"This is the last straw," Alma said. She had just opened the mail at the kitchen table. Sitting opposite, Walter peered over the top of his newspaper. "What straw is that?" "It's anothe ... [+]
Katie writes stories for children and adults. She is also an award winning actor and the creator of @meetthefeltons. "The Cat Who Hated His Name" is in Short Circuit #09, Short Édition's quarterly review.
Kitsy Boo hated his name. "Kitsyyyyyyyyyyy," his owner, Marguerite, would call. "Boooooooooooooo!" Every time the shaky old voice called for him, the other neighborhood animals would laugh. "Kitsy Boo, Kitsy Boo, Kitsy Boo Boo Boo," the chatty birds echoed from the trees. "Call me K.B," Kitsy Boo insisted. But no one ever did. The only time Kitsy Boo had ever felt like a Kitsy Boo was back when he was a teeny, tiny kitten. Marguerite had found him early one morning, alone and shaking by the recycling bin. She'd fed him with a baby doll bottle—left over from her grandchildren—and carried him ar