A Very Sad Goodbye to Brixton the Cat
I was ambivalent about writing this post. The last time I wrote about Brixton -- a cat named after a suburb -- was in December 2022, a few weeks after she walked into our [...]
Trixie and Brixie
As I write this, I'm sitting in my aunt's house in chilly Sleepy Hollow, New York. But let me backtrack a couple of weeks to a summer day in Johannesburg, South Africa, when I [...]
Farewell From the Melville Cat
From the Melville Cat: Good day, friends. I have sad news: This will be my final blog post. I am writing to you from Beyond. I don't know where I've gone, exactly. But all [...]
The Melville Cat Leaves and Comes Back (Lockdown Day 95)
The Melville Cat normally speaks for himself on this blog. But today, for some reason, I feel like speaking for the two of us. Smokey, the Melville Cat, in his favorite morning sun spot [...]
Trixie the Melville Kitten (Day 88)
It's Day 88 of the South African lockdown. Today, at long last, Trixie the Melville Kitten (who is actually not a kitten anymore) makes her blogging debut. From Trixie: Hello! Hi it's Trixie! I'm [...]
A Difficult Day for the Melville Cat (Lockdown Day 64)
From the Melville Cat: Good evening. It is Day 64 of the human lockdown. The last time I provided you with an update was Day 37, nearly a month ago. My apologies. The Melville [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 43 (Pictures of Cats)
Read all my lockdown journal posts. It's Day 43 of the South African lockdown. Here is a picture of a cat. Lockdown photo 43: A cat. I considered writing about various things today: My [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 37 (The Melville Cat Inside)
The Melville Cat is an occasional 2Summers contributor. Tonight he has written his fourth lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat’s posts here. Read all of the 2Summers lockdown journal posts here. Good day. My [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 32 (Time Travel)
If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts. It's South African Lockdown [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 21 (The Melville Cat)
For those of you who are new to this blog: The Melville Cat is an occasional guest contributor. Tonight he has written his third lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat’s posts here. Read all [...]
Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 7 (by the Melville Cat)
For those of you who are new to this blog: The Melville Cat is an occasional guest contributor. Tonight he has written his first lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat's posts [...]
From the Melville Cat: Happy Birthday to Me
From the Melville Cat: Good day. I must confess the title of this post is rather misleading. Today may very well be my birthday. Then again it may not. (Felines don't bother remembering birth [...]