Sheltie Gazette: Bob the Cat Makes a Decision

I am entirely invisible under the shadow of night. I sneak down the oak limb, as quiet as feathers. Except I would eat the feathers. Or bat them around. Mm, I like feathers. Wait, I was looking for something. I’ve reached the castle wall, and if I s...

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Mar 26, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Bob the Cat is not influenced by anyone

NB from Malin, your resident Book and People Management Herding Dog:Please forgive me for the delay in retrieving the next installment of your bonus story. My peoples all got the flu, including my favorite writer-person. I had to chase all the bad fl...

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Mar 25, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: The moment that changed everything

Conall the wolfhound is telling his story to Bob the Cat, and Kappa the soldier dog... I stood guard in the dog-yard, rage and shock roiling under my fur. In front of me, I was watching Ailbe tend my wounded dog, Odarnat. Behind me, I was listening t...

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Mar 18, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Bob the Cat listens to a story

I yawn. Twitch my tail. Yawn. “You might as well tell me about this Ailbe of yours.” Conall, the black wolf-hound, settles more comfortably into the straw, head high and front paws crossed. Kappa, the soldier-dog who came downstairs to check on him,...

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Mar 16, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Bob the Cat and the Perfect Pillow

All this noise is completely unreasonable.  I don’t know why anyone needs to make a fuss this time of day; it’s almost twenty-two minutes after eleven in the morning. In four more minutes, the sun will hit the windowsill with the slightly squas...

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Mar 15, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: When you just need an escape

Happy weekend, —A couple days ago, I send out a sneak preview from my upcoming release, along with a story about my cats. I got sooo many email replies (if that wasn't you, please tell me about your cat!) and people saying they couldn't wait to read...

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Mar 07, 2026