Futures sci-fi short story: The gentleman cat’s guide to training human kittens
Her name is Zoe, and my husband and I adopted her many years ago, when we had a small mouse problem. Among the many kitten games that Zoe liked to play, she was fascinated by our doormat, constantly pawing at it to see what was underneath. I joked to my husband that she was searching for the interdimensional portal under it — a portal that only she could see.
By the time our daughter was born, several years later, Zoe had proved herself a cherished family member, although a truly terrible mouse hunter. She accepted the new human kitten, despite being deeply worried about the amount of noise that the baby made. Whenever the baby cried in the middle of the night, and we were too slow to get out of bed in our sleep-deprived new-parent states, Zoe would stand on our chests and meow in our faces until we woke up. When our daughter napped in her crib, Zoe would lie on the carpet next to it, keeping watch over her. She was happiest whenever the baby wasn’t crying.
Years later, I combined the idea of the interdimensional portals with the protectiveness that Zoe had exhibited towards all our children, and the Gentleman Cat was born into existence. And although, to the best of our knowledge, Zoe hasn’t yet escaped through any interdimensional portals, she’s still with us today, living her very best senior cat life.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What Grows Together Goes Together: a Simple Wine & Food Pairing GuideWhat grows together goes together: A simple wine and food pairing guide
Read more »
Gold Futures: A deeper pullback seems unlikelyOpen interest in gold futures markets decreased for the second session in a row on Wednesday according to preliminary readings from CME Group. Volume
Read more »
Crude Oil Futures: Corrective knee-jerk on the table?CME Group’s flash data for crude oil futures markets noted traders reduced further their open interest positions on Wednesday, this time by around 18.
Read more »
Natural Gas Futures: No changes to the range bound moodIn light of advanced prints from CME Group for natural gas futures markets, open interest reversed two consecutive daily pullbacks and rose slightly b
Read more »
Grayscale and Bitwise distance themselves from Ether futures ETF plansThe growing regulatory scrutiny has forced crypto asset managers like Grayscale and Bitwise to defer from their Ether futures ETF plans.
Read more »
Stock market today: Global stocks, Wall St futures rise on hopes for US debt dealAsian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Thursday on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt.
Read more »