Dispatches from a very small world
Small lives.
Big stories.
Personal essays, household investigations, and advice from two cats who are certain they know best. With occasional dispatches from our readers.
12 stories from the household
Life at home · Tiger
All these years: the mug-water revelation
A fountain, an unattended desk mug, and the hydration uprising that followed.
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Field guides · Tiger
Tiger's box market update: the blanket premium
Winter is coming. Simba has a lease. An uninvited viewer has a very familiar face.
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Life at home · Pancake
Pancake's mug-water testimonial: 10 squawks out of 10
An entirely independent review, a lifetime supply of wet food, and a selfie submitted as evidence.
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Life at home · Simba
High Five — Two Paws Up!
Two treats, Tiger's Most Improved award, and Simba's growing suspicion that he trained the humans.
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Personal essays · Simba
The “real” Pillow Boy: MY side of the story
Simba Wang answers Tiger: a nightly watch, a duty to protect Mama, and a title he has never surrendered.
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Personal essays · Tiger
The “real” Pillow Boy
Tiger makes his case: patience at bedtime, half a pillow, and the peace of sleeping beside Mama.
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Personal essays · Tiger
My therapist
Simba wants every chair. Connor makes sure Tiger still feels like a king.
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Personal essays · Simba
The night Mama vanished
Several moons. An enchanted brother. One overnight trip that lasted a lifetime.
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Field guides · Tiger
A first-time buyer's guide to boxes
Location, structural integrity, and the eternal question: will I fit if I insist?
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Personal essays · Simba
My long road back from treat addiction
A courageous story of recovery, relapse, and hearing a bag crinkle from three rooms away.
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Field guides · Tiger
A responsible cat's guide to pet care
Birdie, the many Jacks, a super-stomach theory, and one prairie-dog application.
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Field guides · Simba
How to poop—and remember to do it
Vertical form, front-paw placement, and the twice-daily Mama timer.
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On the editorial desk
A few stories in the making.
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Stories
Who is Mama's favorite?
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The allure of the money tree