Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.

Posted in Adventure on Feb 24, 2023

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“The Cat Lady in the Yellow House” by David B Fraser

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Jeanette was already late for her shift at the Giant Killer Coffee House when she spotted the stray. It was grey calico sniffing the snow beside the plowed sidewalk. It gave a cry to her. Jeanette squatted, balancing herself and her over loaded knapsack. She made kissing noises and took off her mittens to offer the back of her hand for a sniff. The stray approached. “Hey, Dusty. Are you Dusty? Is that your name?” she asked. Of course, it probably wasn’t her name, but it was somewhere to start a f...

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“Gravitational Meow.” by Emanuel Diaz

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Calis Dafelis, a female laboratory animal science researcher, loved felines and was currently studying the behavior and abilities of her favorite suborder of animals in California. She was particularly interested in the myth that cats always fall on their feet and land straight. One day, after a long day of research, Calis experienced an earthquake and found a strange black and yellow cat with a fur marking that looked like a spiraling cinnamon roll. The cat seemed to be a stray and led Calis to a hole in the ground, which they entered. The ...

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“One Way To Do It” by Kristen Jacobson

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“Take a daily walk,” my therapist told me. A daily walk would help manage my weight and might improve my mood. Sure, I thought. A walk would make all the stuff in my head disappear. I nodded politely with a smile that rivaled the Mona Lisa and waited patiently for my session to be over. Yet another fruitless attempt at combatting an issue so ingrained that it successfully dodged all attempts at destruction. I pitied my therapist and her feckless attempts. The only real solution might have to be amputation. Thankfully, the hour ended, and...

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“Foregone” by Kyle Helker

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It was the cat. That damn cat. If only he could find that damn cat again, maybe he could make some sense of all of this. Then again, none of it made any sense to begin with, did it? All that he knew was the cat was the key. The cat knew the way. He should have known, why had he been so foolish and not seen the signs? The writing was there on the wall as plain as day if he had only had the eyes to read it. Just follow the damn cat. So simple, an imbecile could have figured it out, why hadn’t he? He had to go back. Back to where he had first s...

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“My Little Snowball ” by Bloom Jay

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I respond hesitantly, "hello," after a few seconds pass with neither a response from myself nor the feline creature watching me. "My name is Kaitlyn."In the dim light given by the setting moon, which has just started to descend behind the treetops in front of us, her white fur gleams like silver. Her ears slightly pricked forward into a triangle form. Despite being so close to where I am frozen in place, she seems quite at ease. Her large, round, emerald eyes almost appear luminous against her pale face.She doesn't do anything more than turn...

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“The Twin Stray Cats” by Joice Njeru

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If ever you hear a stray cat meowing at night, never, ever try to follow it. That sounded like a stern warning. But coming from my grandpa Nalo, you would never tell if it was one of his “in our time” stories or if he was being serious. We had learned to laugh off grandpa’s stories and warnings. That would make him awfully pissed off sometimes. And not just him. When my brother and I laughed about something, it would make anyone hate themselves for what they had said or done. And grandpa was not an exception. But we were kids then. Turne...

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“Tabby Matchmaker” by Odile Glatz

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“If you don’t like spanish guitar, you’re just not cool.” The recipient of this warning was a green-eyed tabby with an outrageously innocent expression on her face. She gazed steadily back at him, supremely unconcerned. The guitar enthusiast chuckled softly, now I’m talking to dumb animals, he thought. He sat on a nearby bench, doubled over with frustration and amusement in equal parts. The tabby climbed up and extended a striped limb to the shoulder of the suffere...

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“The Calling ” by Simone J Fry

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Shabby, dirty, wretched, tabby creature won’t let me be.It had been following me since before dark morphed into dawn. I caught its creepy white eyes glowing from behind a tree, its wild dusty fur ruffled like a weedy lawn, as I ran past it with my head torch on. Now it is bounding and weaving a few meters ahead, down through the open grasses, and juniper shrubs. It stops, turns every few minutes to make sure I’m still behind. We were on the path not long ago. Like a spell it led me off the beaten track. How? And more to the point why? My leg...

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“Cat Outside the Box” by Ness Turner

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Running. Running. Running. Stop! Pounce! "Rory!" The dog snapped its head round to hail its owner, struggling five steps behind. Dave stumbled to keep up with his wayward hound, one he'd rescued years ago from ex-police service. Rory loved sniffing and chasing smells just as much as any other dog, but it was different when he found a few particular smells, which weren't so uncommon around this part of town… "Rory!" His dog leapt over a dustbin lid with a clatter, hopped from one bin bag to another, p...

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“The Ugly People's Cat Club” by Jessica Stone

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Every day started the same. Before the club, that is. This rainy morning started the same as always: I looked in the mirror with my eyes squinted. The squinting helped me not to see it. I had trained my eyes only to look at my forehead, or at my lips and chin... I just couldn’t look... I could NOT look at... it. My computer is set up in one corner of my studio apartment. Sometimes to strangers in chat rooms I would refer to it as my: “home office”. It was a desk with a fold-out partition ...

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“Storms and Treasure” by Mehkyla Gibson

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Rain poured and the skies turned gray. Footsteps sounded like a march in union. Everyone was trying to get home and avoid the enemy above. Soon it became stronger. Trees started to bend and struggled with balance. Powerful winds struck at building signs and isolated cars. The skies above roared as if it was an angry god, the thunder looked like a vein popping out. It was a battlefield, and no one wanted to be a part of it. In the very corner of the streets lies a man in a brown suit inside his car. “I can’t believe this is happening. I ...

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“Breakfast with Tiffany” by Douglas W. Carr

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“I’m going to have to let you go. We’re not financially stable right now and – as a result – we’re restructuring. We’re letting numerous people go. It’s not you – we’re just downsizing until we can restructure to the approval of the investors. I’m asking you to clean out your cubicle by five o’clock tonight. Thanks for your time.” Those were the words from my supervisor’s mouth one Friday afternoon and just before the holiday. The company had pulled this shit before, but it never impacted me. They always made things look good on paper an...

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“Love is all there is” by Robert Radcliff

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Where am I? Where is this? I am surrounded by cloud like fog.... or is it mist...upwards I see just density...no color... just dullness and space...I feel my body ...all seems ok...or is it?What is happening to me?Sometimes in our lives it can be difficult to distinguish between reality and fantasy....so....Am I at the end of my life, or is this just a dream?Then from the bleakness I hear a sound ...coming from nearby:'Meow. Meow'... hey........ I am not alone!I look around.... in front of me on the ground there suddenly appears green e...

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“Prostration, astronomy, and a black cat” by Ksenija Rubež

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The prostration (Arabic: sajdah or sujud) is thought to be the most important part of the Muslim prayer. According to the prophet Muhammad, one is nearest to God during prostration. The noblest parts of one’s body are touching the ground, signifying utmost submission and humility in front of God. For some, it is also the most therapeutic part of the entire prayer. So, it was for Salma. She would find herself meditating in that pose, in a sort of ecstasy of repeating the Arabic words Subhana Rabbi Al Ala (Glory be to my Lord, the Most E...

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“The Divine Feline” by Aaron Morgen-Goetz

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I’m not what you would call the adventurous sort. I have a very logical view of the world. The laws of nature can be described by calculable equations and repeatable experiments. However, I have learned that this way of thinking just doesn’t contain the full story. I was never very superstitious, but once I described the past few days, that’s the only logical conclusion. I could not deny the power of this divine beast. It was just two days ago that I had seen her for the first time. Nudging around the alley trash ca...

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Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 109 stories

“The Cat Lady in the Yellow House” by David B Fraser

“Gravitational Meow.” by Emanuel Diaz

“One Way To Do It” by Kristen Jacobson

“Foregone” by Kyle Helker

“My Little Snowball ” by Bloom Jay

“The Twin Stray Cats” by Joice Njeru

“Tabby Matchmaker” by Odile Glatz

“The Calling ” by Simone J Fry

“Cat Outside the Box” by Ness Turner

“The Ugly People's Cat Club” by Jessica Stone

“Storms and Treasure” by Mehkyla Gibson

“Breakfast with Tiffany” by Douglas W. Carr

“Love is all there is” by Robert Radcliff

“Prostration, astronomy, and a black cat” by Ksenija Rubež

“The Divine Feline” by Aaron Morgen-Goetz

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story from the point of view of a big cat — whether that’s a lion, cheetah, etc., or just a chunky pet.

Write about a cat living in an ancient temple, like the Acropolis.

Set your story in a cat shelter.

Write about a human and a cat that come to some kind of mutual understanding.

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