Table of Contents
1 Magical Miraculous Cats
1 Moonlight T.J. Banks 1
2 Westward Ho Lori Shepard 3
3 A Letter to Bubba's First Family Beth Cato 6
4 Twelfth Night in St. Bethlehem Anne Oliver 10
5 Ben the Benevolent Jan Rottenberg 13
6 A Christmas Cat Liz SanFilippo Hall 16
7 Zelda Finds a Hidden Killer Maureen Boyd Biro 20
8 A "Catastic" Tale of Hope Nancy Sevilla 23
9 The Siamese Connection Mackenzie Donegan 26
10 Nine Lives and a Sixth Sense Lori Kempf Bosko 29
2 Clever Cats
11 Pack Rat Meets Fat Cat Sergio Del Bianco 33
12 My Cat, the Stalker Diane Stark 36
13 Tinkle Terror Debbi Mavity 39
14 The Magic of Baber Kashana Douglas 41
15 Who's Watching Whom? William Clark 44
16 The Doorknob Treatment Ronica Stromberg 47
17 Foster Moms Kathleen A. Gemmell A 49
18 The Cat Behind the Toilet Terilynn Mitchell 51
19 Johnny Cat Connie Kaseweter Pullen 55
20 Clairvoyant Cat Communications Donna L. Roberts 57
3 When the Cat Chooses You
21 In Sputnik's Orbit Dave Fox 61
22 The Cat Who Wasn't There Linda J. Wright 64
23 A Tale of Meatloaf Christine Grecsek 68
24 Not Without My Mama Jessica Reed 71
25 How to Acquire a Cat Without Really Trying, Debra I 73
26 Demands Attention Morgan Rondinelli 75
27 In a Black Cat's Path Emily Dill 78
28 Tummy Tickles Donna L. Roberts 81
29 Enter Love Cynthia Carter-Trent 84
30 A Proper Introduction Jeanne Blandford 87
4 What a Character!
31 Zen Master Garrett Bauman 92
32 Othello, The Amazing Black Cat Helen Krasner 96
33 Paying for My Sins Sharon McGregor 99
34 To Catch a Mouse Melissa Abraham 101
35 Cat in a Tree Michaele Jordan 103
36 Harley the Cat Les Davies 107
37 When Tuxedo Let Go Bonnie Compton Hanson 109
38 Cory T. Cat's Special Ornaments Sheila Embry 112
39 Feline Fetish Jill Burns 116
40 Elvira Ever Changing Jeffree Wyn Itrich 118
5 Cat Therapy
41 Healing Kitty Carrie Cannon 123
42 Calvin's Best Friend Susan C. Willett 126
43 Nurse Cats Shawn Marie 130
44 Sufi and Groucho J. Truluck 133
45 Sweet Talk Kate E. Anderson 136
46 Sammy the Supercat Carrie Roope 140
47 Tenderhearted Tickles Janet Haynie 144
48 Not Quite Purrfect Bobbie Lippman 147
49 Mabel Made This Family Jessica Parkinson 151
50 The Cat Named Blessing Mary M. Alward 155
6 So Naughty
51 Cat with a Conscience Rachel Evangeline Barham 159
52 Does Insurance Cover That? Debi Schmitz Noriega 162
53 A Puzzling Choice Megan Nelson 166
54 Lesson from Larry Brook-Lynn Meijer 169
55 Convicted Feline Nancy Saint John 171
56 The Houseguest Connie Kaseweter Pullen 175
57 Perfect Angels Barbara LoMonaco 178
58 Attack Cat Lisa Mackinder 181
59 Squeak Alex Lester 184
60 Stuck in a Tree Irene Maran 188
7 Four-Legged Friends
61 One Special Friend Karleen Forwell 191
62 Sibling Rivalry Carolyn Barrett 193
63 Gizmo to the Rescue Ann Morrow 195
64 Friendship Is the Best Connie Kaseweter Pullen 198
65 War and Peace Pat Wahler 202
66 Yours, Mine and Ours Cheryl Krouse 204
67 Cat and Little Red Hen Jeannie Clemens 207
68 Foe or Friend Helen Heavirland 210
69 Bons Amis Rebecca Edmisten 213
70 How Many Cats? Judy Dykstra-Brown 216
8 Tricks & Traits
71 Frankie vs. Blitzen Butch Holcombe 218
72 The Cookie Snatcher Teresa Hoy 221
73 Cat Burglars Connie Goldsmith 225
74 Day-Trippers Barbara Blossom Ashmun 228
75 The Pot Has Eyes Kristi Adams 231
76 Our Water-Loving Kitty Kimberly Lowe 234
77 The Diva David-Matthew Barnes 236
78 In a Flash Jan Bono 238
79 Far Worse Things Joshua J. Mark 241
80 The Perfect Pair Monica A. Andermann 245
81 Walking Willy Deb Bitchier 248
9 Learning to Love the Cat
82 My Purrfect Match Danielle Kosecki 251
83 Nobody Moves In While I'm Away Vickie McEntire 254
84 Say Again? Kathleen A. Gemmell 257
85 Lucky, Sandra Martin 259
86 Catastrophe James A. Gemmell 262
87 Hedgehog Tim Ramsey 265
88 Ode to Frankie Cat Rebecca Gardyn Levington 269
89 Yin Yang Dorann Weber 272
90 Don't Count Your Chickens Renée Vajko-Srch 275
91 My Husband Did Not Want a Cat Katherine L. Mitchell 278
10 Brave Cats
92 Six Legs Between Them Linda Sabourin 282
93 A Cloud in Our Hearts Laura Savino 286
94 The Bat Fanatic Susan A. Hoffert 290
95 A Special Independence Day Diane Stark 294
96 Roger the Wonder Cat Valerie Archual 298
97 Watson to the Rescue Jennie Moore Ivey 302
98 Loving Blue Eyes Teresa Hoy 305
99 Home Is Where the Cats Are Carolyn M. Trombe 309
100 Angel in Cat's Clothing Carolyn Donnell 313
101 Xena-A Story of Courage Helen Krasner 317
Meet Our Contributors 320
Meet Amy Newmark 333
Thank You 335
About American Humane 336
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 338
