We know that spring is just around the corner. [Seriously. We saw it peeking this morning.] And what with Daylight Savings and the imminent confusion of wearing the wrong coat when you leave the house, we thought we'd take a different approach this week. Something a little more minimalist. Something made manifest in one of the noblest of house pets: the indolent cat. And who better to exemplify this noble spirit in print than the Japanese. Which leads us to . . .
Now, if you’ve not had a pint-sized shrieker harry you into hiding in the bathroom because they must (they must! they must! whyyyyyyyyyyy won’t you let me plaaaaaaaay!) check what their cats are doing on your mobile device, then you are probably oblivious to the simple-minded, butterfly-batting-nature of the Neko Atsume cats. That deep emptiness in your life comes to an end now, because everyone needs more cat pictures.
And look! An activity book as well. The small noise-makers who tumble about underfoot can now leave stickers in inappropriate places all over the house. You will be confronted with blissfully cheerful cats everywhere you look. Constant reminders that life is full with just a string, a ball, or a dead fish. Everything else is phantasmal and fleeting. Embrace the now. Bat the ball. Watch how it rolls away from you. The ball does not care about you. It will not come back. Such are all things in life. Better to have batted it away than to wonder—endlessly, fruitlessly—why it does not care about you. Suffer not the indifference of inanimate—oh, look! A sardine!
Anyway, in light of these cats and their minimalist poetry, the remainder of this week’s newsletter will done in haiku.
Giant robot hand
Science struggles for answer
Asking who watches who?
Clever biography
Not just a rabbit writer
Victorian genius
Impossible heist
Fairyland is coming back
Shape the future now!
Ace monster fighter
Must save the world from Sea Queen
Toughest challenge yet!
Another zombie book
The walking dead keep walking
Volume twenty-nine
Good fish. Tasty fish.
Don’t be frightened of seafood.
Cook it like a pro.
Burning Man art book.
So many pretty pictures.
Uninhibited.
A race to three poles
Top and bottom and highest.
No blank spots on map.
A super meta
Book about a book about
Falling in love. Swoon!
Hero climbs tower.
It is impossibly tall.
Look out for pirates!
We are all special
Says super guru author
Good thing he is funny.
Be sure to drop by for Write Time next week. We have some fun things planned. And later in the week, we'll have our bi-monthly meeting of the minds with A Good Talk Salon. You know the drill: three presenters; topics near and dear to their hearts; lots of snacks and commentary.
