A day without shame
Every year on Fat Tuesday, we rejoice in our rotund residents. And every year, someone scolds me for “fat-shaming the cats.” But that is preposterous. We are dealing with a species that is completely safe from shame.
Feeling the Bern
Like sunshine on your shoulders, you feel it before you see it. Some great light is smiling upon you. It’s too strong to control. It’s too powerful to predict. It’s too wonderful to describe. It’s a cat with cheeks big enough to fit two moons.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Hoopla Green
If you believe Cupid and Walmart, red and pink are the appropriate colors for Valentine’s Day. But if you come to Tabby’s Place, you’ll learn the truth: Valentine’s Day is naturally green. Hoopla Green.
Guest post: Squentin the ring-bearer
Editor’s note: Oh, kittens, do we have a story for you today! Quentin Tarantino may not be known for romantic movies … but Squentin Tarantino deserves the Oscar for Best Director of a Real-Life Love Story. Read on for adopter Nicole’s true tale of how our little FIV+ leading man played a starring role as a […]
Kitty LeFey’s Cosmos: Friend is the Name
Looking for a feline friend, buddy, pal? Tabby’s Place is a great place to find a chum, companion, sidekick, or partner to adopt*.
Hannah answers your questions
You come to this venerable blog with the big questions: Why not “Hannah”? Why not, Hannah? Why not Hannah?
Epilogues: January 2026
You don’t need me to remind you how hard it is to be a person. Especially in winter. Especially this winter. Being a person is excruciating. Being a person is exquisite. But being a Tabby’s Place person means never having to face anything alone. And being a Tabby’s Place cat means taking care of the people who […]
Kitty LeFey’s Cosmos: Smudge is the Word
Sometimes it’s hard to find the words. Sometimes the cat defies all attempts at description. Smudge might prove to be just such a one.
The courage to not be brave
Going strictly by his name, Braveheart sometimes appears to miss the mark. But if we go strictly by names, we will miss most of what matters.
Hips don’t lie
The great white rhinoceros has left the building. That means it’s up to you to be our Valentine.