I holding hed high today over SCOTUS decisions!
I approves but iz too lazy to hold up hed, lucky dis cable here.
I raise my foot in support—hey iz old cat, dat’s a big step.
I would dance, but I ated ballooon.
How can you not be EXCITED? ???????
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From Hell’s heart I stab at thee!*
Dude, little overdramatic that.
Drama tastes delicious!
Okay, maybe “stab at thee ” was a bit over the top for the catsitters.
Is that food you have? I like food.
Who cares about food, all is woe and weeping.
Speaking of overdramatic…
Trust the dog to bring disrepute on the castle. Sigh.
Y’all disrepute all you want to, I’ll be over here napping.
Ditto.
*With thanks to Matt Kuchta, Mandy Little, and Neil Gaiman for lending me their pets.
So, my first novel for younger readers, School For Sidekicks, will be out on August 4th, and it now has two shiny starred reviews.
One from Kirkus.
And another from Publisher’s Weekly.
I’m delighted and blown away and generally euphoric.
See also: Notes from Castle Flabbergasted.
In related news, a short story in this world will be out via tor.com July 22nd.
What the hell was that noise?
I howl for shame in the cone!*
Dude, chill, it’s not like dogs have any dignity to start with.
Cats. Cats have dignity. We are deep and arty.
And mighty tasty too!
You are ruining the dream, man. Totally ruining the dream.
*Not actually a howl, a yawn.
Lola isn’t happy about the cone, but she’ll be fine in a few days.
A special behind the scenes look at the art of Friday Cat Blogging.
Shown here, our professional photographer and our cat fluffer.*
Hey, I never got a fluffer!
I don’t want a fluffer.
I want those treats, but they’re too far away
I want faarrr. That’s fire in Southern.
*With apologies to my brother-in-law Sean Murphy, and Bill Henry