect.″

″But you know me and dancing, Ray. You’re so much better than I am.″

Ray leaned in and gave Ben a quick kiss. ″By the time I’m done, you’ll be able to do every step in your sleep.″

Ben returned the kiss and then whispered, ″Then let the lessons begin.″
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[personal profile] ride_4ever2025-04-23 06:51 pm

the dS_ficfinders comm on LJ

The maintenance and modding of the dS_ficfinders comm on LJ has changed hands. Now under the management of [personal profile] ride_4ever.

Plans are underway to import this comm to DW.
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[personal profile] ride_4ever2025-04-14 06:21 pm
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March dSC6D snippets comm report

The month of March had three snippet entries at the dSC6D snippets comm where you can get the links for these new fics by [personal profile] lucy_roman and [personal profile] ride_4ever.

(April 17th is National Haiku Day on the "National Days Calendar". How about some dSC6D haiku this month for this snippets comm?)
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[personal profile] grey8532025-04-09 11:54 am

DS Story: T Is For Talent

Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Title: T Is For Talent
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent
Word Count: 9,301
Summary: It's Canada Day in Whitehorse. Ben is singing in the charity concert with Tracy Jenkins. Ray tries not to be too jealous, but it's not easy.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64561813

Snippet:

Ben picked up his cellphone and dialed Ray’s number. His partner answered after just two rings. ″Ray Kowalski.″

″I love you, Ray Kowalski.″

″Ben? What’s wrong?″

″Nothings wrong. I just wanted to hear your voice and tell you that I love you utterly and completely.″

″Okay, now listen. Have you been drinking? Did someone slip something in your tea? What gives?″

Ben couldn’t help but grin. His partner was nothing if not suspicious even of a simple impromptu I love you. ″Nothing like that. It’s just that I wanted to hear your voice and tell you how I feel.″

After a short pause, Ray asked, ″Tell me what that woman did. Did she make a pass? Ask you to run away on tour? What?″

Ben chuckled. ″I’ll tell you tonight.″

″Tell me now. Otherwise, I might just end up making a scene at the station.″

″You wouldn’t do that.″

″I might do that if you don’t tell me what’s going on. You met Tracy Jenkins at the airport, right?″

″I did, yes. She apparently thought my asking her to do the concert was a ploy to renew a romance that was only in her own mind.″

″Fuck. I’ll set her straight. Let me at her.″

″There’s no need, Ray. I told her about us. She accepted it rather well considering.″

″Considering what?″

″Considering she went on to ask if Ezra was single.″

″Jesus.″
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[personal profile] mortmere2025-03-31 09:25 pm
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Monthly dS Art Digest (March 2025)

Another month, another batch of new dS art - with new artists, too. Enjoy!

 
 
ARTIST: capispaghetti
 
“Silly little due South edit” (animation, F/K)
 
 
 
ARTIST: gjdraws
 
See or be Seen (F/V)
 
Try sometimes (and you might find)
 
 

ARTIST: look_turtles
 
Ray and His Turtle (Photo)
 
 
 
ARTIST: mific
 
A Successful Mission 
 
 
 
ARTIST: mortmere
 
New chapters 25 to 29 of the dS Stacked Rewatch Art Project (this link goes to Ch. 25, please follow the links to the next chapters from there): 
 


ARTIST: petridishh416
 
“dS art dump”
 
 

ARTIST: syrupmap
 
The night before the 11th of March in the tent (F/K)
 
More F/K art
 
 
 
ARTIST: systematic-and-somehow-tragic
 
Flower Crown Day masterpost (links to 8 different works):
 
Due South Pixel Art
 
Chinatown: Side by Side
 
 

ARTIST: wandererseas
 
Red ships and green ships
 
 
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[personal profile] grey8532025-03-31 12:27 pm

DS Story: S Is For Search

Title: S Is For Search
Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: male slash, explicit language, alternate universe-canon divergent
Word Count: 23,620

Summary:
Ray and Fraser's lives are being threatened. Ben has to search for the killers first.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64311736

Snippet:

″Hey, Mr. Music Man. I’m home.″

Ben stopped and put the guitar on the table. ″So you are.″ He stepped over and gave Ray not only a hug, but a short kiss. When he pulled back, he caressed Ray’s cheek. ″Did you eat yet? I can heat up supper if you haven’t.″

″I didn’t get a chance to grab anything all day, so, yeah, supper would be great. Thanks.″

″Not a problem. I’ll reheat it while you go freshen up and change. Where’s Diefenbaker?″

″He was pissed that I didn’t feed him. He’s out chasing rabbits.″

″Well, he’s got plenty to chase. We’ve got several active breeding pairs in the area. We could harvest enough to never buy meat again if we wanted.″

Ray made a face. ″Please tell me I’m not having rabbit for supper.″

″No. I actually splurged and bought some minced beef on the way home. We’ve got meat loaf.″

Ben knew that was one of Ray’s favorites. ″Wow. I’m sorry I was late.″

″It’s not a problem, Ray. There’s plenty left. Did the new lead you mentioned when you called turn up anything helpful?″

Ray shook his head as he was reminded of his discovery. ″I’ll tell you later. Right now I just want to take a quick shower and get rid of the stink of the day. Do I have any clean jeans?″

″You do. I put the laundry away earlier. They’re in your second drawer.″

″Thanks.″

As Ray headed for the shower, he hummed a little of the song Ben played earlier. He wondered what it was called. He’d heard it before, but he couldn’t place it. He’d ask later after he’d washed off the grit of the day. Digging up dirt could be filthy business.