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Cat-Schlepping

things I’ve pondered whilst I’ve wandered… with my cat

Cat + Bicycle = Cat-Schlepping on Wheels

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 training wheels, and only then under persistent…

May 9, 2017

Writing & Schlepping

Writing & Schlepping

Writing is the thing I do the most, and it’s probably the thing that I’m best at. Which is not a boast about how great my writing is, but a…

May 7, 2017

Schlepping Through The Worst-Case Scenarios

Schlepping Through The Worst-Case Scenarios

I generally like to discuss cat-schlepping as an activity one might choose to undertake for the sheer delight of it — an exercise in…

May 7, 2017

The Adventure That Waits Everywhere

The Adventure That Waits Everywhere

One of the best and most challenging things about taking cats outside is their incredible alertness. We get used to our feline companions…

Mar 13, 2017

Where Do You Want To Go?

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?

Jul 20, 2016

The Great Difficulty of Just Leaving the Flat

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…

Jul 10, 2016

Cat-schlepping is a feminist issue

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…

Jun 18, 2016

The Joy of Cat-Schlepping

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 strange streets. And I was in a…

Jun 18, 2016

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