Fakers and makers, part II
Humans default to faking it. Cats are incapable of not making it. It’s up to us what we’ll take from all of this. But Obsidian has taken it upon herself to make us better beasties.
Guest post: Square biscuits
Disambiguation: Biscuits in this case are the American savory quick bread rather than the sweet treats found elsewhere that also require proper handling…along with a cup of tea, coffee, milk, or cocoa. Every decent recipe for biscuits includes an instruction to avoid over-handling the dough.
Forever loved: Mishush
The world is a lot less stardusted today. A great constellation has fallen: “great,” in every sense except size.
Fakers and makers, part I
Cats: not one of them is faking it, and every single one of them is making it. Us, we’re a bit different. But we can still learn.
Epilogues: May 2022
Are you jumpy, kittens? Does this itchy, agitated world of ours have you jittery about June, and joy’s odds of survival, and the existence of jumping worms that clone themselves? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Guest post: The wow factor is ginormous
Sometimes the littlest things have the greatest impact. No, I’m not talking about meteorites. I’m talking about cats.
Seers
There is a reason we flat-iron our fluffy curls and jimmy our gelatin into “control-top” garments and calibrate our colors to the vibe of the moment. There is a reason we rewrite our heartfelt letters and pummel our poetry into prose and hunker in the bunker of all that is safe and beige. The reason […]
Lilies, ravens, and other weak wonderbeasts
There are times when you look like a mighty oak, but if a passerby should sneeze, you would collapse into a molehill. There are times when everyone marvels at you as you manage departments and families and budgets, but what you need more than anything is to play with scissors and construction paper and crayons […]
Guest post: Boomerangs
Sometimes things get thrown out and around and about so fast, trying to keep up could give a person whiplash. Other times, things get knocked about rhythmically, like tennis or ping pong balls. They’re easy to follow; the neck can swivel gently. Then, there are boomerangs.
The Consetta concession
Cats undoubtedly have their concerns: plant-based sausage, the pleasures and pitfalls of nostalgia, the diminishing likelihood of a One Direction reunion. But, by and large, small or large, they are not a species prone to worry. They are, accordingly, a species poised to save us from ourselves.