I knew I was onto something.

Clicking on the post title will take you to the "Babbling About Books" blog and a bit of vindication -- for me, for Fugly, and specifically for the characters of Todd (an embalmer) and Gabriel (a mortuary cosmetician). Check out the third item on Katiebabs' list.

Heh-heh. There ya go.

Many thanks to Tam for the alert. It sure made me smile.