The Opinionated Pussycat

The 6th Time: A 400 Word Cat Story

Good evening, felinity assembled!

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here!

I turn all of 11 years old on the 15th...can you believe it?

Where have all the years gone? 

Thinking about that, this evening, is what led to this story.

The Day 6 Flash Fiction February Prompt at Writer's Digest? ( Miss the start of this series? #1 )

Write something absurdist.

Well, I think my story is absurd! I mean, look, the idea that we felines live nine lives is a made up human fairy tale to amuse the kids, or something.

Absurd! Right? Has to be...I mean, I've only lived the one so far!

 

100 Word Cat Story 42: Brother and Sister

Good afternoon, Felinity Assembled...anyone out there? Anyone miss me?

Friday the Bearded Lady, here, and I want to apologize

My last posts were 3 poems in April 2019.

And before that? Well, it's too depressing to get into.

Watching Elvira, the other day, I wanted to return to action, too. (The series begins on the blog of Daddy Kiril)

The Day 5 Flash Fiction February Prompt from the Human writing them at Writer's Digest?

Write about a couple.

I thought about it a bit and, remembering Elvira telling me about some of the Dogs and Cats in his life, before Mr. Nikita, I could turn one of her tales into a story.

 

THE COUPLE by Friday the Bearded Lady (Dedicated to the memory of Junior and Ginger, 2 Chihuahuas)

They came from the same litter, the 2 cats.

That was all they had in common.

Aside from living in the same home, and loving the same humans their entire lives.

He was all tan, she was all chocolate.

Brother and sister, this couple had a complicated relationship.

He worshipped the ground she walked on.

She treated him like dirt.

This went on for their entire 13 years.

Old, nearly blind, they reached the end at last.

He went first and, when she realized he was gone, she realized how much she loved and missed him, dying within a week.

 

NEXT UP -- Entry #6 is by Elvira, as she gets ready to celebrate her 11th Birthday, soon.

#FlashFictionFeb

 

200 Word Cat Story 10 - Goblins: A Lesson For the Pandemic Era

 Good morning, Felinity Assembled...anyone out there? Anyone miss me?

 Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo, here, and I want to apologize.

It has been New Year's Eve 2018 since my last blog post, and before that it was June.

Watching Elvira, yesterday, I wanted to return to action, too.

The Day 3 Flash Fiction February Prompt from the Human writing them at Writer's Digest?

Write a story that incorporates the color red.

I thought about it a bit, after breakfast and, after wandering thru the archives of this blog, decided an update to a pair of stories from our founder, Mr. Nikita, was doable.

The original was written in June 2010 -- Goblins: A 100 Word Story

The  re-write was written in June 2013 -- Goblins: A 100 Word Cat Story Revisited in 166 Words

Here is my take on the story... comments & shares are very much welcome.

 

200 Word Cat Story 9: She is a Good Kitty!

 

Good afternoon, Felinity Assembled...anyone out there? Anyone miss us?

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here, and I want to apologize.

It has been April of last year since our last blog post.

The last comments were left to our posts of that month.

At the time Daddy Kiril was recovering from being run over by a motorist while in a crosswalk, and Sneakers, Friday, and I were doing our part to nurse him back to health.

We take pride in how good we are with this responsibility!

He returned to work in May, as well as slowly beginning to write more, in the process, especially by May.

So why nothing from us?

I know it is a sorry excuse, but we blame the damn Chinese! That virus had us concerned  so we spent our waking moments keeping close tabs on Daddy...to the point that Sneakers & Friday have taken to loitering on his desk, in his lap, and on the back of his chair, a lot, so as to better judge his health and mood from day to day.

We take some credit for the fact that he has not been sick since a serious bout of the flu in Dec. 2020.

Anyway, enough with that!

Why a return to posting now? As if anyone will notice, hee, hee!

Rest In Peace Mama Jan of the Funny Farmers

 

Good evening, Felinity Assembled...

Welcome to WORLD MEWS REPURRT!

This is a Feline News Network Special Report.

Brought to you by the world class repurrting and researching team of Elvira Mistress of Felinity, Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo and Friday the Bearded Lady, at the Feline News Network (FNN)!

We consider it our mission to bring you the news that possibly no-one but our fellow felines and their humans, could give a fig about!

We aim to point you toward these stories and sometimes even toss in our 2 cents worth on them as well.

We encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments, link back to our reports on your own blog, so others can be made aware of the latest news and if you come across a story you think we might be interested in, alert us via the e-mail in the sidebar.
Tipsters, whose alerts we use, will get credit, with a link to their blog, or website.

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here.

It is with a very heavy heart that I come to you, this evening.

Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo, Friday the Bearded Lady, and I returned to blogging, after a year, earlier today ( One Moment, Please....a Looong Moment )...

then Daddy Kiril broke some news to us, news that hit Sneakers and I very hard.

 

Good evening, Felinity Assembled...

Welcome to WORLD MEWS REPURRT!

This is a Feline News Network Special Report.

Brought to you by the world class repurrting and researching team of Elvira Mistress of Felinity, Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo and Friday the Bearded Lady, at the Feline News Network (FNN)!

We consider it our mission to bring you the news that possibly no-one but our fellow felines and their humans, could give a fig about!

We aim to point you toward these stories and sometimes even toss in our 2 cents worth on them as well.

We encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments, link back to our reports on your own blog, so others can be made aware of the latest news and if you come across a story you think we might be interested in, alert us via the e-mail in the sidebar.
Tipsters, whose alerts we use, will get credit, with a link to their blog, or website.

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here.

It is with a very heavy heart that I come to you, this evening.

Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo, Friday the Bearded Lady, and I returned to blogging, after a year, earlier today ( One Moment, Please....a Looong Moment )...

then Daddy Kiril broke some news to us, news that hit Sneakers and I very hard.

 

One Moment, Please....a Looong Moment

 Good afternoon, Felinity Assembled...anyone out there? Anyone miss us?

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here, and I want to apologize.

Has it been almost a year, this month, since our last blog post?

The last comments were left in July, October, and November.

I am sorry that we did not finish the 2019 Poetry a Day Challenge, ending at Day 11.

What excuse do I have?

I have plenty, but feel guilty using all of them...except the last one.

We got pre-occupied encouraging Daddy Kiril as HE completed the PAD Challenge.

After that Daddy Kiril took a month off...and promptly went BACK into the creative funk that he had transferred to US in late 2017.

Yes, some things ARE transferable from human to feline....

Anyway he blogged twice in June, and once in August before deciding, apparently, that enough was enough and blogging the whole month of December on the topic of going on walkies!

It al began, here: EVERWALK NATION: Discover the EPIC Within You! 

He did  apost in January, and was making plans to gt back into the swing of things on a regular basis in time for his 60th Birthday in March.

WE  were collectively inspired by him, especially because March would have been the 22nd birthday of our founder, Mr. Nikita.

 Then, in mid-February, we almost lost Daddy Kiril when he was hit by a human motorist while using a crosswalk near where we live!

We spent a week alone, here at the Nikita Institute of Feline Studies, home of the Feline News Network.

Since his return home we have focused our attention on nursing him back to health as he does all his physical exercises, sees his doctors and eats his food, like a good boy.

He can only walk on one leg, with the help of a walker.

He is not able to return to work until probably mid-May, and with all the craziness going on among the Humans over this Wuhan Virus, thing, that should be interesting when it happens.

Anyway, enough with the excuses.

In Mid-March Daddy began to blog again and we were encouraged by this, but wary.

Would it last? Would WE be encouraged to re-discover OUR collective muse again?

It's early April and Daddy is still blogging, even submitting a poem to a contest, and considering submitting a manuscript, from THIS blog, to another contest.

Which brings me to the "Moment" mentioned in the title of this entry...

It HAS been a looong moment, actually a long year, since Sneakers, Friday and I expressed ourselves here, but when Daddy approached us, last night, for our input to his Day 5 entry for the 2020 Poetry A Day Challenge...we did not nap, or snooze, for most of the night as we discussed ideas among ourselves while he slept.

Here is the result, and we hope you let us know what you think...

Poetry A Day Challenge 11: Dedicated to Mr. Nikita

Good afternoon, felinity assembled!

Daddy Kiril, here.

Welcome to Day 11 of the Poetry A Day Challenge by Robert Lee Brewer, of the wonderful Poetic Asides Blog, at Writer's Digest.

As he explains in his post...

"Write a dedication poem. This is a poem dedicated to a person, an animal, or an organization. Or hey, objects work too–like a poem to a rock or paper bag. Put the dedication in the title or in a line under the title (“for Mother” or “to the heart-shaped rock between the creek and the tulips”).

Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want."

(The Day 1 poem, by Sneakers, is here)

For this entry Elvira & I are sharing 2 poems dedicated to the memory of the legendary Mr. Nikita (1998-2013), the founder of this blog.

In October 2013 My sweet Nikita went to Rainbow Bridge.

It was not an easy month to get through for me, or for young Miss Elvira, but we did.

Using photos, storytelling and poetry we channeled our grief in positive ways in a blog post dedicated to him.

I want to share the poems here, again, and invite you to visit the blog post for the photos and Rainbow Bridge story, plus the 10 links that help Elvira make her points in her own poem...

Poetry A Day Challenge 10: Alone Poetry

Good evening, felinity assembled!

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here.

Welcome to Day 10 of the Poetry A Day Challenge by Robert Lee Brewer,
of the wonderful Poetic Asides Blog, at Writer's Digest.

As he explains in his post...

"Write a lone poem. Perhaps the poem is about a solitary wanderer or person who just prefers to go it alone.
Or a lone winner, lone wolf, or some other solo individual. Or alternatively, I’ll accept poems that are about loans or that are about being alone.

Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want."

(The Day 1 poem, by Sneakers, is here)

Today we feature another poem by our founder, Mr. Nikita...

Poetry A Day Challenge 9: Love Poetry

  Good evening, felinity assembled!

Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here.

Welcome to Day 9 of the Poetry A Day Challenge by Robert Lee Brewer, of the wonderful Poetic Asides Blog, at Writer's Digest.

As he explains in his post...

"Pick one prompt or use both…your choice!

1. 1. Write a love poem.
   2. Write an anti-love poem...or not!
2. 
   Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want."
   

(The Day 1 poem, by Sneakers, is here)

I want to share a poem I wrote back in 2014.

In the aftermath of a kitten rescue we made I was inspired by the poetry of Edward Lear.

 

Poetry A Day Challenge 8: Luck

Good evening, felinity assembled!

Friday the Bearded Lady, here!

Welcome to Day 8 of the Poetry A Day Challenge by Robert Lee Brewer, of the wonderful Poetic Asides Blog, at Writer's Digest.

As he explains in his post...

"Write a lucky number poem. Some people have lucky numbers, some don’t.
Wherever you fall on the lucky number spectrum, you can still write a poem about the phenomenon of lucky numbers and/or luck in general.

Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want."

(The Day 1 poem, by Sneakers, is here)

Here is mine!

Wh0, Me? by Friday the Bearded Lady

Some say black cats are unlucky.
Who, me? Unlucky?
Ceiling Cat forbid!
I'm only part black...
After 3 years
My human seems to be
Doing quite fine
Thank you very much!

 

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