The Cats wish you a Happy New Year.
Illustration from A Visit to William Blake’s Inn by Alice Provensen
The King of Cats Orders An Early Breakfast
by Nancy WillardRoast me a wren to start with.
Then, Brisket of Basilisk Treat.
My breakfast is “on the house”?
What a curious place to eat!
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Meriadoc Brandybuck eats his brunch, a grilled saba Whiskas pouch and Tripro kibble. Merry lives outside.
Brief Incident in Short a, Long a, and Schwa
by Lydia DavisCat, gray tabby, calm, watches large, black ant. Man, rapt, stands staring at cat and ant. Ant advances along path. Ant halts, baffled. Ant back-tracks fast—straight at cat. Cat, alarmed, backs away. Man, standing, staring, laughs. Ant changes path again. Cat, calm again, watches again.