I Just Read About That…

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[READ: December 11, 2024] “Children of a Careless God”

This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar.  This is my seventh time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition!  Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.

Ten years of stories! Yikes, where does the time go?
When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead.

The author of this story was Elizabeth Gonzales James.  Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.  And this one opens:

It’s December 11. Elizabeth Gonzales James, author of Mona at Sea, could have sworn there were more fish in that aquarium a minute ago.

This was a disturbing story.

In a nutshell a woman dies in her apartment.  She lives by herself.  So what will happen to her four cats?

The cats are all personified.  Captain Jack Sparrow is more or less the leader.  Maud was second in charge.  Daisy was new to the house and Catsby was old an kind of senile.

Captain Jack sets out on a course to make sure they are fed–he tries to open the container that holds the kibble.

But as the days go by, Maud decides that the Woman is edible.  Captain Jack tries to talk about morality and how they shouldn’t eat the woman who loved them.  But where does morality come in when you are starving.

As I say, disturbing.