How is it Saturday again? This year is in hyperdrive. And since it’s an insanely busy weekend where I should be saying I’m going on a steampunk train ride (but I’m not because a) too freaking hot, 90+ in Sept in Ohio??? and b) too busy), I’ll get right down to it.
Continuing with These Haunted Hills and you finally get to learn what terrified Brendan in the woods (if Josh can stop chuckling at him that is). It’s longer than it should be just so I can close out the reveal.
“Man, now I just want to come to your place at night.” Joshua bounced in his chair, and then – as Brendan sputtered into his coffee – went redder than the morning’s sunrise. “God! I didn’t mean it like that. Why can’t I talk around you? I swear I don’t normally blurt out inappropriate shit.”
Brendan snorted. “Are you sure?”
“Mostly.” Joshua thrust out the phone. “That’s what I study, that’s a fox cry.”
“That’s what a fox sounds like? You’re kidding. I had no idea.”
“They don’t sound like that idiotic song.”
Brendan rolled his eyes. “Thank god. Keep listening. There’s more weirdness.”
Joshua hit the next recording. The howls gave way to rapid fire yipping. “That’s gekkering. You have at least two foxes out there. Could be a territorial dispute though they sound youngish. Could be pups at play. I wonder if they’re any of mine.
If you want to hear what Brendan heard, here you go, fox howls and gekkering are both on here.
If you’d like to play along, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook community where we post up 6 sentences of one of our LGBT stories every Saturday. It’s been fun and you can find it here. Be sure to check out all the offers! It’s been a great supportive group!
Jana Denardo 
I learnt a new word… gekkering! Nice snippet 🙂
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Thanks. Gekkering is definitely not something you hear every day (the word, and the sound for that matter).
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I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand: fun and educational snippet. On the other, I now have “What does the fox say?” stuck in my head! 😉
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I am so sorry for inflicting that torture on you.
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Makes sense once you know what it is. The foxes in my neighbourhood make those sounds too.
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It took me a while to figure out what I was hearing the first time I heard a fox.
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Love this exchange:
“Why can’t I talk around you? I swear I don’t normally blurt out inappropriate shit.”
Brendan snorted. “Are you sure?”
“Mostly.”
(And I love “What Does the Fox Say?” too — I should pull up the video and inflict it on FB people.)
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Thank you. Poor Josh, he keeps putting his foot in it. and snort to that song.
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I’ve learned something I didn’t know about foxes! 🙂 Gekkering is a new word for me, too. 🙂
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Cool. Josh would be happy to know he helped.
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Haha! Add me to the list of people with that song stuck in my head.
But now I know the answer to the question, LOL. Great snippet!
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Hahaha I am SO sorry for that particular earworm. Thanks though.
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Wow! Learn something new! And that song with the lyric “what does the fox say?” The video is downright hilarious. My coworkers and I watched it one day at work and we were howling! Loved this snippet – thank you. 🙂
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The video for that song IS something else. Thanks.
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Interesting that they make the same sound for either fighting or playing.
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It is though with the kits playing is usually play fighting so that’s probably why.
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Ah, that makes sense. 🙂
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They sometimes sound like they’re laughing.
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Nice snippet, I liked the inclusion of the clip so we could hear what the guys hear 🙂
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Thanks. I thought I really needed to share the sound.
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Fox sounds can be very unsettling if you aren’t familiar with them… and are into the paranormal. Coyote sounds too, for that matter. Nice Snippet!
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You make an excellent point!
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I’ve heard those sounds in the middle of the night, and they can definitely be scary when you don’t know what they are!
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They are definitely spooky.
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