Colonel Peabody

Phoebe-minded

“Saving cats from hopeless situations” means a multitude of things. It means making a blanket nest for a kitten who looks like feathers and bones. It means taking an old cat from the bend in the road where his strength ran out. It means five thousand pounds of kitty litter a month. It means bulk-ordering […]

Epilogues: December 2023

So here we stand, at the end and the beginning. Cats know that there are only ever beginnings. Cats know many things beyond our reach. But they are gentle, and permit us to believe in figments — endings, the concept of “age appropriate,” the existence of credible vegan cheese — as long as necessary. Perhaps […]

Epilogues: December 2017

Oh, frisky feisty January. You are longer than your 31 days, starting with fireworks and ending with “finally!” You are the time for cold crunch under our feet and Christmas leftovers gone crusty. You are the month of few holidays and generally muted merriment. But those who live among cats have all the frisk and […]