The following story is true. The names have been changed at the request of the survivors.

After all, this is a horror fiction podcast.

Sudapod, episode 953 for December 13th, 2024.

If you don't want a cat, don't get a kittenitten by Sonora Taylor, narrated by David Powell, hosted by

Laura Pearlman with audio by Chelsea Davis. Hello out there. I'm Laura Pearlman visiting from

Catscast because I just can't resist a cat story. This week we have If You Don't want a cat, don't get a kitten by Sonora

Taylor. This story first appeared in recreational panic stories. Our author this week is

Sonora Taylor. Sonora Taylor is the award-winning author of several books in short stories. Her books

include Little Paranoias,

Stories, Seeing Things, and Without Condition. She also co-edited Diet Riot, a fatterpunk

anthology with Nico Bell. Her short stories have been published by Rooster Republic Press,

Cemetery Gates Media, Ghost Orchid Press, and

others. Her short stories and books frequently appear on Best of the Year lists. In 2020, she won

two Ladies of Horror Fiction Awards, one for best novel, without condition, and one for best short story collection, Little Paranoia's

stories. In 2022, her short story, Eat Your Colors, was selected by Tannabrose Press to appear in

Brave New Weird, the Best New Weird Horror Volume 1. In 2024, her nonfiction essay, Anything but Cooking, please, was a top

15 finalist in Roxanne Gay's Audacious Book Club essay contest. Taylor is an active member

of the Horror Writers Association and serves on the board of directors of scares that care.

Her latest short story collection, Recreational Panic, is now available from Cemetery Gates

media. Her latest novella, Arant Roots, was released on October 15, 2024 from

Raw Dog's Screaming Press. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband and a rescue dog.

Our narrator this week is David Powell. David Powell's day jobs have run the gamut from studio

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