Here in the FDSM universe Thanksgiving means one thing: sentient food erotica.

This year, Meg drags Nikki into Pounded by Produce: A Veggie Love Tale; a story about two hot Catholic priests, one trauma-baking heroine, and a harvest moon miracle that turns everyone into fruits and vegetables. There’s theology, there’s tomato juice, and there are questions no seminary could prepare you for.

We break down:

* Why Pounded by Produce might actually have too much plot

* How hot priests became cucumbers and tomatoes (and why they were fine with it)

* The dubious ethics of divine loopholes and vegetable consent

* VeggieTales flashbacks, Catholic guilt, and unexpected yeast infections

* The Sentient Object Romance rabbit hole: Ampersands, sweatpants, and Chuck Tingle’s entire cinematic universe

* A very serious discussion about cucumber-based UTIs and confessional booth logistics

Also featuring: Meg’s annual holiday erotica tradition, Nikki’s concern for Emily’s gynecologist, and the rise of sentient object romance as the weirdest subgenre in publishing.

Stay for the theology. Leave with more questions than God intended.

Featured in Discussion

* Peppermint Bark, No Bite by Bailey Seaborn — free this weekend on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4a3sWSo

* Pounded by Produce: A Veggie Love Tale by GM Fairy: https://amzn.to/4oeqf3H

* Back for Seconds: A Hedonist Holiday Erotica by J.L. Logosz & Vera Valentine: https://amzn.to/3LM5iQq

* Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone: https://amzn.to/3JPrusl

* Heart2Heart Anthology Vol. 8 by Multiple Authors: https://amzn.to/44nvtDa

* Sentient Object Holiday Series (multi-author collection): https://amzn.to/4pjB31w

* Ampersand, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Caps Lock, Edible Book, Gray Sweatpants

* Lesbian Cactus and My Water-Efficient Drought-Tolerant Landscaping by Chuck Tingle: https://amzn.to/43IRRqq

* My Neighbor’s 12-Foot Skeleton Gets Me Off (Also She Is a Lesbian) by Chuck Tingle: https://amzn.to/43GWLV4

* Pounded In The Butt By My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly But In Reality Is Just A Natural Part Of The Priceless Resources Our Library System Provides by Chuck Tingle: https://amzn.to/3K3SLaw

* Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt by Chuck Tingle: https://amzn.to/4phW5NW

* Bisexual Mothman Mailman Makes a Special Delivery in Our Butts by Chuck Tingle: https://amzn.to/43IW5hV

* Taken by My TBR by Holly Wilde: https://amzn.to/4ip58KT

* Pounded by a Pommel Horse by Sabrina Cross: https://amzn.to/4iclmXA

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