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“The Many Lives of Oberon” by Zack Powell

CW: Themes/mentions of death***He waits in his car for nine minutes before approaching my parlor. He stops at the window, leans forward to stare at the shop sign, waits for the person behind him to continue down the sidewalk. Only then does he glance over his shoulder, throw open my door, and scamper inside, holding an ash-gray cat as close to his chest as a love letter.He shuts the door then turns to take in the shop's interior: the jars and vials on the shelf labelled "Potio...

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“Cats!” by Jack Kimball

“I know you think I’m crazy, but I’ve found myself.”He’d gone over and was in real trouble; I mean Jack Nicholson Shining trouble. And when he said crazy I heard a whisper in my ear—you are NOT a trained psychologist. Yes, beyond my capability to help, way beyond.Yet, I grew up with my kid brother; I took care of him all the way through high school. Our dad worked at the mill double time, and Mom passed when we were both kids. So it was up to me, Dad said, when he wasn’t around, which ...

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“Old MacDonald Arrested” by Graham Kinross

Old MacDonald had a farm, and on that farm he was training animals to infiltrate the halls of power. Old MacDonald (72) was arrested dressed as a clown. He planned to snare the nation with delicious fast food laced with cocaine. It was Furball Fluffington who infiltrated the despot’s network. That cat sure wears the hell out of those boots, this reporter must say. The hat isn’t a bad look either. ...

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“Schrödinger’s Kitty” by Michelle Oliver

“Good morning my friend! Up, up, up. Now!”“Mmffumplemuff!”“I do beg your pardon, but it’s morning and I’m hungry. And I’m hungry now and it’s morning!” “Phdtts. Stop it you mangy mongrel, get off my face!”“Mongrel? Indeed! I’m no cur, no slavering, slavish mutt. ‘We are not impressed, We are not amused,’ now get up you lazy piece of no good human.”“Kitty!”“Schrödinger!”“Get off!”<...

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“Did You Hear the One About the Woman Who Hates Cats?” by KT George

Jenn’s thirty-two-year-old husband, Jaret, passed away three months ago from throat cancer. It shocked everyone, for no one knew he was sick. Especially Jaret, who had gone to the dentist for his annual checkup when the doctor noticed unusual growths on his enlarged tonsils. A trip to an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor and an oncologist confirmed the professionals’ opinions. From there, it went all downhill. ...

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“Selected Lives of Fenwick Fogpaws” by RJ Holmquist

1My first life was a disappointment when compared to all my others. It was short, and I spent most of it a lot wetter than any cat would like. I never found out exactly how it ended because whatever got me came at me from behind. Of course, the Fenwick Fogpaws of later lives would never be snuck up on, but first lives are pretty tough on a lot of cats. My “number one” is only worth a mention because that’s when I made my first attempt at understanding.I was a little orange tabby stre...

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“Hit Me Again, Bob” by Tommy Goround

T/W: Aunt Jemima used as a seductive pancake maker. A song from 1893 by Henry Miller is quoted. Both of these are found in the free use policy of international satire law. There's also some religious language. Don't read this if you go to a non-denominational church. ########### You know when the judge gives you three to five … Hours of community service

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“Ode To A Hunter” by Lily Finch

[This story is one that could appear in the top East of Africa and then into Chinaنظرًا لكونك أداة تعقب للقطط كبيرة الحجم ، فإنك تقابل جميع أنواع الرجال. البعض أراد الكأس ، والبعض الآخر أراد فقط لمحة ، لكن هذا الرجل كان مختلفًا ؛ كان مستهلكًا بالكامل. وجدت ملاحظاته لاحقًا وأرسلتها إلى مجلة لصيادي القطط الكبيرة. قامت المجلة بطباعتها ببعض التلاعب البسيط.एक बड़ा गेम कैट ट्रैकर होने के नाते, आप सभी प्रकार के पुरुषों से मिलते हैं। किसी को ट्रॉफी चाहिए थी, तो किसी को बस एक झलक चाहिए थी, लेकिन यह आदमी अलग था;...

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“Pests” by Kat Moreno

I have a black cat. I picked her up from the parking lot of my local Dairy Queen as a kitten, and I had to quickly get used to the sound and commotion she made in the night. I laugh at myself when I think back to when I first got my cat and I used to get up several times a night because I thought I someone had broken into the apartment. I would sneak down my hallway my hand would cover my heart as icy dread spre...

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“Familiar” by Christina Reynolds

There is a point past weeping, Dr. Christensen thought to himself, when the pain numbs.He peered at his face in the back of a spoon. The distorted image magnified the broken capillaries under his eyes. From medical school, he knew his lacrimal glands were responsible for his bloodshot eyes and dilated pupils. He maneuvered the spoon to view the extent of his puffy red face, caused mainly by the salt from his tears.The spoon’s reflection revealed the monster he felt he had become.

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“Charlie” by Kyle Bennett

Content Warning: Death, alcoholism, depression, thoughts of self-harm Daniel preferred the "airline" bottles. They were easier to steal from the liquor store and easier to hide from the scum out there who would steal them from him. His fingers were almost too numb to twist the tiny cap, but the promise of a shot of - he glanced at the label - pineapple rum gave him superhuman determination. The meager dos...

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“Princess, the Writers Muse” by Marty B

Every great writer needs a muse Annie believed, hers just had a fuzzy tail and a cute face. Princess was her partner and writing companion. The romance novels she wrote were a fun hobby, but even she knew they were missing something, her plots were lifeless. She wrote about what she knew, her heroines all had loving, adoring cats, and her heroes were modeled after her perfect husband Walter, the brilliant scientist. Ann...

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“The Bridge” by Bill VanPatten

Jason stumbled to the bridge, each step a struggle, his body heavy with grief, his mind fuddled by alcohol. He wasn’t sure what day it was, where he’d been earlier. Oh, yeah. The bar. They’d tossed him out, eighty-sixed him just as happy hour was ending and said, “No more, Buddy.” He wasn’t that drunk, though—and certainly not belligerent. Just crying into his martini, weeping like a five-year-old—the salt of his tears ...

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“The Strange Dichotomy of a Housecat Named Lunchbox” by Trevor Woods

There is an interesting dichotomy my housecat suffers through every day. It’s a dichotomy of deficiency and self-actualization.You see, my gray Maine Coon cat, “Lunchbox,” can be found sitting at his favorite place in the house every morning – the kitchen windowsill which provides an unrestricted view of the backyard, or as Lunchbox imagines it, the “great and wild unknown.”When Lunchbox rests on his sill, he meows relentlessly. There really isn’t a way to explain this meowing properly.

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“Mother Nature - The Story of A Serial Killer” by Tara Leigh Parks

This story contains sex and violence.---I don't think fuck, or any other derivative of that monumental word, should be changed to duck when I finger-bang my passion into a text. If I ask a man to come over, we're not going to duck anything. So.Also: Do you know that ducks take part in forced copulation? Biologists and other smart-ass-types say that ducks waddle in a line because it makes them less suspectable to predators. They say the waddle also helps them forage for fo...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 132 stories

“The Many Lives of Oberon” by Zack Powell

“Cats!” by Jack Kimball

“Old MacDonald Arrested” by Graham Kinross

“Schrödinger’s Kitty” by Michelle Oliver

“Did You Hear the One About the Woman Who Hates Cats?” by KT George

“Selected Lives of Fenwick Fogpaws” by RJ Holmquist

“Hit Me Again, Bob” by Tommy Goround

“Ode To A Hunter” by Lily Finch

“Pests” by Kat Moreno

“Familiar” by Christina Reynolds

“Charlie” by Kyle Bennett

“Princess, the Writers Muse” by Marty B

“The Bridge” by Bill VanPatten

“The Strange Dichotomy of a Housecat Named Lunchbox” by Trevor Woods

“Mother Nature - The Story of A Serial Killer” by Tara Leigh Parks

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

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

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Set your story in a cat shelter.

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