Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Charlie and George

Kitten Report #21: One year ends, another begins

The cats offer wisdom and I express two hopes for 2022.

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Posted on December 31, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Slay Bells: Tooth & Claw Drop Surprise Holiday Album!

Charlie and George have been in the studio. As Tooth&Claw they’re dropping a surprise holiday album, SLAY BELLS, features such classics and “Hit It!” (club remix) and “Wasted” (feat. Catnip) along with emo classics like “Luv My Bruv”

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Posted on December 24, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten report #20: Not dead yet [photos]

Charlie and George continue to steadily deplete their nine-life ration. George had another close call—but everyone’s fine.

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Posted on November 13, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #19: Sad, abandoned, lost and betrayed! [photos]

We’ve been with Charlie and George 24/7 since we adopted them in August 2019. The thought of leaving them for nine days without being able to explain to them that we were coming back was…not thrilling.

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Posted on October 9, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Travel in the time of Covid

Travel in the time of Covid is worse in some ways than pre-pandemic travel, and weirdly better in others. And—miracles!—many summer flowers were still in bloom when we got home.

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Posted on October 7, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #18: Two-and-a-bit years old

Charlie and George are two years old—no longer kittens but full-grown cats. Maybe. Their personalities have grown more distinct.

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Posted on June 20, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #17: Songbird Fever

In which George spends a couple of days in kitty hospital on IV antibiotics and resolves never to eat a bird again.

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Posted on January 18, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Holiday Greetings From Various Beasties

Holiday greetings from Charlie and George, plus some reindeer

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Posted on December 25, 2020 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #15: Einstein Houdini Ferociraptors

Charlie and George now team-hunt, and the are a brilliant escape-artiste duo.

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Posted on July 31, 2020 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #14: One year in the big wide world [photo, video]

Today Charlie and George are exactly one year old. They came to us as tiny rescue kitties, the only survivors of a litter of six, but today they are lords of their domain. And for their birthday we gave them a brief adventure in the great outdoors…

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Posted on May 13, 2020 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #13: Social distancing

At almost 11 months , Charlie and George struggle to understand shelter-in-place and social distancing.

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Posted on April 7, 2020 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Two tabby kitties on a bed. Huge ears, huge eyes, hugely loved.

Itty bitty pretty kitties: kitten report #0

Introducing our new kitty overlords, Charlie and George: 12-week-old tabby kittens.

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Posted on August 21, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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