Tag Archives: Pard

The Trouble

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

The Trouble (Annals of Pard: V) by Ursula K. Le Guin I’ve never had a cat before who directly challenged me. I don’t look for much obedience from a cat; the relationship isn’t based on rank or a dominance hierarchy … Continue reading →


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Pard and the Poets

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Pard and the Poets (Annals of Pard: IV) by Ursula K. Le Guin Six poets came to my house yesterday afternoon for the monthly meeting of our poetry group. There should have been eight of us in all, but alas … Continue reading →


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Catching up with Pard

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Catching up with Pard (Annals of Pard: III) by Ursula K. Le Guin Not that I ever will… But it’s getting on to a year since we went to the Humane Society and came home with seven pounds of cat. … Continue reading →


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Chosen by a Cat

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Chosen by a Cat (Annals of Pard: II) by Ursula K. Le Guin Pard sitting in his favorite chair   In the four months since I wrote about his arrival, Little Pard has grown up. He is now Not Large … Continue reading →


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Having my Cake

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

by Ursula K. Le Guin The inability to understand proverbs is a symptom of something — is it schizophrenia? Or paranoia? Anyhow, something very bad. When I heard that, many years ago, it worried me. Everything I ever heard about … Continue reading →


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Choosing a Cat

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Choosing a Cat (Annals of Pard: I) by Ursula K. Le Guin I have never chosen a cat before. I have been chosen by the cat, or by people who offered us a cat. Or a kitten was weeping up … Continue reading →


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