I’m in a coffee shop, and I think some guy is staring at me. It’s only been a minute, but he hasn’t stopped looking at me. I don’t think he’s just gone empty and is just staring in a random direction either. I do that, and whenever I do, I break out of it when …
Affection Anxiety
I love every cat I’ve ever met, and I make sure to tell them. I met a cat when I was walking home, and I spent so much time petting her and telling her that my love was eternal and unconditional that I missed my bus. This is not an isolated event. I scroll through …
Mental Health Breaks
I’ve never been mauled by a bear, but I have two cats which is kind of similar. Some mornings, my two little knife-babies will dash around the apartment with no regard to property, consequences, gravity, or me. Looking at myself after a few hours trying to nap on the couch, it’s easy to think that …
Time is Passing and My Cats are There
I’m sitting on the floor petting 50 percent of the cats that live with me and wondering when I’m going to die. There’s something I’ve been thinking about that makes my heart do the panic-beat thing where it feels like it’s going to rip out of my chest. I thought I’d share that thing with …
Social Exhaustion
Sometimes, I’m too tired to give my cat the 3 hours of conversation and cuddling she deserves. I want to be able to sit with her and talk about how soft she is and how small her wittle footsie wootsies are, but I’m tired so her footsies go unfawned over. The same goes for talking …
