Meankitty Wants to Know: Mojo Kelley

The cat who rules Inez Kelley from yesterday, Mojo, has helpfully answered my questions below! It's interesting to hear the truth come out after the humans put such a pretty face on things, isn't it??

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1) So, your human writes books. Does this mean he or she is home all day and easy to access? Elaborate if necessary.

Yes, she is home all day. Our food bowls get filled every morning and then she sits at her desk and we know it is time to play with her toes. We keep our toy basket on the corner of her desk and she tosses the fuzzy mice when she has ‘word blockage’, whatever that is.

2) How large a proportion of her income do you have her devote to your gourmet tuna, cat beds, toys and other basic necessities?

Strangely, neither myself nor Banshee care for tuna. I mean, I will eat it but Banshee, no way. She snoots her nose up. We prefer turkey. The human bought us beds but, uhm, hers is bigger so we claimed it. We get new toys every grocery visit. She brought catnip home last week. Banshee can’t hold her nip, but don’t tell her I said that.

3) What are your techniques for distracting your human during crucial writing moments, just because it's fun?

My haunches are, how do I say this, quite wide since she got me neutered (which I will NEVER forgive her for) so I sit on her keyboard. After her frantic cries of, “Let me hit save!” I usually get petted.

4) What indignities and neglect have you suffered because of your human's writing career?

Oh God, what are you Barbara Walters? Okay, no one is listening, are they? When the human was writing Myla by Moonlight, she stalked me. She did! I swear. She kept getting on her hands and knees and watching me walk and move. It was creepy.

5) Tell me about the felines in your human's fiction. How often do they appear and how big a part do they play?

The Myla thing, huge deal, big part. Myla as a cat is the ultimate kick-butt feline. Do not mess with that kitten’s human or she will rough you up!

Hocus and Pocus are solid supporting roles that move the plot along. If I, I mean, Hocus hadn’t scratched the hero, he never would have gotten to kiss Frannie and the whole book would never have happened!

6) What works of fiction or cinema involving cats does your human enjoy sharing with you?

Frankly, I am sick to death of Cats. She needs to quit playing it. I am not a Jellicle Cat.

7) If you could make one change to your human, what would it be?

More turkey, more often. Not the cheap crap, the bake all day, smells like heaven stuff.

User submitted:

Question for pets: Are you happy with your human? If you could tell your human one thing, what would it be?

I love my human! If I could tell her one thing, uhm, I didn’t touch the toilet paper, it was Banshee.

What things does your human do that would mortify it if known?

Her favorite writing pants have a hole in the butt.

What does your human do that most annoys?

She talks to herself. A lot. A LOT.

Did your human name you for a fictional character? Hate it or love it?

Nope, she was stuck on black cats for a while and thankfully had long past the stupid names like Blackie. I like my name, I am sleek and mysterious. Banshee is loud so her names suits her. But she is female, they are like that.

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Sincerely,
Meankitty
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