Cats against Palin …

Thank you, Paul Krugman for this link and quote (in yesterday’s NYT blog):We already had Dogs Against Romney. Now we need Cats Against Palin:When asked to reveal something about Palin that no one knows, one woman offered, “She doesn’t care for cats very much,”...

Guest Blogger: Lauren Baratz-Losted

My guest today is author Lauren Baratz-Logsted, a multi-talented writer who has authored books in a variety of styles. Her latest, which looks like great fun, is The Sisters Eight a children’s series about eight strong girls (sisters, no less) who find...

Where do our characters spring from?

All cats are not created equal. While Cyrus was a quiet cat, the dignified, strong and silent type, Musetta is a little loudmouth. In fact, since we were just away for a week, she’s been quite chatty. Some would say demanding. And last night, I realized...

Art and the muse

One of the wonderful things that happens when the writing has gone well is that on re-reading you discover you were writing more than you knew. To explain, as I’m re-reading “Probable Claws,” which is simply intended as a fun mystery, I’m...

Can we make Musetta a saint?

OK, it’s sort of old news, but according to Galleycat, the “I Can Haz Cheezburger” guy, Martin Grodin, has a book deal. What is new is that he’s created an open source site for people who want to create a LOLCats Bible and publish it. For all...

Take two kittens and call me in the morning

A new study from the University of Minnesota has found that people who cohabit with cats have a 40 percent lower risk of fatal heart attacks. Of course, the cats may be the result of a lower stress lifestyle, rather than vice versa. But still a nice bit of news.(P.S....