Table of Contents
Foreword Miranda Lambert xi
Introduction xv
1 Who Me?
1 The Collar Nicole Starbuck 1
2 Mandir the Magician Jill Burns 3
3 The Audition Morna Murphy Martell 6
4 It Takes a Licking Manley Fisher 9
5 Feline Persuasion Emily Ruth Hazel 12
6 Indoor Hunter Lisa Mcmanus Lange 18
7 At The Mall Heather Rae Rodin 20
8 A Tiger Sleeps Cathy Bryant 23
9 Gray Cat, Corner Pocket Susan Graham Winslow 24
10 Trick or Feat Janet Ramsdell Rockey 27
2 Learning to Love the Cat
11 Those Other Cats Alvena Stanfield 33
12 An Accidental Cat Lover Mimi Greenwood Knight 35
13 Guilty Jill Burns 39
14 Not Our Cat Mark Leiren-Young 41
15 Paperwork Tim Ramsey 45
16 The Christmas Cat David R. Warren 49
17 Tommy Bangs Shampoo Kawa Brown 52
18 Good Vibrations Diane C. Nicholson 55
19 The Nine Lives of Smokey Jill Haymaker 57
20 Love Me, I'm Siamese Janet Hartman 61
3 Who Rescued Who?
21 Look What the Cat Dragged Home Jody Lebel 67
22 A Couple Of Strays Tsgoyna Tanzman 71
23 My Healing Shadow Marijo Herndon 73
24 Joey's Entourage Marya Morin 76
25 A Captive Moment Cheryl Suzanne Heide 80
26 Daycare Kathleen Birmingham 83
27 Stray Cats Lynn Maddalena Menna 87
28 Tax Time Jill Barville 90
29 Our Own Incredible Journey Linda Newton 93
4 That Little Rascal
30 The Disappearing Kitten J.J. Crowley 99
31 Let's Make a Deal Harriet Cooper 103
32 The Taste of Victory Heidi Gaul 106
33 The Future Is in Plastics Jan Bono 110
34 Hide And Seek Anyone? Kathleen Kohler 112
35 Smokey's Lockout Susanharris 115
36 Archie the Angel Georgia A. Hubley 118
37 Murphy's Law Saralee Perel 122
38 Muffy's Mad Moments John Mcinnes 125
39 Cat Rules for the Multi-Cat Home Felice Prager 128
5 Four-Legged Therapists
40 Family Counselor Melisa Kraft 135
41 A Friend in the End Gretchen Nilsen Lendrum 138
42 Oliver's Ministry Jo Yuill Darlington 142
43 How Did He Know? John Forrest 144
44 Let the Cat into the Bag Laird Long 147
45 Mandrake Julie Reece-Demarco 151
46 Of Yancy & Me Lisa Leshaw 153
47 When It Mattered Jeanne Blandford 155
48 Cinnamon Spices It Up Mary Grant Dempsey 159
49 Crazy Cat Lady Liane Kupjerberg Carter 161
50 All about the Balloon Beth Cato 163
6 What I Learned from the Cat
51 La Chatte Claire Fullerton 169
52 The Marks of a Lasting Love Stephen Taylor 172
53 The Bond of Sisters Alicia Penrod 177
54 Peanut The Pioneer Austin Tamillo 179
55 The Wonder of Birdy Gail Sellers 182
56 Shut Up, Boycat! Bonnie Compton Hanson 185
57 Sugar Magnolia Janet E. Lord 187
58 And Baby Makes Six Margnta Colabuno 189
59 How to Calm a Skittish Cat Deborah Sosin 193
60 Healing Hands Valerie D. Benko 195
7 Who's In Charge Here?
61 Our Secret Society Monica A. Andermann 201
62 Blur of Fur Robert J. Brake 203
63 Rabbit Food Susan Yanguas 206
64 The Stare Down Monica A. Andermann 209
65 Tuna Time with Ida Laurie Carnright Edwards 211
66 Whose House Is It Anyway? Jan Bono 213
67 The Boys Take a Vacation Peggy Dover 216
68 At Your Service Miss Decarlo Monica A. Andermann 220
69 When You're Not the Favorite… Nanci Merczel 224
70 Zorro and Rocky Diane Quinn 228
8 Meant to Be
71 The Thousand-Dollar Cat Carol Huff 235
72 A Humble Hero Monica A. Andermann 239
73 The Greatest Gift Gretchen Bassicr 242
74 The Hero Cat Lori Bryant 246
75 Cats Are Excellent Dog Trainers Charlotte Blood Smith 248
76 Finding Crimson Linda Nicely Cheshire 250
77 Christmas Kitty Miracle Fran Veal 252
78 Twinkie To The Rescue Diane C. Nicholson 255
79 Introducing A Second Cat Joan Friday Mckechnie 258
80 Mondo's Miracle Stacey Ritz 262
81 Dreams Come True Lynn Maddalena Menna 265
9 There's No Place Like Home
82 I Came Home For This? Lisa Mcmanus Lange 273
83 The Miracle Denise Taylor 276
84 Missing Inaction Donna M. Reed 280
85 Catastrophe Avoided NL. Shank 283
86 Kitty Kidnapping David Hull 286
87 Left Behind Martha Hawn VanCise 290
88 My Boyfriend Bob Lenka Leon 291
89 Stowaway Jan Bono 295
90 Welcome to the Navy Beth Cato 297
91 The Blankie Shirley P Gumert 301
10 Bad Cat!
92 The Cat Who Came to Dinner Joyce Laird 307
93 Tattle Tail Melissa Halsey Caudill 311
94 Why Cats Paint Pam Tallman 314
95 The Standoff DJ Kinsinger 316
96 The Vet Visit Anna B. Ashley 318
97 Murphy's New Law Teresa Ambord 320
98 Puffed-Up Pussycat Ellyn Horn Zarek 323
99 The Bad Influence Jan Bono 327
100 Bad, Bad Kitty Mary Clare Lockman 330
101 The Housewarming Gift Jeanne Blandford 333
Meet Our Contributors 336
Meet Our Author 351
About Miranda Lambert 352
About American Humane Association 353
Thank You 355
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 357
