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    Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat
    Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat
    Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat
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    Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat

    By Michael Allender

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    The fourth in a series of fourteen short stories by Abbie Joules, chronicling the young lives of her and her brother, Ben Joules, as they grow up on a dairy farm in east Texas during the 1940's and 1950's. In this story, a barnyard calico cat befriends Ben, and together they embark on a journey of discovery about unlikely friendships and deep, unrealized emotions. The cat, which becomes known as Fish-Cat, chooses a farm pond catfish as a companion, and the relationship changes the way Ben views the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Allender
    Release dateFeb 27, 2014
    ISBN9781310363863
    Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat
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    Michael Allender

    I was born in Dalhart, Texas, received degrees at Texas A&M in Wildlife Science and Psychology, and did post graduate work at Utah State in ethology. I worked as a professional photographer and wildlife artist, and authored "The Guadalupe Mountains Of Texas", published by the University of Texas Press, a coffee table book of a west Texas national park. I then worked for 25 years as a wood craftsman and entrepreneur. I currently live in Redmond, Oregon, and avail myself of every opportunity to paddle the wild rivers of the Pacific Northwest, from California to northern Canada and Alaska.

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      Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat - Michael Allender

      CAT-FISH & FISH-CAT

      by

      Michael Allender

      Copyright 2014 Michael Allender

      Smashwords Edition

      (The fourth in a series of fourteen stories)

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Cat-Fish & Fish-Cat

      (Story #4)

      Here's one...MUNDANE, my brother, Ben said to me. Know what that is? He had that irritating 'gotcha' look on his face. We were playing a word game on our east Texas farm in the late forties, and he was right: I hadn't a clue. I was only nine, but I prided myself in knowing the meaning of words.

      No—but don't tell me yet, I said, stalling for time.

      Pertaining to the world, he informed me gleefully as he read from our dictionary. Distinguished from heavenly or spiritual things. You know, just plain stuff, like dirt, trees, food...just stuff.

      It took me a moment, but I finally

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