Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook

Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook

They Live

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Jeff Somers
Sep 28, 2025
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Sometimes I think stories don’t get developed further simply because I find the premise kind of upsetting, and this is one of them. I’m a cat person, and cats feature frequently in my fiction, but I usually don’t contemplate the loss of those pets, because it’s never easy. Especially when you look back at their kittenhood and compare the end with the ex…

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