Spent
“There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.” – Thomas Merton “You have a lot to learn, Tomcat.” – Every Cat Who Ever Lived
At the knee of a wise adoptee: As little as love
Bagel-brained editor’s note: When you see “At the knee of a wise adoptee,” you know: your author is an imbecile. No, no, no, that’s not quite right. Your author is an enthusiast who writes blogs in advance, so you shall remain entertained if she is kidnapped by pirates or brigands or Jeff Goldblum. Your author […]
Summon the elements
If you’re old enough to read this, you have been exposed to the elements. One moment, you’re riding out in the country, listening to Aretha Franklin and feeling like fire. Suddenly, for no reason and every reason, the Wall of Sad hits. It sucks the air out of your lungs. It scrapes the skin off […]
Epilogues: December 2022
It is a piece of ancient, not-entirely-accurate Tabby’s Place lore that every one of our residents celebrates their birthday on January 1st. You can understand the reasoning. In most cases, we’ll never know a cat’s actual birth date, except in the case of Kozmo, whose birthday has been scientifically proven to be every day called […]
The muster zone
I have no idea what this sign (spotted in Princeton) technically means (and I’d rather meditate on its mysteries than Google it; some questions are better than answers). But I know this: life is a Muster Zone.
Stay surprising
You may think of yourself as an old pair of shoes. You can still be surprised by an old pair of shoes.
Forever loved: Tanner
If Rent was right that we “measure our lives in love,” Tanner lived at Tabby’s Place for a very, very long time. Maybe that’s why we miss him so much today.
The Elliot Challenge
You may think you’ve unwrapped all your holiday gifts. You may think it’s all over but the cleanup. May I direct your attention to the snow-white wondercat awaiting you under the tree.
Unboxed
The calendar declares that today is Boxing Day. It is the day to box up well-intentioned hideous sweaters and return them to the Gap from whence they came. It is the day to punch the lights out of everything that snuffed our candles in 2022. It is not, however, the day to box up The […]