Spy Cat Academy Update
Busy week here at Frederick Spy Cat . . . er, Rescue Cat Academy. Timber Howligan would like to report that the two youngest recruits made it through boot camp and are off to their next assignment,...
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Fulfilling a long-time goal to have backyard chickens (and more importantly, their eggs), we got ten baby chicks last week. Though I had no confidence in my ability to keep them alive, they’re...
View ArticleThings I want to say (because what is a blog good for, if not that?)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/calling-truce-political-wars/ It’s time for my quadrennial post about politics, which I normally avoid because arguments give me migraines, but then again,...
View ArticleMy Imaginary Blog
My imaginary blog is full of all the posts I write but am too afraid to publish. In it I shamelessly self-promote my book and answer questions from my many adoring fans. Needless to say, it has tons...
View ArticleReturn to the Library!
I’m not sure why it took our local library so long to re-open, but all is forgiven now that it has, especially since I’m off the hook for having to write a desperate letter to someone in authority...
View ArticleMore Q&A with the “Cat Expert”
Much to my surprise, a reader (!!) commented (!!!) on one of my recent blog posts! So without further delay, here is another round of Q&A from my no-longer-quite-as-imaginary blog. I have...
View ArticleMore gorgeous illustrations from W. H. Wilkins
I’ve been sitting on these for almost a year, because . . . well, because of the year it was (hashtag 2020). But the light is at the end of the tunnel and I’m almost certain it’s not an oncoming...
View ArticleBe kind to the brain-injured, for they know not what they do.
YES, I WAS WEARING A HELMET Week 3 Recovery from a head injury is nowhere near as entertaining as the immediate hours following its occurrence. While I have no actual recall of these hours, there is...
View ArticleAll good kitties go to a heaven…
…where there are NO dogs In 2013, just after finishing the first draft of the book that would become Timber Howligan, Secret Agent Cat, I rewarded myself with a trip to the animal shelter and adopted...
View ArticleIt’s time to stop legalizing transphobia
This is a post I wrote a while ago and didn’t send. Partly because there’s been a lot going on in our house. Mostly because I never want to offend anyone and I don’t talk a lot about politics. It...
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