Till Kingdom Come

A CAT, A BREAKUP, AND THE (COLD) COMFORT OF EVERLASTING LOVE.

BY DEBORAH WAY

TO UNDERSTAND WHY my cat Stinky has lived in my old boyfriend’s freezer for 18 years, you have to understand Stinky. And my old boyfriend. There was no greater cat. He was my gateway to all cats. He appeared one day in the weedy lot we rented behind our loft in industrial Boston, dozing in the sun on the hood of the Rambler convertible we stored there. A wide, handsome face, black spots on a white coat, the filthy white of a stray who exulted in rolling in the soft pebbly grit that collects beside the curb on city streets. He agreed to live with us. He came when we whistled. He walked anywhere on a leash. He rode in the car, supine on the back ledge, bringing joy to every…

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O, The Oprah (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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