[New post] The Year of the Cat

Elisabeth Donnelly posted: "Elisabeth Donnelly | Longreads | May 2019 | 14 minutes (3,392 words) In an old photo from when I lived in a house in Catskill, New York, on the edge of the Hudson River, I am asleep on the couch with a small cat curled up on my chest. The casual observer" New post on Longreads The Year of the Cat by Elisabeth Donnelly Elisabeth Donnelly | Longreads | May 2019 | 14 minutes (3,392 words) In an old photo from when I lived in a house in Catskill, New York, on the edge of the Hudson River, I am asleep on the couch with a small cat curled up on my chest. The casual observer would be forgiven for thinking that it was my cat in this still life tableau: snoring woman, mouth wide open, head flung to the side, a red plaid blanket, and a cat in a circle as if it is right at home. But the thing was, she wasn't my cat. I didn't feed her, I didn't scoop her poop, I didn't consistently provide her with a home and shelter. She was like a weedy, persistent, besotted lover who wouldn't listen to the word "no," who spent every night outside my house with a boombox in the air, playing "In Your Eyes." Yet to explain it properly — my relationship with my fake cat — we have to back things up slightly. Read more of this post Elisabeth Donnelly | May 31, 2019 at 7:00 am | Tags: cat lady, Cats, Catskill, Elisabeth Donnelly, Hudson, loneliness, pets, stray cat, the Catskills, Upstate New York | Categories: Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-wB3 Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/05/31/the-year-of-the-cat/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com