The subtle wit and gentle satire of award-winning writer, Barbara Florio Graham, is back to back with her celebrity cat, Simon Teakettle, in a clever flip book designed to "a-muse" readers of all ages. Barbara's satiric pieces on writing and teaching are coupled with several of her award-winning humorous poems as well as witty comments on living with the "classy cat in the black fur tuxedo." Mewsings includes many of Simon's "Last Meow" pieces from Cats Magazine as well as a selection of his writings for radio and other media.  This 80-page book has laminated front and back covers, as well as a pull-out "centrefold" of Simon sprawled on a fur rug.  A purrfect gift! TABLE OF CONTENTS: MUSINGS String En Garde! Rocks With Apologies to Robert Frost Bravo War of Words Stars Engineering Through Thick and Thin Catastrophe TABLE OF CONTENTS: MEWSINGS Cats vs Dogs: A Continuing Controversy The Rules for Cats Why a Cat Makes the Best Roommate Bye, Bye Office If a Cat Won the Lottery Grow Your Own Fur Coat The Twelve Days of Christmas Why Cats Prefer Women Being Black A.K.A. Quixote  "Furby likes to get his nose into a good book!" (from Colecoon Maine Coon Cats, Buffalo, NY) "Love the book and the other cool cat-word things you do." (Jurgen Goethe, host of Disc Drive, CBC radio) "I have pawed through a lot of cat books,  but Mewsings/Musings is the cat's meow.  It's purrfect for those long winter nights when I like to curl up on a warm lap."  (Emma and her human partner, Dennis McCloskey, author of God's Jesters) "Mewsings/Musings's perky prose and pert images are a delight. I highly recommend this little volume as the perfect gift for friends who share our passion for pussycats." (Shirley Hewett, author of The People's Boat: HMCS Oriole) "great photos...pithy and compelling...could not put it down" (Nathalie Nordstrand, Reading, Mass.) I had the pleasure of reading Mewsings/Musings yesterday.   Ultimate pleasure.   You are a great writer and your mind is like that of a child-- you have so much fun when you write. (Anne Leighton, writer/publicist www.anneleighton.com) Two thumbs and four paws up for Mewsings/Musings  by Barbara Florio Graham and Simon Teakettle!   Their observations on life brought tears of laughter to my eyes.   The author and I share a love for collecting stones,  so her piece called “Rocks” felt warm and familiar.   I loved the "Rules for Cats" – now I understand the careful calculation behind the endearing poses my four kitties regularly assume.  Pour yourself a cappuccino and spend a delightful afternoon with this lovely book, preferably with a kitty curled up on your lap. Christine Davis, www.lightheartedpress.com "It is truly a work of art, and, among other things, a coffee table book" (Bobbi Linkemer, St. Louis, Missouri) "belongs in every guest room" (Judy Froome, Ottawa) "deft and witty, and chock-full of lighthearted anecdotes... I laughed out loud... Barbara Graham is an intelligent and quick-witted prose stylist..." (commentary sheet from 14th annual Writer's Digest book awards) TO ORDER:  CONTACT US.    One copy 15.  + $3 p&h (US or Canadian dollars) postpaid to US or Canadian addresses. Subtract $3. if you are ordering more than one copy. Bulk orders of 10 or more copies receive a 30% discount. FREE:  Training Your Cat Like a Dog This article won a special $1000 award at the 2002 internation conference of the Cat Writers Association SEE RESOURCES PAGE FOR BOOKS FOR CAT LOVERS Mewsings/Musings was printed by Custom Printers

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