Category Archives: Cats

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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Wander the Kitten, Napping

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Mandolin

Photographic evidence suggests that, as a kitten, the fluffball named Wander did nothing but nap. And nap: And sometimes flop: But mostly nap: …but really this is because the rest of the time he was running around too fast for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cats in Hats

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Mandolin

First there was the dog Oscar. The dog Oscar had a costume including a tuxedo and hat. His owner says that depending on whether he wears that hat or not, sometimes it makes him look like a gentleman, and sometimes it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The coveted triple cat lap

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Mandolin

I was going to make an announcement today, but I need to spend a little more time on prep work. So instead, have the coveted triple cat lap: More common: Five Cats on One Couch Rarer: the possibly impossible quintuple … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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