Cat Stories
I have read the best cat story and it's "Les Chats" by Rebecca van Laer in the New England Review, Volume 44.1.
An excerpt:
"The cats are innocents. The cats do not know about structural inequality or climate change. They do not care who is president. This is what we love about them.
Sometimes, though, we wish that they could do one human thing. One chore. Perhaps they could put laundry in the hamper—not even do the laundry! Just clear the floor of stray socks and underwear. Perhaps they could wear little towels on their feet and mop the floor. (I could do it, Toby tells us with his eyes. Send me out with a fanny pack and a twenty and I’ll bring you back a sandwich. Put me in, coach!)
But if they had one function in our lives other than this comfort, would it ruin everything?”
Tell me, is this story only for cat lovers, or do you like it too?