Write a story about someone who loses their cat.

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“Here's to you, Mrs Robinson” by Lewis Dunn

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Here's to you, Mrs Robinson“Eric, it’s only been an hour.” My mother was trying her best to bargain with my growing worry but she should have known better than to reason with that which can’t be reasoned with. If it could, I certainly would have struck up a deal with it minutes ago. “I’m not being unreasonable, I’ve just never known Mrs Robinson to just wander off.” I knew I sounded desperate, as if my whole world had come crumbling down but in a way it really had. My cat, named after my late father’s favourite Simon and Garfunkel song, h...

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“Tormund's Routine” by Maria Chance

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3:24 a.m. Strange but it’s the deafening sound of silence in my bedroom that wakes me. The TV’s gone off hours ago due to the sleep timer I set. The heater seems to have gone off as well; the temperature in the room has reached its setting. I live on a fifth floor, so the rush of cars outside is too distant, and the windows are too thick to really let any sounds in. Even my upstairs neighbors are quiet tonight. The usual game of musical chairs closed for the night. Everything is still. The silence almost an eerie vacuum to my ears. A though...

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“Miracle” by Anna Clarke

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Miracle She was a miracle. I did not know that she was born until I heard a soft mewing coming from the hanging basket in the laundry room. I looked inside. There was a tiny, white kitten lying there, rooting around in search of her mother. Only her tail and the tips of her ears were ginger-coloured. I pushed the basket gently. The kitten mewed louder. Her mother, Soft came rushing in with her eyes opened wide. She ignored me, climbed int...

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“All's Well in the End” by Trent D.

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“Have you seen Nyx?” Amanda asked. James was about to burp, but stifled it with a second swig of beer. “Who?” “The cat.” Amanda had barely touched her dinner. She kept casting expectant glances over her shoulder, staring through the sliding glass doors at the patio. “Cat?” James asked while he aggressively carved a chunk of his steak. “You mean that stray? Amanda nodded. “You named her?” Amanda gave a faint smile. “She’s been coming around so often. I got tired of calling her ‘cat.’ It seemed rude.” “So you gave her ...

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“A Cat and Its Heart” by Rachel Wilson

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Harvey Armstrong opened the door and took one step outside, bracing herself against the cold. The door shielded her from the worst of the biting wind, but she still felt the hollow chill. She stepped back inside and found a seat at her kitchen table. She closed her eyes and listened to the wind, hoping to hear his voice, but she heard only howling. She glanced at the clock. It had been exactly forty-two hours since she had last heard him. He could be miles away now. Even ...

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“Claws of Steel” by Dana Schellings

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I am a cat person and we are, admittedly, a little crazy. No offense to dog people. We know you can be obsessive about your dogs, what with dressing them up in little sweaters and throwing them birthday parties and all, but you’ve never been associated with crazy like us cat people. I am a crazy cat lady and proud of it, as evidenced in my blog, crazycatlady.com. I only have the one cat right now, my calico Lulu, but she is my baby. I literally had to feed her from a bottle when I first brought her home. I may not know what I had for breakfa...

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“Calypso” by Mel Kheios

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It's too bright. The sun shouldn't be shining. Not today. My ears ring with the raucous cries of birds outside my window, the too-loud buzzing hum of the refrigerator; the nearly imperceptible whine of the fluorescent lights above is grating, sets my teeth on edge like claws on a chalkboard, but worse.She's so soft... Every time I reach for her, my fingers sink into the cloudy tufts of burnished bronze and burnt gold. She's still warm, too. Warmer than she should be. My throat tightens and I draw my hand back, struggling not to let the burn ...

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“The Lost Cat” by Joey Hinz

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One day a boy named Jake woke up when his alarm went off at 7 am. He loved cats, and he had one named Cuddles. But when he checked Cuddles’ bed, the cat was not there. He checked everywhere in the house, but could not find him. He asked his best friends, Sally and Tim. They had not seen the cat either. But he did not give up. He went around his small town, asking people if they had seen the kitten, but they had not. “The cat was only a few months old, so he could have not gotten that far,” Jake said. He had not lost hope. Little did they kno...

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“Without Her At Christmas” by M.D. Smith

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My dear cat died in early June. At age seventeen, she’d lived a long life, but it’s always hard to have a beloved pet pass away. After many years, I finally re-upholstered the leather furniture and put in my order for a Siamese baby that was born that same month. Eight weeks later, near summer’s end, I had that delightful and playful ball of fur in my arms. A Chocolate faced Siamese with a very light body but a dark face, paws, and tail. My new love began to fill the hole left by Samantha. She played delightfully with our middle age, declaw...

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“Carlizzle” by Nicola Campbell

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LOST CATName: CARLISLEDescription: Small, black, has a white spot between his earsLast seen: October 21st, Charleston StreetWill come to you if you’re nice to himMy phone number is on his collar if you find himMy name is Greta, by the wayReward: Isn’t finding him its own reward? No? $20, thenEvery post, tree, fence, and person standing still for too long had a picture of his face on it. His black little face with his chartreuse eyes and little black whiskers. It’s getting too close to Halloween for me to feel okay with him being gone. It’s t...

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“Wilfred” by Madison Pinkey

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Tiana woke up at 9:30 in the morning with a big yawn and her thin blonde hair wrapped around the hair tie she forgot to remove before she fell asleep, just like she had last Saturday and many Saturday's before that. She goes to the bathroom and makes her way down stairs to turn on the kettle for her black tea, in the meantime she gets the can of cat food out of the fridge and serves up a heaping spoonful of Little Paws "Now with meat chunks!"Like most people, Tiana is known for forgetting things like birthdays and names but never, not o...

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“THE LOST CAT ” by Unknown User

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My cat, Chloe, was missing for two weeks and it was hard not to give up hope, especially because she is very petite and princess-like. It was the success stories of others who had used The Secret to bring their lost pets back home that gave me the courage and hope I needed to do the same. I wanted to share my story in order to pass on this hope to others who need it.We had recently moved house, and both of our cats were visibly unhappy with their new home. The place had already been claimed by a neighbor’s cat, the smells were unfamiliar and...

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“The Journey of Nine Lives : A trip you can only make once.” by Praise Samuel

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The best thing that can happen to anyone is death.Death is such a novelty; a mystery and a normal working of life, all at the same time. The thought that you could be living your best or your worst and suddenly, your heart starts declining is just wild. You feel the world closing in on you, and then it all happens at once. Your heart goes ‘oh well, I ain’t gonna work anymore’ and does exactly that. The little wires that received every shot of LSD you took when you were trying to forget –you still remembered anyways- stops transporting fluids...

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“Willow” by Alice Rose

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I shivered in the line, my coat in my arms, waiting for a security officer to wave me forward. When they finally did, they gestured at the box I should load my items into and gave me a once up and down. ‘Is there an animal in there?’ They asked, abruptly, gesturing to the pet carrier I had in my hand. ‘No,’ I replied, holding it up and folding it in half. ‘It’s empty.’ They nodded, their narrowed eyebrows relaxing. They even helped me push it into my plastic tray and then along the conveyor belt where I would meet it on the other side. I rus...

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“Slappy” by Laurel Derouen

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It was a dreary Friday evening and Alexis was exhausted as she drove home in her beat up old van from her position as intern for an interior designer. Today’s client was a bit of a bully and super hard to please. He was an attorney with a passion for country décor which was not her company’s area of expertise. Every fabulous suggestion her boss made was met with rude comments from this man. Alexis was grateful she had a full day of classes on Monday and would not have to work with him again. On the drive home, Alexis turned her though...

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Write a story about someone who loses their cat.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 62 stories

“Here's to you, Mrs Robinson” by Lewis Dunn

“Tormund's Routine” by Maria Chance

“Miracle” by Anna Clarke

“All's Well in the End” by Trent D.

“A Cat and Its Heart” by Rachel Wilson

“Claws of Steel” by Dana Schellings

“Calypso” by Mel Kheios

“The Lost Cat” by Joey Hinz

“Without Her At Christmas” by M.D. Smith

“Carlizzle” by Nicola Campbell

“Wilfred” by Madison Pinkey

“THE LOST CAT ” by Unknown User

“The Journey of Nine Lives : A trip you can only make once.” by Praise Samuel

“Willow” by Alice Rose

“Slappy” by Laurel Derouen

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