A Christmas Eve Rescue
One night not so long ago a young and slender black cat quickly and silently trotted down the sidewalk of
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cat stories
The Unintended Gift: My first cat, and how cats became my muse
Now it’s time for my own rescue story, my first cat, and how I came to fill my life with
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Rescue Story: Cookie’s Homecoming Day
On December 9, 1992, during a heavy storm of snow and ice, a little neighbor boy brought me a kitten
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Witness to a Rescue
The actions in this story occurred in late November, right around Thanksgiving, so I always share it as my rescue
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CWA 2014 Contest and Muse Medallions
Well, I didn’t get to go to the Cat Writers’ Association conference, which was this past weekend, but I did
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Poem for Sunday: Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror
Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror Startled, an unexpected kitten before him, he cautiously greets this unknown feline, offers
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Little Visits
For the days prior to the Feast of All Hallowed, Samhain, the Day of the Dead and other celebrations of
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Remember Me Thursday Pet Adoption Awareness Campaign
Between three and four million pets lose their lives in shelters in the US each year despite all our efforts
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Poem for Sunday: Overheard in a Thrift Shop
This was a conversation between two people which I overheard, secretly taking notes, as I was browsing the overcrowded racks
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Rescue Story: The August Kitten
In the middle of the night during a July thunderstorm many years ago a couple awoke to hear what sounded
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