Interview at The Fix-Online

[frostokovich]

The Fix Short Fiction Review has posted an interview with me, ostensibly about my short fiction...so I've got that going for me, which is nice.

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Comments

[elizaeffect]

Good interview? That was a great interview. Also I did not know you had a Maine Coon, but Maine Coons are awesome and it totally fits. :P

Coon

[frostokovich]

His name's Captain Wow (10 points for those who know the source), he grins when you reach down to pet him, and (I gather in keeping with the breed) he will hold whole conversations with me, going well beyond the 'meow' thing into what clearly are statements with inflections and attitude. No idea what he's saying, but we do converse.

Re: Coon

[elizaeffect]

My family's Coon is named Luke Flystalker because we got him when I was twelve. He's only half-breed due to an accidental parental escape, but he looks exactly like a Maine Coon in miniature. He's undisputed lord of the whole neighborhood - his bruiser cohabitant Sam beats up all trespassers, but the same trespassers will sit down with Luke and have a perfectly reasonable conversation.

He also visits with the deer whenever they pass through, touching noses and walking around with them while they eat our wild apples. Coons rock.

Re: Coon

[frostokovich]

Yes, that's much like the Captain's behavior. When his sister was alive, she beat up anything that came by. He was just too mellow to be bothered.

Re: Coon

[marshall_payne]

Is Captain Wow's name from the 1955 Cordwainer Smith story "The Game of Rat and Dragon"?

Re: Coon

[frostokovich]

We have a winner!!!

Spot on, Marshall.

greg

Re: Coon

[marshall_payne]

And yes, I've actually read the story and didn't just Google it. Father Moontree, the little Girl named West, the Lady May, and Captain Wow. I really like the ending, as she was more than a cat!

C.C. (my kitty) is not nearly as cool a name as Captain Wow, but I'll show her off here. *g*

Again, Greg, thanks for the great interview!