Category Archives: Cats

Scragamuffin: A New Chapbook on Patreon

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Mandolin

Today, I’m sending my patrons a new chapbook–Scragamuffin. I didn’t intend to write another chapbook; it just sort of happened. Unfortunately, we lost another one of our cats, and this one was only nine. So, it’s been kind of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Zephyr

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Mandolin

Zephyr is posing for his princely portrait.
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Suzie Q

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Mandolin

Suzy Q is a character I drew for a role-playing game I was sketching out called Cats and Dogs Living Together. She is a sixteen-year-old Scottish Fold whose thick grey fur makes her look even larger than her twenty pounds. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Silly Interview with Monica Valentinelli, Who Aspires to Terrify You with Marshmallows

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Mandolin

(Editor’s Note: This interview has been in the vault. For Monica’s most updated work, visit her at  www.booksofm.com.) Rachel Swirsky: You can write any tie-in on any subject you want. All the normal rules are out the window. If you’re … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bunny Chicken

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Mandolin

Bunny Chicken is a character I drew for a role-playing game I was sketching out called Cats and Dogs Living Together. Bunny Chicken is a muscular, black domestic shorthair. He’s five years old, weighs twelve pounds of sheer strength, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My life in cats: Kennedy

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Mandolin

This is Kennedy. She lives with my friend Jenna. Kennedy is quite pretty, and Kennedy is quite aloof. She really likes Jenna. The rest of us are not that interesting. Although, if she is sitting on her scratching post, then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My life in cats: Europa

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Mandolin

For some reason, my friends’ cat Europa has recently decided that Mike and I are people who are supposed to be around. She’s acting much more friendly, and sometimes doing things like rolling around on her back to get my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My life in cats: Henderson

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Mandolin

Presenting Henderson, also called Sweet Lady Henderson, which is a great name for both a cat and a blues singer: Henderson was stray until recently when she made camp on my friends’ porch. They fed her through the winter, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My life in cats: Aurora

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Mandolin

Sometimes I think I should document my life in cats. My friend’s cat Aurora is a very intelligent, very grand-looking tortoiseshell maine coon. She’s very self-possessed and polite to me–but not overly so, because generally when I’m over, it’s feeding … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That’s a mixing bowl.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Mandolin

That’s a mixing bowl. (That is also a cat.) Continue reading →

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