The Great Difficulty of Just Leaving the Flat

Christmas Eve, 2011. I am squatting down in a field off the 101 Freeway, about an hour south of San Francisco. I say field — it’s a very big patch of manicured grass beside the parking lot of a Target. This being the coastal side of California, it’s…

Cat-schlepping is a feminist issue

Even though cat-schlepping is mostly about the sheer giggling joy and wonder and well-being we take from our wanders, make no mistake — it is also a serious undertaking, with the seeds of genuine, trans-species revolution.

The Joy of Cat-Schlepping

The first half of my 20’s, all I wanted to do was travel. I wanted to see the world, meet people, walk down…

Cat + Bicycle = Cat-Schlepping on Wheels

I’ve never been much of a cyclist. At seven, I was the last of my friends to move on from…

Writing & Schlepping

The Adventure That Waits Everywhere

One of the best and most challenging things about taking cats outside is their incredible…

Schlepping Through The Worst-Case Scenarios

I generally like to discuss cat-schlepping as an activity one might choose to…

Where Do You Want To Go?

Once you’ve established that you can leave the house with your cat, the next question is — where will you go?