“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”
Tag Archives: Writing
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”
Cameo Finds Solace
When she arrived at her new home with Kacy Cooney a year ago, then-three-month-old Cameo was distressed. She didn’t know where she came from—maybe Alabama, maybe Mississippi; she didn’t know her mama—she was one of two litters nursed by one mama when the other died; she arrived at the rescue site in a Chick-fil-A drinkContinue reading “Cameo Finds Solace”
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”
CiCi Fancies a Rim Adventure
At 19 years old, Cici Brannen may be slow, deaf, and nearly blind. To accommodate her limitations, her human mate, Pam, anticipates her every need, like a water fountain, a daily brushing, and a good book to read. In return, the fragile feline accommodates Pam by watching her fish and photograph birds. “Life is good,”Continue reading “CiCi Fancies a Rim Adventure”
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”
Not-So-Messi Memoir
Messi, the newest member of the Blanchett household, shouldn’t be living the high life in Pelican Preserve. In fact, having been found ricocheting through a traffic maze in a frenzied dash, the weeks-old kitten shouldn’t be living at all. “It wasn’t easy,” she mewed in a rare moment of quietude, curling into Nancy’s lap ofContinue reading “Not-So-Messi Memoir”
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”
Succeeding at a Creative Challenge
When I visited neighbors Nancy and Vince Baclawski recently to share my May 25 feature in the Florida Weekly, co-bloggers Rocky (top) and Beamer insisted on reading the newspaper before Nancy and Vince could get their hands on it. Editor Cindy Pierce had interviewed me in conjunction with a story I had entered in lastContinue reading “Succeeding at a Creative Challenge”
What the Cats Are Reading 