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The Cat and The Man by Laura Halpin

Photo of man holding black and white cat
 

Laura Halpin is the 1st place winner of Streetlight‘s 2026 Flash Fiction Contest Every morning, the black and white cat is there with its white and grey pet, the man. By the museum building, by the library, by the ramp. The man brings food and feeds the cat. They converse, matter-of-factly. And people say. The man is off his rocker. Looked after by grown-up children who don’t mind his wandering because actually it’s nice to get a break. His habits are clockwork anyway, he hasn’t the wit to break them. Jabbering to the nice kitty, sweet really, no more part … Continue reading The Cat and The Man by Laura Halpin →