Discussions What Shouldn't Be
The heavier of the cats, a grayish mass of fluff aptly named Fezzik, rolled his bleary eyes, “Perhaps if you had something original to say...” The slick black…
Precocious Cook and His Audience
“And so you see,” The teen aged boy said as he stirred the pot of caramelized onions, carrots, beans, potatoes, beef, and vegetable stock, “That is why…
A Running Cat
She was running. Running like she was being followed by a group of Olympic thugs. She didn’t know why she was running. It was dark, she could only make out the…
The Cost of Catnip
Cat chasing snowflakes, thumps against the window glass. He’s newly de-clawed. Paws that cannot grasp- the cold causes retraction. Tiger in a cage. His full…
Moravec's Cats
Every ship-morning, I woke up covered in a half-dozen cats. Sometime in the ship-night, they’d wander in from the ducts and find spots to curl up around my…
Cat Pictures
What truly underpins the success of humankind, beyond that of any other apex predator, is that we are social. We evolved language as it became useful for…
Error in B Minor
As the fire raged through the house, the cat sat upon a wall across the street and watched, smiling.
Modern Crazy Cat Lady
I awoke from my slumber. My cellular device convulsed wildly atop the granite counter. It purred and hummed, flopping like a dying fish on an ivory dock. A…
Pre-Days
As the helicopter blades made frantic circles over the ocean I started to fall asleep. I knew I should be alert, possibly even on guard but these past few days…
The Skinless Human
“What is it?” “I don’t know.” The two kittens sat staring at the odd little thing on the ground. “It looks like a skinless human,” whispered Jeffie. “A really…
Breakfast Gone Bad
Fur matted to his scrawny body from the rain, the ragged little cat made his way up the hill. Vultures watched in the trees above waiting for their morning…
Jeffie and the Leader of the Pack
“You might as well come down, ya stinking varmit,” growled the pack leader. “We’re going to eat you sooner or later.” Jeffie the cat looked down from his perch…
Benny
” Benny, Breakfast!” The sounds and smells of breakfast awoke me from my cozy and warm bed. I let out a yawn and stretched to loosen my tired muscles. So…
Rise of the Zombie Cats
Bloody paw prints just inside the door. My God, the zombies have made it into my house. I left my wife alone this morning to venture out for food. Picking up a…
Cats, Peanut Butter and Envy
They had been told to be good, and, as a preemptive measure, they had been rewarded with an early dinner. But somehow there was a feeling of distrust between…
The Morning Scoop
Her feet were too tired for morning. They lay below the blankets and the black cat who had crawled upon them in the late October darkness. The alarm clock had…
The Chronicles of 8th Street
“C’mon Jerry!” The voice of a stocky, bald man echoes through the small cafe. “Just for a day I need the car!” “I’m sorry, George.” A taller man with a horse…
Moose and Kat
“This was one of the best behaved cats I’ve ever groomed!” The clerk exclaimed happily as he handed Moose over to me, all cleaned and wearing a brand new…
Leave the Boa on the Shelf
I sit at home on the edge of my bed, just staring at the ridiculous pink feathered boa I’ve got in my hands. Why can’t I part with it? Why can’t I leave it…
The Cake Is A Lie
“Hello?” the girl said to the woman at the door. “My name is Liz.” She clutched tightly at her handbag. A slow, wide grin spread across the woman’s face. “I’m…