writing – The Chester Chronicles

Porch Pirates

Catnapping Has the following happened to you? You’re at home waiting anxiously for your Amazon package to arrive. Then you receive an alert on your phone that includes a photo showing you it has indeed landed. In a minute you open your front door, look down, and………. It’s there. Except your cat, who you justContinue reading “Porch Pirates”

Escape From New York

All Out Effort It’s been a very cold winter in the Northeast. So when one cat’s flight to Florida was canceled, she took matters into her own paws and made a dash for the next flight to the Sunshine State. At least that’s what The Chester Chronicles believes. Ellen Russell of Flushing, NY and herContinue reading “Escape From New York”

Eraserpaw

Auld Lang Syne “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” – Oscar Wilde Congratulations. We’re halfway through January and some of you have stayed true to your New Year’s resolutions. But what happens if your goals are sabotaged by your cat? We’re not talking about your felineContinue reading “Eraserpaw”

Three Sheets to the Wind

Breaking and Entering and Drinking “Alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, may produce all the effects of drunkenness.” ― Oscar Wilde Whether a person considers themselves religious or not, there’s a decent chance that they have prayed to the “Porcelain God” at one time in their life. Apparently, it’s also a thing with raccoons. For you teetotalers,Continue reading “Three Sheets to the Wind”

No Soup For You

Catatouille A word of advice: if you’re a cat owner, never turn your back on what you have cooking on the stove. You might not like what you find in the pot. Then again, we all have different tastes, and you could just compliment your feline chef for the added ingredient. Such was the caseContinue reading “No Soup For You”

Unequal Justice

Size Matters “It’s not the size of the dog cat in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog cat.” Mark Twain (as edited by a cat) Law enforcement recently discovered that Mark Twain was correct, though it doesn’t hurt to be a large feline. In Thailand, a small cat named NubContinue reading “Unequal Justice”