Table of Contents
1 Who's in Charge Here?
1 The Cat That Saved Dogs Beth Gooch 1
2 Cat on a Mission Linda Yencha Nichols 4
3 Pookie Monica Agnew Kinnaman 7
4 Mother Kitten Toni Cordell 11
5 Cat Versus Dog Louise M. Foerster 14
6 Top Cat Louisa Godissart McQuillen 16
7 The Thief M. Maureen Skahan 18
8 A Bowl of Water Jill Bums 20
9 Where's the Snooze Button? Janet Ramsdell Rockey 23
10 Diva's Shrine Liana Mahoney 25
11 Super Taster Robert Grayson 27
2 Four-Legged Therapists
12 The Story of Patches Mary M. Alward 32
13 My Four Furry Guardian Angels Suzu Bell 34
14 Breaking Past Fear Terilynn Mitchell 37
15 Breakfast at Frank's Leslie C. Schneider 40
16 Mamma Mia Carolyn Byers Ruck 43
17 City Kitties Kayla Fedeson 46
18 Cats to the Rescue Vikki Burke 48
19 Nobody Ever Owns a Cat Connie Kaseweter Pullen 50
20 Fun and Games Faith Paulsen 53
21 Feline Relief Esther Tucker 56
22 No Place Like Tahiti Melinda Pritzel 57
3 Cat Sense
23 Nine Lives, Nine Lessons Kate Hodnett 61
24 Cat Scan Anna Heaney 63
25 Dancing with Destiny Cherrilynn Bisbano 65
26 Bossy and Frankie Jack Byron 67
27 Guard Cat Donna Hues 71
28 Saved by the Cat Connie Cook 73
29 Storm Tracker David Hull 75
30 Local Hero Jeanna C. Godfrey 77
31 Why I Hate Cats David Martin 81
32 Whatever Works Billie Holladay Shelley 84
33 Radar Ears Melanie Saxton 88
34 One of a Kind Janice R. Edwards 91
4 Miracles Happen
35 Meant to Be Melanie Maxwell 94
36 The Angel Who Rang the Doorbell Donna L. Roberts 98
37 The Cats of Katrina Pamela Cali Bankston 102
38 Olivia, the Fierce Constance Gilbert 106
39 Connections Janet Hodges 108
40 This Is What We Needed Heidi Kling-Newnam 110
41 Our Little Old Lady Naomi True 111
42 The Scruffy Cat Glenda Ferguson 113
43 My Co-Pilot in the Storm Nikesh Patel 116
44 The Cat's Paw Carol McCollister 119
45 Miracle Cat Valerie Archual 123
5 Life Lessons from the Cat
46 Lessons from a Frozen Meatball Diane Stark 127
47 Guilty Brenda Jefferies 131
48 Perfect Excuse Lisa Kanarek 133
49 Class Clown H.M. Forrest 136
50 Fox Poldark Sonia A. Moore 138
51 Nessie and Me Brenda Hill 140
52 Learning to Be Sassy Mary J. Staller 144
53 Big Guy to the Rescue L.A. Kennedy 148
54 How I Learned to Speak Cat Susan C. Willett 150
55 Finding Hope Stacia Friedman 154
56 A Change in Perspective Darlene Ellis 157
6 Cat-astrophes
57 The Riot in Feline San Quentin Kristi Adams 161
58 Dial M for Kitten Beth McMurray 165
59 Cat Burglar Sergio Del Bianco 169
60 Expert Advice Malcolm Twigg 172
61 Tough Love Leslie C. Schneider 174
62 Bedtime Manners Mary McGrath 177
63 Feline Frenzy Janet Sheppard Kelleher 179
64 Cats That Go Bump in the Night Ann Morrow 182
65 Christmas Cat James A. Gemmell 186
66 No Boxes, Please Loretta Olund 188
67 Wreck the Halls Sergio Del Bianco 191
7 We Are Family
68 Stupid Cat James Collins 195
69 Paw Prints on Our Hearts Robyn Milliken 198
70 Saying Grace John Dorroh 201
71 Pick Me Annette M. Clayton 205
72 The Tabby Who Taught Me to Love Myself A.J. Hughes 209
73 Bump and Leonard Suzanne Cushman 212
74 Sprouty's Story Pete Commander 215
75 Buckley Lynn Tremblay 218
76 For as Long as I've Known Him Edwin F. Smith 222
77 Audience of One Jennifer Heilman 225
78 Manny Judy Schwab 227
79 Perfect All Along Laura Plummer 229
8 Knead You
80 The Thing Deborah Kellogg 233
81 The Cat Girl Melanie Chartoff 235
82 Super Trooper Cassie Silva 239
83 Angel in Waiting Darlene Parnell 243
84 Obsession Margaret M. Marty 246
85 Uncommon Bond Rihab Sawah 248
86 Yours, Ferally Paroma Sen 252
87 The Demon Assistant Andria Kennedy 254
88 The Elements of Argument Anne Oliver 258
89 Tortitude Amanda Ellis 261
90 Mortimer Rachel Esser 264
9 My Very Good, Very Bad Cat
91 Delightfully Devious Dora Karen M. Leet 268
92 The Cocoa Diet Kate Dorsey 271
93 The Princesses and Their Peas Donna L. Roberts 274
94 Diagnosis: Naughty Cat Kim Johnson McGuire 276
95 Bill and Bindi Elaine Liner 279
96 From Boring to Beaming Donna L. Roberts 282
97 The Magic of the LBC Margrita Colabuno 285
98 Harrowing Harness Winter D. Prosapio 287
99 Shadow Perlmutter Roz Warren 289
100 The Perfect Gift Sergio Del Bianco 292
101 Writing Coach Abigail Metzger 295
Meet Our Contributors 297
Meet Amy Newmark 311
Thank You 313
About American Humane 314
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 316
