Not here, kitty kitty. Seriously.

Memoirs of a cat misanthrope

Lisa Burdige
The Memoirist
Published in
6 min readJul 3, 2023

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From “Shower Catty” Art by John Hazard

Cats are supposed to be elusive, aloof, and anti-social. As a non-cat person, I want to believe this. In fact, I’m hopeful that I’ll be snubbed. But when I go to a friend’s home with cats, the beasties glom on me like I’m covered in kippers. Maybe I wouldn’t mind it if I weren’t sometimes severely allergic to them. But cats can bring on a fit of wheezing or…

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Lisa Burdige
The Memoirist

I write stories for brands and fun. Madwoman. Author. Co-creator of Background Noise Comic.