A piebald cat lounges atop a dresser looking into the camera.

Monkey weighs his options as he feels Chewy’s holiday ad campaign misappropriates his name and impugns his character. He’s never climbed a Christmas tree and only BAPBAPBAPs ornaments from the lowest branches.

I read this when it was published in May, and it got me then.

I read it again this morning, and it hits just as hard.

Twenty years on, and I just learned English is your second language.

Also, hello!

This book sat on my shelf for far too long, so I started it last week. Sobering, to say the least.

A piebald cat sleeps peacefully on a grey carpet.

He’s just biding his time until there are feet to bite.

A piebald cat looking at the camera as he sits in a “loaf” position on a sofa.

This boy is generally too cool to purr, but when he does it’s usually because he wants breakfast.