The moment I knew: fire was lapping the trees near my house when he knocked on my door in uniform
When author Tracy Sorensen was preparing to evacuate with her cat, Steve showed up as her own personal fireman. A few weeks later, he was back for a different emergencyFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn the late 1990s, I received a gentle ultimatum from my housemate: I was welcome to stay, but my cat was not. Prince, my long-legged tabby, was at war with Stanley, my housemate’s much smaller, black and white cat. While Stanley just sat around, comfortable and insouciant, Prince was furiously, ineffectively, trying to mark some territory. The best spot for this, he felt, was the new carpet just below the cat flap. The house was soon dominated by the smell of cat piss, wet carpet and the sound of giant fan dryers.So I moved, with my cat, to one last share house, then bought a house in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. This was 25 years ago, when a single woman without much money buying her own home did not seem outlandish. Continue reading...
When author Tracy Sorensen was preparing to evacuate with her cat, Steve showed up as her own personal fireman. A few weeks later, he was back for a different emergency
- Find more stories from The moment I knew series
In the late 1990s, I received a gentle ultimatum from my housemate: I was welcome to stay, but my cat was not. Prince, my long-legged tabby, was at war with Stanley, my housemate’s much smaller, black and white cat. While Stanley just sat around, comfortable and insouciant, Prince was furiously, ineffectively, trying to mark some territory. The best spot for this, he felt, was the new carpet just below the cat flap. The house was soon dominated by the smell of cat piss, wet carpet and the sound of giant fan dryers.
So I moved, with my cat, to one last share house, then bought a house in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. This was 25 years ago, when a single woman without much money buying her own home did not seem outlandish. Continue reading...
