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THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A CAT • by Dawn Maria Muenchrath

April 29, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The thing you need to understand is none of us liked him from the start. That’s why we weren’t too choked when we first heard about the breakup. It’s not that we didn’t care about my sister. Really, we were… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Romance, Stories breaking up, cats, Dawn Maria Muenchrath, siblings

LOST CATS • by Joseph S. Klapach

February 23, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I saw the sign on my morning walk. It was taped to a lamppost at the end of the block. It read: “Missing Cat. Her name is Princess. Please call. Big reward.” The sign listed a phone number below a… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories, Surreal cats, children, Joseph S. Klapach

EDGE OF LIFE • by Martha J Allard

February 5, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The fade began at the very edge of Nan’s life. Like an old photo, left in the sun. The colors of her peripheral vision began to wash out. She made a note to get her eyes checked. But her eyes… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal cats, ghosts, Martha J Allard

A HAUNTED CAT • by Will Shadbolt

February 1, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My cat is haunted. I don’t mean that Marmalade is possessed, demonic, or evil (well, he does have an evil streak, but within the normal feline parameters). Rather, a ghost attached herself to him, the same way they often stick… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories cats, exorcism, ghosts, priests, Will Shadbolt

ANECDOTE — SEAGAL PILCHARD & PEABODY • by M A Roosenmaallen

August 29, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The playwright Seagal Pilchard was known for his great love for his cat, Peabody. An affection I can well and personally attest to. The first time I met Saggy was at his apartment nearby the harbour. I had been convinced… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cats, M A Roosenmaallen, writers

SHIFTER • by Jamie Hittman

December 15, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

After sex, instead of cuddles, Amy asked for the cat. Lulu protested that they just did this yesterday, but Amy was insistent. So Lulu went to the bathroom, crouched down on the rug, and changed. The thing about shapeshifting was… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories cats, Jamie Hittman, LGBTQ, love, shapeshifters

ANGELS SING • by Ron Tanner

August 22, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Shortly after she turned 70, Celeste discovered that she was suddenly, remarkably, no longer allergic to cats. “This happens,” her allergist said without resentment or skepticism. “We can’t explain it. Probably has some relation to a change in hormones.” Her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cancer, cats, divorce, LGBTQ, Ron Tanner, transgender

PETTISHA AND THE CAT MAN OF PARIS • by Christopher Owen

September 15, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Paris is a city of many things — lights, sounds, whispers… and cats. Cats haunt modern Paris like fur-clad ghosts — whiskered faces through window panes, gray mousers plying their trade in alleyways, rooftop cats and cats who sleep and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories buskers, cats, Christopher Owen, Paris, writers

THE SKOGKATT • by James Blakey

December 26, 2017Every Day Fiction 6 Comments

During the darkest days of the Troll War, the local militia captain dynamited the bridge spanning the Oterfjorden. Her plan proved a strategic success, disrupting the enemy’s supply lines and shortening the war by six months. *** With permits, environmental… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories cats, James Blakey

THE GIFT • by Anne Starnes Kingsbury

December 24, 2017Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

Jim Cooper braced himself for another show of Christmas cheer. “How ya doin’? Getting together with the family? We’ve got Christmas Eve supper, breakfast with Santa, brunch at the Club, dinner with the clan, caroling, open house, a tree trimming… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Anne Starnes Kingsbury, cats, Christmas, Christmas Eve, customer service

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