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

Posted in Character on Feb 24, 2023

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“Pillowman” by Dylan Patrick

Submitted to Contest #187

“Foolish human! After besting your father, I won your servitude!”  My cat, probably. Technically speaking, he wasn’t mine. He belonged to my dad, aka the one who fed/pet/named him. The little guy with a big ego (or so I imagine) was a British Shorthair named Fuzz Aldrin. If it were up to me, his name would be Epeius, the mastermind of the Trojan Horse. I could probably be called speciesist, but that was a perspective I couldn’t shake. He was a self-serving beast, and my dad was the only one between us that cared enough about him enou...

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“I hate cats, but” by Tweety Promo

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Warning :May contain trigger sensitive context When I was younger, I remember having a cat around the age of 9. One thing I remembered about her was her puffy white fur. I called her fluffy. This cat was always attacking things that moves. Fluffy would chase a bag that would fall on floor or a ball moving. That day she was on her normal chasing mood as I was watching television. It was march, the weather was not perfect but good enough to enjoy and keep the window open.  Normally we had good heat so strong it would be hot, so it was ...

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“An Ephemeral Smile” by Kang Lee

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Notice: this serves as a sequel to "The Dark Dancer", available on my profile  The frigid bonds remained adamant in locking my hands and feet together, while the grimy window filtered in decaying grey light. Bats scurried about the mouldy ceiling. All the while, the iridescent black rune Laqueum–trap–burned tauntingly in the air in front of me.  In summation, it was not a great experience to be a prisoner of a diabolical queen.  The world was split into four kingdoms, namely the North Kingdom, of the Necromancy Magicians, So...

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“Molly” by Anita M Shaw

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Molly showed up at our house the day her owner died. She belonged to our neighbor, Mae Hurley. An older lady who passed in her sleep. We found her on the porch, all comfy, like she belonged there. Not sure why she picked us. There were many other families on our block she could’ve chosen. People more likely to warm up to a small gray and white tiger cat.Dad attempted to shoo her away, but she never went far. Partway across the lawn, she’d turn back to look at him. “Get!” He’d holler as he strode into the house.He tried tossing tennis balls a...

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“Meeting of the PTSF: Pandemic Therapy Support Felines. ” by Lari Levey

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Meeting of the PTSF: Pandemic Therapy Support Felines. "Welcome, and thank you for coming to the first PSTF meeting today to discuss the distressing changes in our humans. I'm glad you could all make it. I was able to send my human away to replace a few things around the house that I peed on. Gratefully she took the dog. Please find a spot to curl up in, and for those of you who don't know me, my name is Fritz. We're all facing issues with downtime from our charges. They are moody, irritable, and bored. Rather than running around and d...

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“Pretend Play” by Gabrielle Gerstley

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‘I just feel bad they don’t have proper hands and fingers, you know?’ ‘Mmm,’ my husband responded.  He and I were lying on our couch watching our six-month old kittens bat around the cap from a carton of milk. All around them was a junkyard of sorts of the toys we had bought them over the past three months since first adopting them—spotted and striped plush mice, multicolored feathers, things that spun, things that spit out water, things that squeaked and rolled and jumped. Instead, they leapt for wrappers. They sprung for ribbons and...

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“Free Beer” by Jose Nodar

Submitted to Contest #187

‘How about another round, Bill?’ ‘Sure, why not Angus? And this one is on you.’ ‘No argument, there mate,’ as Angus waves to Millicent behind the bar for two more glasses. ‘Listen, this is my last one Angus, the missus is going to kill me. It is after midnight and I got to work in the morning.’ ‘OK, Bill, this is the last one for tonight.’ Bill smiles, knowing the last beer is always the nicest. ‘Great, but I am not leaving here until you tell me the story you told Tony last week. He said to me it was a true story about how you met you...

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“Mr. Shoes or How a Cat Healed My Broken Heart” by Kaila Flickinger

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Mr. Shoes or How A Cat Healed My Broken Heart "You know, I don't even like cats," I mutter to the four-legged creature sitting in my usual spot. He looks at me and I hear a low growl begin in his throat. I roll my eyes and lift him into my arms, gently tossing him to the floor. He growls at me and saunters away. I plop into the chair and wipe my face. I had been crying. Again. "I really don't. I only took you in because I know Michelle would have hated for you to go to a shelter," I told the black and white cat. He watched me now from ...

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“The Cat, the Ring, and the Cookie” by Aaron KC

Submitted to Contest #187

Seventy-four thousand dollars. That was the only thing I could think about as I chased the stray cat down the alley. Mr. De Gondi’s engagement ring was worth seventy-four thousand dollars.Nobody knew how the cat kept getting into the kitchen. Sure, there was a constant flurry of staff and vendors through the back door, but everyone was adamant that le chat had never followed them in or out. The small window far above the dishwashing station was kept open, but surely that was too high for him to jump, and it was screened besides. Maybe he ca...

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“Cat Burglary” by Jyl Barlow

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“So in the end, Your Honor, it turned out we errantly stole someone’s actual pet and drove it four states from home.” Does that sound like a plausible defense? The beginning bits were certainly innocent. The end bits have us wondering how, exactly, to get this housecat back, um, home. The middle bits? Oh, yes, please, allow me to explain. In what was to be a week of kid-free relaxation, my husband and I set off for Skidaway Island State Park to meet my brother and his wife. As we had jumped on the “Sell your RV” bandwagon back in pan...

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“It's snowing cats and dogs” by Matti M

Submitted to Contest #187

On November 12th, the first snow fell, covering every inch of ground in a cold glistering blanket. On most days, I wore that coat of snow happily. It illuminated my red hair, my dark eyes, in contrast to the striking white surrounding. I liked to imagine that the world was reborn every time snow fell. I took joy in following the fragile journey as the snowflakes drifted down, ultimately merging with the ground. It had been two weeks since that day in November, and it hadn’t stopped snowing since, in fact, the weather had become a constant bl...

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“The Conundrum in the Keeper's Boot” by Kinsley Rivers

Submitted to Contest #187

My boot is rumbling. The Keeper’s brow lowered as he analyzed the situation. He was in his master suite and just finishing his morning routine. The last step was to put on his boots and grab his coat. The day was already ruined by the expected morning meetings. He did not need the unexpected. A meticulous review of the room assured him of his solitude. The bedroom door remained locked. Wards of Shadow and Light were visible from where he stood, the contrasting tendrils unbroken, indicating a lack of intrusion. S...

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“A little easier” by Ruby Oliver

Submitted to Contest #187

Ali rubbed the spot between her eyebrows, attempting to relax the tension there. She had begun to have second thoughts. Who knew if it would even work? This all would be for nothing. She sighed, resting her head against the steering wheel. She had to try, there was a chance it could do so much. Gathering up her, well, everything, Ali opened her jeep door and stepped carefully out. The sidewalk was cracked and stained, little shriveled plants sprouting in every corner. Probably not the best place to be for an alone, middle-aged woman, she...

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“The Haint Tree” by Erica Dorsey

Submitted to Contest #187

Rooster and Keisha had an understanding. Rooster was the family cat… or technically— he was Keisha’s great-grandma’s cat. It was the  family myth that Rooster had more than nine lives and just wouldn’t die. The cat was apparently old as sin and had been around for generations. It had been around when Keisha’s great-grandma was a girl, when her grandma was a girl, when her mother was a girl, and so on and so on….. And apparently he was still here over thirty years later and Keisha was an adult. “You still ain’t dead yet Rooster?” Keisha ...

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“Patty: The chatty cat” by Rashi Soni

Submitted to Contest #187

What a lazy day! There is too much movement outside, too much noise. Just another lousy day. The mundane world of humans, aha!! While I see from the window pane of my tiny apartment resting on a couch, everything looks so busy, the street and the people. Everyone’s running, so are the vehicles and so is the time. And there he is, Tom: a miniature sort of a dog and my neighbor, with an average coat of black hair. “Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof” is all he does, such a dog speak. Strolling around with his human dad like always. Wagging and panting t...

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