I made a pact with my brother
to never let Mama know
we’d learned to use the cat door
installed especially for us.
It was the prank of teenagers.

How often do you wonder what your pets are thinking? While we might assume the lazy creatures do nothing but sleep all day, they're usually hard at work plotting their next attacks or reliving favorite experiences.

In this collection of prose poems, five felines living in Tucson, Arizona, share stories ranging from Cosmo's dreams of chasing a bear to Bandit's battles with a monster child. Enjoy their confessions about the many tricks they've played on their unsuspecting owner!