#187: Cat People
I love cats. Independent, sassy, badass, unbothered, adorable, playful, and cuddlier than popular culture makes them out to be, they’re one of life’s everyday miracles.
They live with us, but they are mysteries to us, and it can be incredibly fun to imagine their secret lives — and all the parts of their realities we aren’t privy to. This week, let’s think about ordinary and unusual cats alike, and take a moment to appreciate the magic they bring to our lives.
This week's prompts
Start your story with a character being led somewhere by a stray cat.
Adventure – 109 stories
Write about a cat living in an ancient temple, like the Acropolis.
Fiction – 18 stories
Set your story in a cat shelter.
Fiction – 24 stories
Write about a human and a cat that come to some kind of mutual understanding.
Character – 126 stories
Stories
“AN ORANGE CAT IN ROME” by Ken Miles
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“A Dollar for God” by Delbert Griffith
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“Alize” by Marisa Billions
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“Blacktop and the Bucket Babies” by Mary Bendickson
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“Schrödinger’s Kitty” by Michelle Oliver
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“Selected Lives of Fenwick Fogpaws” by RJ Holmquist
Submitted to Contest #187
“Talulah” by Kathy Trevelyan
Submitted to Contest #187
“A Night Stroll” by Jaymie Jacobson
Submitted to Contest #187
“Staring at the Lawn Muffins” by Beth Jackson
Submitted to Contest #187
“Superstition” by Ralph Aldrich
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“Cat GPT” by Andrew Fruchtman
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“Did You Hear the One About the Woman Who Hates Cats?” by KT George
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“Felinious” by Dan Coglianese
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“Skip the Life Fantastic” by Stevie Burges
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“What the Orange Cat Knew” by T C Milton
Submitted to Contest #187
$250
Prize money
325
Contest entries
117
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Mar 03, 2023 EST
Won by Michelle Oliver 🏆
Title: Mitzee’s Moment
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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