by Toni Eames Thirteen years ago, after the last of my beloved elderly cats passed away, I told friends I would not consider adopting a kitten. I wanted an older cat with an established personality. But we don’t always get what we want! So, not long after, I could not resist the charms of a […]
Feline-Human Bond Stories
The One and Only Miss Kitty
By Christy Doherty I still see her at times. Maybe it’s because she’s been part of the dappled sunlight on the grass for so long that her imprint remains. Words won’t capture how I long to see her there again, napping, just being “her.” I move from window to window these days, checking, hoping. I […]
What a Difference a Cat Makes
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter As I write this, the lovely Skitter is wrapped around my right arm, sound asleep and giving me a wonderful sense of comfort and belonging. It’s something I never take for granted and something that seems like a priceless gift. I always liked the idea of having a cat, but my […]
The Cat Who Painted the Sunset Orange
By Ann Katagiri *this story starts in Japan when I was 12 years old We met on a day not much different from today. The wind was cool and breezy. The sight of stray cats was not a rare one — there were a lot of them in my neighborhood. After almost 10 years of […]
Writing it Out
By T. J. Banks. Catsong didn’t start out as a book. It began as a single story – a long and loving good-bye to Kilah, a torbie barn kitten who, with her sister Cricket, had come to us shortly after Tim and I had married and moved into our new house. Kilah was 16 when […]
Two Cats to the Rescue
By Judith Ayn. 2014 began as a very bad year. My world turned topsy-turvy with early retirement from work due to stress-related health problems and the death of my sixteen-year-old cat. I was home alone, with too much time on my hands to think about losses. In April, I started looking for a cat to […]
What My Cats Really Want for Christmas
By Debbie De Louise As the holidays approach, cat lovers are bombarded with advertisements for gifts for their kitties. These range from catnip-filled toys that are touted as purr-fect stocking stuffers to expensive cat furniture, motorized games, and other fancy items that most felines will use once and then abandon or only take interest in […]
How a Kitten Became My Muse
by Valerie Ramer As a kid growing up in the Bronx in the 1960’s with just my dad and sister, I felt like a misfit. “Where’s your mom?” kids would ask. I had no idea. She left the family when I was two years old. Everyone else seemed to have a mom, how come I […]
Reflections on My Life with Gatsby
By Robert J. Smith I’m saddened to announce the passing of my cat, Gatsby Smith. His passing prompted me to reflect on the bond we shared and the impact he had on my life and work. Gatsby lived to the ripe old age of seventeen and is survived by two cat brothers, a dog brother, […]