But what about crime?

Faithful blog readers may be wondering, where’s the crime?If I’ve been cat happy lately, readers, it’s not because death (fiction) has taken a holiday. I’m actually hard at work on a mystery project (hinted at a bit lower down), and I hope to...

It was inevitable…

The outing of Oscar has led to the revelation that there are other “death cats,” like this cutie, Buckwheat, resident cat in a Seattle nursing home. Now, I prefer “change-of-state-sensitive cats,” as a label, myself. But hey, I’m keeping...

Musetta’s fifteen minutes

Musetta, with her editing hat on (metaphorically speaking, though wouldn’t that be cute?) has made it into Galleycat today. She’s not alone, and it’s a toss up whether this book-industry blog is forging some kind of a comment on the popularity of...

The Death Cat of Providence

Meet Oscar, the death cat of Providence. A cat who roams the halls, cuddling up to those who have reached their final hours. Sounds spooky, doesn’t it? But in reality, the Providence mentioned is simply the capital of Rhode Island, which while nice is not...

Okay, so it’s jazz and cats, and no crime…

Jazz great Charles Mingus’s greatest contribution to the world at large may just have been the following detailed instructions, in his own words, on how to train a cat to use a human toilet. . Yes, really.

To spay or not to spay?

Seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it? With millions of perfectly fine, healthy and loveable animals literally dying for want of a good home, spaying and neutering only makes sense. But should spaying and neutering be mandatory? That’s an argument...