Elby That Cat!’s Penthouse

It has been a crazy time here at Chasing Rabbit Holes over the last two weeks. Between Claire Has Flair’s passing and the apartment undergoing wild and loud maintenance, Elby That Cat! has bounced from one crisis to the next. Even before events began, Elby was climbing the walls, literally. If he was a little […]

The Tiger Roars

Rarasaur challenges: “The Alter Ego, in Latin, literally means “Second I” or “Second Self”. It can refer to an opposite side to the personality within someone, or a counterpart like a trusted friend.” It is within the bounds of possibility that I may have multiple alter egos that arise as the occasion requires. There’s the […]

No Freedom Without Love

Reblogged from Wiley's Wisdom: Shelter dogs long for it. Teenagers drool over it. Adults occasionally miss it. The way I see it, there is this thing about independence I can’t quite put my right paw on. It’s almost like its one of those things in the world that isn’t all it’s written up to be. […]

Kindness when least expected

DP: Tell us about the most surprising helping hand you’ve ever received. Surprisingly, on reading the challenge, my thoughts flew all the way back to Junior High, when I became a target for the really cool kids in Drama Class. As I recall, I had transgressed because one or two had fluffed their lines in […]

“Houston” & The Five Senses

DP: Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn to.) Coming awake to Elby That Cat!’s heartsong, his developing purr and tapping tail on the sheet next to my […]

Love, Pain & The Whole Damn Thing

Claire Has Flair ~ 2001-2013 ~ Rest in Peace The Daily Post asked us to write about unconventional love. Many people and even entire societies or cultures think loving and being loved by a dog is unconventional. Maybe so. Sign me up. Again and again and again. It has been a tough four months on […]

Dear Mom,

DP: Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. Wherever in the world you are, write your mother a letter. Dear Mom, I have a picture of you taped to my lamp on my dining room table that serves as an additional desk for my writing. Every day, I look up or over and see […]