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Why are you like this?

Why are you like this?

As mentioned, my two felines are what they were made to be, furry masses of chaos which do not give two shits about what you would prefer they were doing. One night, my husband went to bed, and the calico cat ran upstairs. Moments later, I heard the telltale sound

Toxic is a Broad Definition

Toxic is a Broad Definition

As mentioned, I've got some cats. These cats destroy any plants I bring into the house. I would love to have a house full of plants, but I'd have to choose between the felines and the chlorophyl, and I guess I've already made that

Ghosts...

We have a friend who asked us to go on a ghost tour. I'm into spooky stories, but I have to admit, I am not a believer in ghosts. But, it sounded fun. We met our ghost tour leader on the somewhat crumbling steps of the local Elk&

Just Minding My Own Buisness

Just Minding My Own Buisness

It was the end of a long week, the first morning I'd gotten to sleep in, and I was luxuriating in the morning's slowness. I'd had coffee, breakfast, and gotten to read a little. I was sitting there, minding my own buisness, when a

One Chicken, Two Chicken

One Chicken, Two Chicken

I live in a rural area. On my street, we are probably the only people who don't have a collection of farm animals. We do have two ferocious, indoor felines who regularly let the bird population know, if that window glass wasn't there, they'd

It's Not About Space

It's Not About Space

Recently, I was at my parents' house. They asked me what I was writing. "Well," I said, "the premise is that most people have left Earth..." "Where did they go?" my dad cut in. "Other planets. Colonies. That's not the

Physics Be Damned

Physics Be Damned

At one point we lived in a house with a concrete slab foundation. When we moved out of it, we moved to a farmhouse with... Well, not a concrete slab foundation. The first night we spent on the ground floor of the house, my husband fell asleep almost instantly (he

The Mattress

It came to my husband and my attentions that we had reached a point in our lives where it was time to buy a new mattress. Like most couples, we had varying opinions on how space should be allocated, but like anyone with a cat, our opinions were not factored

Paradise Found

Every year for the past few years, a group of us get together to go bird hunting in North Dakota. My husband found a pretty good short term rental on some farm land. It has a kitchen, sweeping views, and this past year, cats. We showed up and there were

They Lie To Your Face

They Lie To Your Face

I have two cats. One is grey and one is a calico. The grey one is sweet and not super smart. The calico can be sweet, but she is too smart to be sweet when it's not to her advantage. The grey one got pancreatitis. The vet said

He's Probably Fine...

He's Probably Fine...

One day, back when I lived in Foo, I was out of town, and my friend called me. "Hey, is your husband alright?" Obviously, this caused me some alarm. She elaborated. "I was getting off work last night around midnight, and he was standing on your porch

Credit Card Fraud is No Joke

Credit Card Fraud is No Joke

A long time ago, before I was married, my then fiancé, lived in a very remote area. This place he in which he lived was actually the physical address of the depths of despair, and it was particularly horrifying in the winter. No cell service, no Internet, only a few

Cats...

One day, back when I lived in Foo, I was walking home from work. The black oak trees that lined the road shading the air above me, their arching branches creating dappled sunlight at my feet. Thinking about nothing, I moseyed forward and then whoosh the air behind me flared.