Winners of the 15-Word "Cat Lessons Contest" are in!

It was IMPOSSIBLE. There were too many wonderful entries. I gave up on choosing first, second and third place—and picked my top 8. Enjoy!!!

The Uncarved Cat

Sitting in the sun with marigolds, my cat thinks about nothing. She is an orange. -Joseph Young

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Changing Channels to Regain My Purr

Turning off the TV news, I join the window cat to watch birds and squirrels. -John Sheirer

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At the Cabin he Skins Salmon Out in the Sun

I close my eyes, let the cat show him how I want to be touched. -Angela Readman

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A Self-Trained Feline

Kitty jumps to the toilet seat, squats, leaves nary a dribble, shames certain male guests. - Louella Lester

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You Don't Have To Be Lonely If You 'Put Yourself Out There

The neighbourhood tomcats screeched at the window. Missy the house cat's escape had turned heads. - Liam Kerry

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Bastet, The Stray Cat, defies the Eighth Commandment: Calmly Nicks a Piece from the Freshly Procured Bag of Rahu Fish atop the Tandoor in My Mother’s Kitchen

The pawprints lead to the veranda; skin, bones, and meat feasted on by three kittens. -Saad Ali

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On Understanding Your Place in the World

Bobs reclines in the exact centre of my king size bed, the embodiment of self-belief. -Hannah Hoare

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHESHIRE, AKA FELIS CATUS, AND THE PURR OF EXISTENTIALISM

One step? Which way? Will it be better there? And I go on like this?
-Mike Freveletti