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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Monologue for Creative writing Class
Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. So don't be kind, tell me what you think. Pam S. Adoption Blues Nameless (any cat in a shelter): SHUT UP IN THERE!! Kittens! You’d think they were worried. Kittens always get adopted. It’s us older cats that have to worry. Hey You! You know you want to adopt me. I’m older, adorable, and know how to use a litter box. I don’t run around getting into as much as a kitten would. I’m clean (immaculately so), smart, and beautiful. Hey, you, with the long yellow fur! You need a loyal companion, you know you do. The reason I’m here is that my human was allergic, well the first one was. Ah Jessica, you were so young and so loving. I would have stayed with you forever if they’d let me. Your parents decided that it would be worse to give you shots than to give me away. So they did . . . to a person they’d met in a grocery store. I was just a kitten, but I remember, oh how I remember. I thought my heart would never mend. SHUT UP YOU STUPID KITTENS! You don’t know how much humans can hurt you. After Jessica, there was Brian. The people from the grocery store gave me to him less than a week after they got me. They said I was depressing. Brian was a college student. I loved to sit on his lap while he was at the computer or studying. He was kind and I learned so much from him and his friends. Then he left for the summer. I hung around his apartment for a long time waiting for him to come back. He never did. I SAID SHUT UP. There, quiet for the moment. Kittens. I didn’t love Brian anyway. You! Hey you! I know you’re a college student. I know how to behave in an apartment. You need a friend. I’d be a good friend, honest. I’m loyal. I’ll be your friend if you’ll be mine. They say that I only have three days to find some one. Then it’s the Rainbow Bridge, buddy. Kitty heaven for those who don’t know better. Dog lover. After I was chased away from Brian’s apartment building, I wandered around the neighborhood. I met a sweet little calico, man she was delicious. I think I fathered three kittens with her. Three of them looked like me. She chased me off after they were born. I guess I gave up after that. The dog catcher had no problems catching me. I was so hungry. FOR THE LAST TIME, SHUT UP! Man, I’m so tired. Wait a minute. I thought I had two more days. Please don’t take me out of here. I’m a good cat. I’m soft, clean, and loyal. No! Not that room. That’s the end place. I don’t want to die. Look, lady. Don’t pet me if you’re going to murder me. Please, I don’t want to scratch anyone, but I’m scared. That pointy thing smells yucky,. Please don’t kill me! Am I at the bridge? No, it smells like the end place. What does this mean? I’m confused. I’m warm, clean smelling (except for the yucky smell), and they’re bringing a box over here. Does this mean that I have an only home? Wait a minute. It’s that yellow furred human I saw the other day. REPRIEVE! I have an only home. I’m going to be one of the few lucky ones! What’s your name cutie? I love you already. You can call me whatever you want. Sherman? I love it already. I promise I won’t eat your plants, get on your counters, tear up your furniture, scratch your friends, sit in front of your computer monitor or bring any other cats in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, and keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. >Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, >and keep me in kibble, and I wont ever leave you. It's hard to type through the tears. That is wonderful, Pam. Rob is right. I loved it. Purrs and Hugs, Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. What she said! Not only is it beautifully written and heart-wrenching, but it empahsizes the philosophy I developed the first time I went to the shelter. I was looking for a cat that had disappeared. I knew that if he didn't show up, I'd get another. I noticed the way people were making a fuss over the kittens, while beautiful adult cats were neglected. I decided at that time that any time I wanted a cat, I'd go to the shelter and get an adult. That's where both of the ones I have now came from. Joy >What she said! > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >making a fuss over the kittens, while beautiful adult cats were >neglected. Same with me. I wanted an adult cat, not a kitten, and I wanted a boy. However, Rita had been transferred from another shelter already in an attempt to find her a home, and I just couldn't let a beautiful girly like her go unhomed. Best decision of my life. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita That's beautiful Pam. And beautifully written. Tish >Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, >and keep me in kibble, and I wont ever leave you. > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. > So don't be kind, tell me what you think.//// It made me cry. It's very well written and very poignant. Helen M Why has my monitor gone all blurry? *sniff* Yowie > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m rather > proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. So don't [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, and > keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. >> Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >> rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >> in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, and >> keep me in kibble, and I won't ever leave you. I think you have real talent, Pam. > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m rather > proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. So don't > be kind, tell me what you think. > > Pam S. Pam, you had me in tears. That essay is so poignant and heartbreaking that it is hard to describe. It is also instructional -- anyone who would read that and not be moved must have a cold heart. Thanks for posting. MaryL I'm glad that Sherman survives. Well done! One thing--I find it jarring when Sherman yells at the kittens. Instead of him calling them names and yelling at them to shut up, he would be more endearing if he muttered something about the unfairness of their likelihood to get adopted vs his to show why he resents them, or if his yelling underlined the fact that they are not old enough to have the experiences he has. He probably wishes them better lives than the one he's had until then. Sherman at the end here, sounds just like Smokey. Except that after three years, he's going to go from "I promise I'll never ever be bad" to "gimme someof your sandwich, now." --Fil > Wait a minute. It's that yellow furred human I saw the other day. > REPRIEVE! I have an only home. I'm going to be one of the few lucky [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > and keep me in kibble, and I won't ever leave you. > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > and keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. Great stuff, Pam! Had me worried up to the last paragraph, then happy dancing time! Rob's a good critic.  SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Adoption Blues Pam, I am still bawling! So when did you have Sherman over to dictate this story? ;-)I can imagine this story is repeated a dozen times a day every day at every shelter. Heartbreaking. You did a beautiful job of writing. -- CATherine > Pam, I am still bawling! So when did you have Sherman over to dictate > this story? ;-)I can imagine this story is repeated a dozen times a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > CATherine Thank you all. For some reason, this just popped into my head after I was given the class assignment to write a monologue. The teacher used the example of a past student who had her narrator be a drunk woman, and i don't do drunks gladly. I also wanted something that meant something to me. After I'd got to the point, I couldn't let Sherman do to the bridge. He had to be one of the lucky ones. It you look at it, you'll notice that he yells at the kittens whenever his sadness gets to be too much for him. Rather like a lot of cats (and drunks) that I've known over the years. I'm very glad that you all like the job I did. I confess to crying as I typed the last couple of paragraphs. The things people do to their friends... Pam S. >T > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Pam S. I noticed that. And how he blustered when he said he didn't care anyway, after being abandoned. It just tore me up and I wanted to hug him and take him home myself. You mentioned the story 'Abandoned' you wrote. Could you send that to me? I don't recall seeing it before. TIA. Hugs and Purrs, -- CATherine > I noticed that. And how he blustered when he said he didn't care > anyway, after being abandoned. It just tore me up and I wanted to hug [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -- Abandoned was the first posm that i wrote for creative writing. I'm rather fond of it, because it was based on a picture taken of Pine Cone the weekend that he adopted us at Morrow Mountain State Park (a lovely place BTW) Abandoned One day comfortable, nesting With his family. Next Tossed out into the wild and Trashed beside the road Dumped to fend for himself Pleading for food and salvation Turned away Reported as vagrant Never quite losing hope For a family to love him Eyes wide, he dodges Traffic, snakes, dogs And he is just little A babe, without arms To hold him Hiding among garbage cans A food source, safety of sorts Woebegone, staring Lonely, starving, unwanted Unloved, undaunted Maybe someone Will give a kitten a home. >> I noticed that. And how he blustered when he said he didn't care >> anyway, after being abandoned. It just tore me up and I wanted to hug [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >Maybe someone >Will give a kitten a home. Awww! Pine Cone was/is so lucky you were camping out that day. And now look at him. Captain of his own ship with a houseful of slaves and the subject of a poem. Thanks for sending the poem. You are such a talented writer. I just read Sherman's story again, and bawled some more. That is the most moving thing I have ever read. Kep it up. You have a gift. Hugs, -- CATherine > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. > So don't be kind, tell me what you think. Pam, very well written and moving. You could meat it out a little (unless you have a word limit for your class) with more of Sherman's experiences before being rescued. You know, the more bad experiences, the more moving the end will be. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Pam, very well written and moving. You could meat it out a little > (unless you have a word limit for your class) with more of Sherman's > experiences before being rescued. You know, the more bad experiences, > the more moving the end will be. We were told to keep it under two pages or so. I had to cut a bunch out of it in order to get it where it was (barely) within the limit given. Pam S. > We were told to keep it under two pages or so. I had to cut a bunch out > of it in order to get it where it was (barely) within the limit given. I suspected as much. After all, monologues are rarely longer than that. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my > work. So don't be kind, tell me what you think. > > Pam S. <snip> A wonderful, moving story. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Hear hear! I agree, very well written. Jeanette > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m rather > proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. So don't [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, and > keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. Oh Pam, I wasn't just crying, I was *sobbing out loud*. That was *SO* touching. I think it will break the hearts of even those who aren't cat slaves. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Pam, would you mind if I forwarded this to a few of my friends? We compete to see who can make the others cry hardest. lol Actually, my sewing list would LOVE this too. If you don't mind.... Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >> Pam S. >> [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >touching. I think it will break the hearts of even those who aren't cat >slaves. > Pam, would you mind if I forwarded this to a few of my friends? > We compete to see who can make the others cry hardest. lol > Actually, my sewing list would LOVE this too. > If you don't mind.... > > Jane I don't mind, Jane. I own the copy right, and, so long as the proper attribution is given, have no problem with it. If it is good enough, it may be published in the campus literary magazine. We'll see what happens. I'm not a member of the English department honor society, and that may matter. Pam S. If I forward this to Ten Lives, would this mess up your chance of the story getting printed in the journal? I don't want to screw it up for you. Thank you also for saying it's okay. I'd love to see this little story help Ten Lives get their kitties into good homes. They do such good work for the cats, treat them like gold, and don't believe in wholesale euthanasia; even the FIV cats are kept in a special home of their own, and not PTS unless and until the disease has gotten to the point where human measures of care and comfort can no longer be performed humanely. Dumb question from the author-in-training: does owning the copyright mean, by the law, the owner's name must appear with the the work? As in, "The story of Joe Blow by Joe Blow, copyright 2006 by Joe Blow"? Blessed be, Baha > > Pam, would you mind if I forwarded this to a few of my friends? > > We compete to see who can make the others cry hardest. lol [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. > If I forward this to Ten Lives, would this mess up your chance of the story > getting printed in the journal? I don't want to screw it up for you. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha I'm not worried about getting into the school magazine. I have written plenty of stuff they can use. My understanding on Copy Right is that it cannot be published without my permission, usually in writing. Evelyn, I think, is a writer's agent or editor or something literary like that. I'd have to ask the pros about it. We don't get into publishing and finding an agent etc. until the end of the month or so. OK, I know there are some professionals here even with the absence of the much missed Dave Yehuddah. Any one care to enlighten all of us who are inexperienced at this sort of thing? Pam S. > I'm not worried about getting into the school magazine. I have written > plenty of stuff they can use. My understanding on Copy Right is that it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > missed Dave Yehuddah. Any one care to enlighten all of us who are > inexperienced at this sort of thing? I know this from a translator's point of view, but AFAIK, copyright laws are the same everywhere, i.e. if you wrote it, you own the copyright. No further measures required. This applies to all artistic products. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki I've heard that the "poor man's" copyright here in the US is to mail your article to yourself (and keep it unopened, of course, unless there is a court case in which you need to prove the date written). SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >> I'm not worried about getting into the school magazine. I have written >> plenty of stuff they can use. My understanding on Copy Right is that it [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > are the same everywhere, i.e. if you wrote it, you own the copyright. No > further measures required. This applies to all artistic products. > I've heard that the "poor man's" copyright here in the US is to mail your > article to yourself (and keep it unopened, of course, unless there is a > court case in which you need to prove the date written). That really doesn't prove anything. For patent law, which is more stringent, you typically keep notes in a bound notebook and have periodic witnessing, and signed witness statements of breakthroughs. This, and the urban legend about mail, is more relevant to patent than copyright law, because patents protect ideas while copyrights protect specific words (or images, etc.). In other words, copyright infringement requires using the exact words, and it's unlikely two people produced the same words at the same time. Yes, this is sometimes litigated, or that one work inspired another, in commercial entertainment. If you aren't Madonna, it's probably not a real concern. > > If I forward this to Ten Lives, would this mess up your chance of the story > > getting printed in the journal? I don't want to screw it up for you. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Pam S. There is an assumption of copyright simply by writing something, but the basic protection is to put the following words on every copy: Copyright <year>, <your name>. All Rights Reserved. If you can use the c-in-a-circle rather than the word "copyright", some lawyers prefer it. Some even like the symbol and the word. "All Rights Reserved" may not strictly be needed, but I always use it. As explained to me, the laws of some South American countries required it. Once you have a common law copyright, the proof of right-to-use is on the person that wants to use it. The presumption is that the owner has copyright. Just for those reasons, I have to sign a contract that I am producing a "work for hire", where copyright goes to the organization paying me, when I'm writing paid articles. You can get a little more protection by registering the copyright with (in the US) the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress. The rules may have changed, but, in general, you send a form, a small fee, and two copies of the work. The Library of Congress has first pick on whether to retain the work, but only 20% or less actually goes into the Library. Remember that all these protections may take legal action to enforce. My mascara is now running in rivers. If space and cash allowed me I'd take every one of the little ones who needed a home. I can love a grown-up as much as a kitten. I can always say it's allergies, but few believe me anymore... I was wondering if I may have your permission to submit this to a newsletter for one of the shelters Louie and I do publicity and fund-raising for. They're called the Ten Lives Club, and they have a strict no-kill policy. They sometimes print such stories, and let me tell you they make a heluva impact. While it would not be a paid submission, it's print credit for you if you (like me!) want to write professionally. And, God willing, it might get a cat adopted. Two of our adoptees were grown cats when we took them, and Roxie and Odessa have been a joy and an adventure. To take a grown cat, watch them get to know new people and a new place, is every bit as exciting as watching a kitten get to know its world. Please let me know about your story. I think the shelter would gladly use it. You can email me at bahadur@localnet.com privately if you like. Blessed be, Baha > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > and keep me in kibble, and I wont ever leave you. > My mascara is now running in rivers. <snip> A good reason not to wear mascara. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > My mascara is now running in rivers. > <snip> > > A good reason not to wear mascara. ;-) This ng is sponsored by mascara manufacturers- they use the rpca scale to prove how waterproof their products are- this thread is the testing area for really tough mascara! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Let this be a lesson...never buy mascara from an infomercial!!! :-P Blessed be, Baha > > > My mascara is now running in rivers. > > <snip> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs You have my word on it. And my name is on the company. I will never, never buy mascara from an infomercial. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Let this be a lesson...never buy mascara from an infomercial!!! :-P Blessed be, Baha Lesley wrote: > Adrian A wrote: > > Singh wrote: > > > My mascara is now running in rivers. > > <snip> Hey, Pam, With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at the local animal humane association and see if they're interested in using it --they're having an adoptathon in the near future. Christine > My mascara is now running in rivers. If space and cash allowed me I'd take every > one of the little ones who needed a home. I can love a grown-up as much as a [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > didn't love Brian anyway. > > You! Hey you! I know you're a college student. I know how to behave > > in an apartment. You need a friend. I'd be a good friend, honest. I'm > > loyal. I'll be your friend if you'll be mine. They say that I only have > > three days to find some one. Then it's the Rainbow Bridge, buddy. > > Kitty heaven for those who don't know better. Dog lover. > > After I was chased away from Brian's apartment building, I wandered > > around the neighborhood. I met a sweet little calico, man she was > > delicious. I think I fathered three kittens with her. Three of them [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > > and keep me in kibble, and I won't ever leave you. Jeez Pam, you're going to be famous! Maybe they'll make a little plushy Sherman doll to sell to raise funds...I can see a tuxie, or a handsome silver tabby with a little bow tie. Anyone here less klutzy with a Singer than I am? Blessed be, Baha > Hey, Pam, > With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at [quoted text clipped - 98 lines] > > > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > > > and keep me in kibble, and I won't ever leave you. http://images2.nordstrom.com/images/store/product/medium/162893.jpg This would be typical of me on a sewing machine. Looks just like a pair of dress pants for the office, right? SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Jeez Pam, you're going to be famous! Maybe they'll make a little plushy Sherman doll to sell to raise funds...I can see a tuxie, or a handsome silver tabby with a little bow tie. Anyone here less klutzy with a Singer than I am? Blessed be, Baha Christine Burel wrote: > Hey, Pam, > With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at > the local animal humane association and see if they're interested in using > it --they're having an adoptathon in the near future. > Christine > > My mascara is now running in rivers. If space and cash allowed me I'd >http://images2.nordstrom.com/images/store/product/medium/162893.jpg > >This would be typical of me on a sewing machine. Looks just like a >pair of dress pants for the office, right? The office of my dreams, perhaps!! lol Actually....I make all of my clothes for work. Tops, pants, coats.... and sometimes people pay me for their clothes, too. Been sewing since 4 years old. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > Hey, Pam, > With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at > the local animal humane association and see if they're interested in using > it --they're having an adoptathon in the near future. > Christine Like I told Baha and Jane, I don't mind so long as due credit is given. I'll let you use the same poem "Abandoned" under the same terms. If either gets one or more cats adopted, I'll have considered it as paying for this year at school. Pam S. > > Hey, Pam, > > With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. Pam, thanks for the permission. I'd also appreciate your sending me a copy of the poem. I will see about going down to talk to my contact person asap. Christine >> Hey, Pam, >> With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Pam S. Hey, that's a great idea. With your permission (and correct attribution, of course), I would like to send this to members of our local Alley Cats Allies. Is that alright? Thanks, MaryL >>>Hey, Pam, >>>With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Thanks, > MaryL No problem, Christine and MaryL. I posted the poem in this thread as well and you have my permission to use it as well, under the same conditions. Pam S. >>>>Hey, Pam, >>>>With your permission could I send this on to the contact person I have [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Pam S. Thank you! I greatly appreciate that, but I decided not to accept your generosity because I am afraid that sending to a group would almost be an open invitation for your name to get lost somewhere in the process. I receive many messages where someone dropped the name of the author. I would like to see some of your other endeavors, though. MaryL > I was wondering if I may have your permission to submit this to a newsletter for > one of the shelters Louie and I do publicity and fund-raising for. They're called > the Ten Lives Club, and they have a strict no-kill policy. They sometimes print > such stories, and let me tell you they make a heluva impact. While it would not be > a paid submission, it's print credit for you if you (like me!) want to write > professionally. And, God willing, it might get a cat adopted. Baha, I have no problems with you publishing it so long as credit is given where credit is due. Like I told Jane, I own the copy right on it and I don't intend to give it up easily. I'm greedy, I is. I also published a poem in here called "Abandoned" that you may use if you like it. It also deals with the experiences of an abandoned cat. Pam S. who will send you the poem if you wish Credit is fully yours, because you deserve the credit for something like this. Hell, you deserve the credit for a piece that's yours, period. Anyway, I am a writer myself. I would raise holy hell if someone tried to hose one of my pieces for his own little pool of spotlight. I'm not going to send my karma to the can by doing such a thing to you! I only thought of submitting the piece to the Ten Lives newsletter because they print such short bits, and they put a premium on placing adult cats like Sherman. So many of the stories--like so many cats in other shelters, unfortunately--end with the final needle; they give one cause to think and cause to cry. I love yours. Sherman came out the hero; oh, and the yellow-furred one's the hero too. I'm just thinking of the cats. But I give you my word that my name will not appear anywhere near your work! This is your baby. If someone ever makes Sherman dolls, I want them to say it was inspired by Pam, and Liz Bahadur Kaur will be very happy to give you a thumbs-up from behind the curtain. Blessed be, Baha > > I was wondering if I may have your permission to submit this to a newsletter for > > one of the shelters Louie and I do publicity and fund-raising for. They're called [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. who will send you the poem if you wish > Credit is fully yours, because you deserve the credit for something like this. Hell, you > deserve the credit for a piece that's yours, period. Anyway, I am a writer myself. I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Girlfriend, I know that you wouldn't steal credit for others' work. I've just had it happen before but not by anyone in here, that I know of. Pam S. glad if any of her work finds homes for the furry owners OH man, you made me cry!! How am I going to explain this to my co-workers?? *sniff* It was wonderful. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, >and keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. Claim allergies. It's helped me so far to explain why my cheap infomercial mascara's running faster than water off a duck. Blessed be, Baha > OH man, you made me cry!! How am I going to explain this to my > co-workers?? [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > >in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > >and keep me in kibble, and I wont ever leave you. Pam, this is awesome. If I were you, I'd print this up and take it around to any local cat rescue groups, the humane society, the pound, vets, etc., talk to the people at Petsmart, too, maybe it could be put in the local paper to help promote a local adopt-a-thon. It might give some people pause to think. Christine > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > and keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. > Pam, this is awesome. If I were you, I'd print this up and take it around > to any local cat rescue groups, the humane society, the pound, vets, etc., > talk to the people at Petsmart, too, maybe it could be put in the local > paper to help promote a local adopt-a-thon. It might give some people > pause to think. > Christine Thank you again. I'd thought of seeing if the local shelters could use it, but I'm a little leery of taking it to them. I might have a harder time keeping the rights to this. Yes I'm greedy. Pam S. >> Pam, this is awesome. If I were you, I'd print this up and take it >> around [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. I just saw this, and it answers my query about forwarding it to members of our local Alley Cats Allies. I think you're right -- it would be easy for your name to get "lost" somewhere along the way and infringe on copyright, so I will withdraw my request to do that. It's too bad that things like that happen, but they do. MaryL Maybe the writing teacher will provide some valuable assistance in copyrighting your piece. I know how you feel. I wouldn't want some hoser making a plagiarizing buck off my work. I understand it's not terrifically expensive to file the papers. You can probably find it on the web, says the computer-illiterate! Blessed be, Baha > > Pam, this is awesome. If I were you, I'd print this up and take it around > > to any local cat rescue groups, the humane society, the pound, vets, etc., [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. > Maybe the writing teacher will provide some valuable assistance in > copyrighting [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Actually, she would already have a copyright. An essay, photograph, etc. automatically has a copyright as soon as it is created. You are probably referring to *registering* the copyright. That does provide additional protection, but many people do not realize that the right of ownership to one's work is automatic under U.S. law. Here is one source that you may find helpful: http://www.whatiscopyright.org/ Incidentally, many people assume that anything that appears on the Internet is "fair game" that can be freely copied and distributed. That is *not* correct. I will occasionally quote from various sources, but I always keep the quotation brief and give credit to the original. MaryL > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > think they were worried. Kittens always get adopted. It’s us older > cats that have to worry. Hey You! You know you want to adopt me. Absolutely great piece of writing, Pam. Rob didn't lie. Jill Pam, its great, but its also heartbreaking. Suz&Spicey outstanding, Lee > Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m > rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, > and keep me in kibble, and I won’t ever leave you. >Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m >rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >in to live with you. Just love me enough to keep me forever, pet me, >and keep me in kibble, and I wont ever leave you. Dammit, I hate crying first thing in the day. Excellent. Really, really well done. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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