“Chicks!” Miss Kitty chattered when she saw the colorful cover of Chick Stories, a memoir by Patti M. Walsh that her housemate Tania had brought home. A bird-lover—especially the backyard-type—Miss Kitty began pawing through the pages. But her upright tail drooped a bit as her excitement turned to consternation. Locking eyes with Tania, her questionContinue reading “Chicks for Miss Kitty”
Category Archives: Books
Two-Fer Maneuvers
When Augie’s feline friend Crimcou (crem-koo) saw the Two-For-One promotion for Ghost Girl, she thought it meant she’d read Ghost Girl with Augie. “Don’t be silly,” Augie scoffed. Although he’s an astute reader who knows a bargain when he sees one, it was his grandmother, Ginger Wakem, author of Promise Nothing, Tell No One, whoContinue reading “Two-Fer Maneuvers”
On Vacation with the Estrogen Club
Peanut Hartofelis is surrounded by males—two cats and a dog as brothers; a cousin dog; and a cat and a dog who live with grandparents. She gets along quite nicely with the pack, but sometimes she craves female company. “The Estrogen Club!” She purred aloud with anticipation of female companionship when she saw the novelContinue reading “On Vacation with the Estrogen Club”
Molly and the Feline Siam
When Siam arrived in our household, he let us know he didn’t belong. “I want to be a terrifying tiger,” he mewed from what has become his favorite spot on the sun-drenched ottoman. His voice was so high-pitched I almost couldn’t hear it. Could it be that I imagined it? While I pondered that possibility,Continue reading “Molly and the Feline Siam”
Catatonic Mafia Dreams
Not that he wants to be an assassin or even a low-class goon, but when Beamer Baclawski heard that Ginger Wakem’s book, Trust No One, Promise Nothing features the mafia, he couldn’t wait to get his paws on it and nose into it. Call it mafia envy. Or attribute it to the mouser’s fascination withContinue reading “Catatonic Mafia Dreams”
Waiting for Angels
“Angels?” Miss Kitty asked when I suggested she might like Odyssey of Angels by Joan La Blanc. She accepted the book and then looked at me with more antipathy than confusion. “I thought you meant the Christmas kind. You know, with wings and harps. I’m ready for mistletoe and holly. Not nurses on a mission.”Continue reading “Waiting for Angels”
Embracing the Ethics of a Feline Warrior
At six years old, Mittens recently joined the Blanchett household. Having come from a home with other pets, she was happy to be Nancy and Rick’s one-and-only. But she wanted to feel more confident, more like the hunter her instincts told her she was. Nancy told her about the Tecosca Cormaic, otherwise known as theContinue reading “Embracing the Ethics of a Feline Warrior”
What the Ek? Prey-ing for Birds
Jinx Yengst likes to read about the cardinals, finches, and other birds in his dog- (eh, cat-) eared Golden Guide: Birds. Not only does he like to learn about them as he watches from his favorite cat seat, but he also likes to chirp—or is it chatter? chitter? trill? Or is he reading aloud toContinue reading “What the Ek? Prey-ing for Birds”
Fostering a New Habit
Any cat can tell you that a comfortable habit is hard to break. Miss Kitty, for example, loves to lounge on the lanai with a favorite book. Not that she has the time to read it, mind you. She’d like to, but life is complicated. There are so many other things to do, you know.Continue reading “Fostering a New Habit”
A New View of Old Birds
While engaged in her favorite pastime of backyard birdwatching, Miss Kitty found herself distracted by a copy of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird that I had left for Tania and Nancy, Kitty’s humans. Naturally assuming it was a field guide to her fine-feathered friends, Kitty pawed through the pages. Finding neither pictures nor plates, however,Continue reading “A New View of Old Birds”
What the Cats Are Reading 