(Uh) O Christmas Tree

Christmas could not have come at a worse time this year. My kitten, Indigo, turned six months old on December 1st, and he and I both realized a few important things. Upon turning half a year old, Indie realized that he had the power to jump straight from the floor to the top of theContinue reading “(Uh) O Christmas Tree”

Poems & Purrs

Greetings, friends! I recently learned that two of my poems earned first place prizes in this year’s Poetry Society of Texas Annual Awards. I’m proud to share that “Upon Running into a Former Sweater at Goodwill” and “Eating the Watermelon Moon” will appear in PST’s A Book of the Year 2023. While I can’t giveContinue reading “Poems & Purrs”

Welcome Home, Indigo!

They call it a “foster fail” but how could anything this wonderful be seen as a failure? No, we weren’t planning on adopting any of the kittens from the litter we rescued*. There were many reasons for this, and we listed them over and over to anyone who asked why we weren’t keeping one, two,Continue reading “Welcome Home, Indigo!”