Happy publication day to @patrickmcottrell and this genius novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit, published by @eccobooks . A novel that looks deep into the void and is also insanely funny, that is about the unknown, mis(perception), dead names and the dead, writing, investigation, and even in some ways the history of the novel itself. Out in the UK soon too! In the fall, I think, with @andotherpics .
We lost our dear, dear Trout last night and the day is sad and empty without him. He was the sweetest cat I’ve ever known, not a mean bone in his body, very shy around everyone else, but loved us and our other cats so much, and we loved him. He also loved lying in the sun, catnip, affection, accompanying me outside while I did yard work, lying on my lap. In the winter, he was a warm little heater when he did that. I’m heartbroken, but I know he had a good life and I guess that’s all any of us can ask for. I’ll love you forever, Trout 💔
