by Clea | Sep 20, 2007 | Animal Rescue League, Cats
One of our great local shelters here in Boston, Animal Rescue League, has launched a mobile pet adoption van. When I had lunch with two of ARL’s guys last week, we talked about this and I asked about screening. After all, for someone to take an animal in while...
by Clea | Aug 15, 2007 | Cats
I love crime fiction and I love Louisiana music, so it makes sense that I’d love James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux series, right? Therefore, it should be no surprise that I’ve been blown away by Burke’s latest,”The Tin Roof...
by Clea | Aug 1, 2007 | Cats, Musetta, Theda Krakow
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...
by Clea | Aug 1, 2007 | Cats
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...
by Clea | Jul 31, 2007 | Cats
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...
by Clea | Jul 26, 2007 | Cats
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...
