I have permission from Ghost House Books to distribute an
excerpt from the chilling new book, "Ghost Stories of Pets
and Animals." The eerie tale (or is that "tail"?) concerns
a geriatric tomcat who sends a farewell message to his
vacationing human companion. Like most of the stories in
the book, it will leave you with that tingling feeling of
the familiar.

"Ghost Stories of Pets and Animals" began as a project to
document the immortal bond between people and their beloved
pets. However, author Darren Zenko and his team of
researchers found that many of the best stories involved,
not the afterlife comforts of a favorite animal companion,
but arresting apparitions sent as harbingers of doom. The
book includes 35 historical gems and present-day encoun-
ters, both menacing and benign, covering a menagerie of
creatures including dogs, cats, horses, camels, sheep,
pigs, rats, birds, and a mongoose.

To get the excerpt from "Ghost Stories of Pets and
Animals," send mailto:excerptsnews@bellsouth.net with the
subject line "Send That Cat" and I will reply with the text
-- and *only* the text -- no file attachments or opt-in
mailing list jive. Sleep tight -- and don't forget to put
the cat out!