ShannahC

@shannahc.bsky.social

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Cat-lover, book-lover, music-lover, WoW gamer, knitter, photographer, NYer, Miss Star Trek Universe emerita. Fuzzy is my favorite color.

Glossy black short-haired cat lays draped over the light blue cover of a thick hardcover book (Matt Dinniman's This Inevitable Ruin)
Glossy black short-haired cat sits comfortably across the open page of a small crossword puzzle book.
Black short-haired cat with wide green eyes is sitting with one big paw folded over Stephen King's Finders Keepers.
Glossy black short-haired cat sits proudly on the open pages of a hardcover book
Black cat resting his head awkwardly on a stack of three books (on top is the light-blue hardcover of Matt Dinniman's This Inevitable Ruin)
Black cat resting on top of a stack of three books, looking into the camera with what I think is disdain. (Thick light blue hardcover is DCC#7, on top of an old thin NY Times crossword puzzle book, on top of Laura Spinney's Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global). Reading is part of my resistance (when the books are free from feline interference, anyway)
Glossy black short-haired cat sits comfortably with one large paw extended on the open pages of a hardcover book.
Sleepy black short-haired cat is resting his chin on one front paw on top of two thick paperback books with bookmarks peeking out from between their pages
A glossy black short-haired cat is curled on top of two books with bookmarks in them. He's looking directly at the camera as if to say DO NOT TOUCH MY BOOKS
Black short-haired cat is stretched across a hardcover book, sound asleep, with one long front paw stretched protectively across the cover. (Laura Spinney's Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global)
Close-up of black short-haired cat laying across two books with one big paw thrown protectively across both covers (and one other slim paperback blurred in the background)
A glossy black short-haired green-eyes cat sits comfortably on the open pages of a hardcover book, looking straight at the photographer
A glossy black short-haired cat sits upright with his front paws on a slim paperback (Marie Lamb's "The House of Sunlight (and other stories of the light in the dark)". His wide bright green eyes are looking skyward
Glossy black short-haired cat lays on a large open paperback that looks like some sort of dictionary or index. He's looking sleepily at the camera with half-closed green eyes.
Closeup of same shiny black cat sound asleep on open paperback book that is laying face-down on human's lap
A glossy black short-haired cat is comfortably sleeping while curled over the spine and covers of an open paperback book that's spread (pages down) on human's lap. (Book is James S.A. Corey's Tiamat's Wrath)
B/W still of Nosferatu, the creepy bald vampire from the 1922 silent film, in a long black coat, wild-eyed, with looooong curly fingers
Black short-haired cat sits on a paperback book in loaf position with his front paws tucked neatly under his chest, while looking directly and alertly at the camera. (Book is James S.A. Corey's Tiamat's Wrath)
Close-up of a black short-haired cat resting on a brown hardcover book with a Strand bookstore bookmark poking out. His long brown legs stretch across and around the book, paws out, with his head resting sleepily on one leg and the bookcover. His green eyes are half-closed. (Book is Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney)
Outside next to a tree, a red cooler with a hand-painted "Self-Serve" sign in front of it, next to a white plastic hamper labelled "Egg Carton Returns -- Thanks!"
Glossy black short-haired cat is sleeping on his side with one big paw on the cover of Stewart "Brittlestar" Reynolds' Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism.
Glossy black cat is sitting neatly upright on a thick, open paperback, looking expectantly at the face behind the camera with wide green eyes. (Book is Mike Wallace's Gotham, vol. 1)
Black short-haired cat is sleeping curled next to and partly on a paperback book with all his paws tucked neatly together. Book cover reads: James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath
Same as before, except now the shiny black cat has both front legs sprawled across the blue notebook, with his head down and eyes closing as if he's falling asleep.
Glossy black short-haired cat is looking directly and expectantly at the camera with wide green eyes, while laying on a blue grid composition notebook with one front paw tucked under his chest and the other outstretched across the notebook cover.
Black short-haired cat is laying on a small paperback and a magazine. His eyes are wide with dilated pupils because he had to chase his sister off of these books so he could have them all to himself.
In the foreground, a large black short-haired cat is laying across an open notebook with handwriting visible under his paws. In the background, a petite dilute tortiseshell cat lays across two thin paperbacks. Both cats are looking off-screen in opposite directions.
Glossy black green-eyed short-haired cat is sitting on top of a stack of four books with his paws tucked neatly under his chest. (There are bookshelves in the background.)
Glossy black short-haired cat on a red and while blanket on a grey couch, with chest and one extended paw resting on the cover of Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis. His green eyes look alertly off to the side and he appears to be very studious.
Glossy black short-haired cat rests his head on a front paw on a stack of two paperback books, with one big hind paw sticking into the foreground. His green eyes are half-closed, perhaps bc I woke him taking this photo. Bonus points for airplane ears. (Books are Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odessey and James S.A. Corey's Tiamat's Wrath)
Wide view of a small desktop with two monitors and a colorful keyboard in a keyboard drawer, with a long black short-haired cat stretched lazily across the desk.
My desktop with three pieces of paper on it with handwriting all over them (in Sharpie, blue ink, pencil, and yellow highlighter) ... a 3× 3 grid with writing inside, a list with arrows between items, etc -- the old school notes app lol
A black and white screen grab from Notes app that reads: R.i.a. Recognize, identify, address (consider how to manage outcomes) Fear = I feel: insecure, stressed, anxious, nervous, overwhelmed, inadequate ... Main 2 types of fictional fear: Fear of being not enough, fear of not being in control
A desktop with a colorful computer screen in the background and a colorful keyboard in a keyboard drawer in the foreground makes a comfy bed for a glossy black short-haired cat who is sleeping comfortably on a white spiral-bound notebook with his long legs and tail hanging off the edge of the small desk.
Glossy black short-haired cat is sleeping with his head resting on two paperbacks, with one big black paw lovingly flung over the cover. (Books are Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odessey on top of a Will Shortz book of crossword puzzles)
Glossy black short-haired cat lazily rests his head and one giant paw on a stack of three paperback books. (A thin volume of Will Shortz' crossword puzzles under Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odessey under James S.A. Corey's Tiamat's Wrath)
Glossy black short-haired cat sits proudly on top of a paperback book with his outstretched front paws protecting the cover. Book spine reads: James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath.
A glossy black short-haired cat is curled with his chest and front paws on top of a thick paperback book, on top of a red and white snowflake-print fleece blanket. His bright green eyes look slightly past the photographer and out of the frame. (Book is Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis)
Black short-haired cat laying with one paw and chest resting on two books (George Eliot's Middlemarch and Mick Herron's Bad Actors). His green eyes look directly into the camera to tell us that obviously these books are HIS
Black short-haired cat sitting proudly and very neatly on top of a thick hardcover book stacked on top of a thick paperback book. His green eyes look proudly off the side of the frame (curtained window and tv in background for living room context)
A glossy black short-haired cat sits upright on a very thick red hardcover book with all his paws tucked underneath him and tail wrapped around his feet just so. His big green eyes look directly into the camera as if to say, "What??" (Book is Mike Wallace's Gotham vol. 2)
Once again the glossy black cat reclines on a paperback book like it's a cushion for a god. His paws are on the cover, one curled under his chest, the other stretched protectively over the book, as he gazes meditatively out of the frame with wide green eyes. (Book is James S.A. Corey's Tiamat's Wrath)
Once again, a black short-haired cat is sitting on a paperback book, crouched over his front paws resting on it possessively, with airplane ears and a warning look in his green eyes. (Book is Emily Wilson's 2018 translation of Homer's Odessey)
Large black cat photographed from above, stretched out on his human's legs. (You can't see the book I'm trying to read, but it's underneath him)
Sunlit black cat laying across two paperback books on a small table in front of a window. He's painted with sunbeams and looks sleepy. Or pensive. Hard to tell...
Close-up of black cat laying across two paperback books (Emily Wilson's translation of The Odessey and Robert Graves' The Greek Myths). He manages to look both sleepy and obstinate. Bonus points for big black airplane ears and large possessive paw in the foreground holding onto The Odessey
Glossy black cat laying on a thick paperback with a colorful cover (Robert Graves' The Greek Myths). His green eyes look out of the frame and one paw is protectively and possessively curled around the edge of the book.
Closeup of sleepy glossy black cat on his human's lap with paw holding onto the edge of a thick hardcover book, head resting on paw.
Black cat sitting upright on a thick orange hardcover book with his paws neatly tucked together, green eyes looking demurely off to the side and out of the frame. (Black book spine reads THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE, Matt Dinniman in shiny blue foil letters)
Once again: glossy black cat with one long front leg thrown across a thick orange book, his head down on the hard cover, asleep. (Book is Matt Dinniman's The Eye of the Bedlam Bride) You can just make out the word SEAL between his chin and leg. Cat and book are back-grounded by a grey-striped hand-knit afghan.
Glossy black cat sitting -- yes, again -- on a thick orange hardcover book (Matt Dinniman's The Eye of the Bedlam Bride). Paws and chest on the cover, green eyes looking thoughtful
Close up of green-eyed black cat sitting on top of Homer's Odessey (trans. Emily Wilson). His big black paws protectively cover the book as he looks thoughtfully past the camera and out of the frame
Glossy black cat asleep with one line front leg thrown over the cover of a thick orange book (Matt Dinniman's Eye of the Badlam Bride). Cover says I NEED A BABY SEAL (partly obscured by aforementioned cat leg and big paw)
Closeup of black cat looking sleepy (green eyes half closed) with chin resting on big paw on top of book
Glossy black cat laying on his side across Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odessey. His green eyes are looking out of the frame and his long legs sprawl across the book cover. (Bonus: my black cat boxers are visible at the upper right edge of frame)
Yet again we have a closeup of a glossy black cat draped over the cover of an orange hardcover book with his green eyes only half open (bonus points for black airplane ears). As usual, his chin rests on one paw. (On the spine: Matt Dinniman, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride [upside down in shiny blue foil letters]). Setting is a warmly lit living room glowing from a side table lamp; book and himself are on a grey couch with hand-knit throws on it.
Closeup of drowsy black cat resting his sleepy head on on paw that's stretched across Mike Wallace's Gotham (vol 1), a nice thick paperback book with a colorful cover that says GOTHAM in big letters on the cover and spine.
Green-eyed black cat is curled contentedly on the pages of an open book on his human servant's lap. (Said servant will do no more reading today.)
Black cat sitting proudly on top of a thick hardcover book (Wallace's Gotham vol 2) looking alertly at the camera with his green eyes. He has one big paw protective over the cover
Long black cat curled around the spine of a thick orange book, eyes half closed and one paw curled over the hard cover. Cover reads I NEED A BABY SEAL (It's Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl book 6, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride)