Notes from a parish cat and his author Julie Mackenzie

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I am Father Tom Fish, esteemed member of the religious team at Temptation of Christ Parish in the novels by author Julie Mackenzie. As to my background, I was invited into the rectory as a stray, laid on the charm, and was invited to stay, even honorarily ordained and no less spiritual than my sidekick Father Will. He dotes on me to high heaven and forgives all of my street cat proclivities, whatever the hell that means.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Spying on Tom

Standby Jaws suspense music...

Ready, set, action!

Place: A quiet living room



Cue music:

Dundundundundundundun....

Mitty: What is that in the distance? Could it be a cat?




Will he see me?

Will I be spotted by the holy feline who never misses a thing?






Oh, no! He's looking right at me!

Help!




I'm scared!

I shut my eyes.

A few minutes pass by

I look again and--

There he is, Tom, walking on by

Just like that.

Whew!

He, he! We're hidin' from da preacher!!

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We're hard at work on the second book. A few new characters are mentioned in the sidebar. Some of you know Gabby Gubbers already. Well, she's bringing her parrot over to Patsy's. We'll share some sneak previews with you all soon.

We're also working on a couple of other surprises as they relate to Tom. After all, he is the main attraction!

Hugs,
Mitty & the lady with yellow hair

35 comments:

Mariodacat said...

Oh, I can't wait until you publish it. Enjoyed the first book so much.

Fuzzy Tales said...

Good luck with the new book, may your muse not let you down. :-)

Happy weekend!

Maine Kitties said...

Hahaha! If that were one of my lil monsters, the last photo frame would be a closeup of a kitty nose or eyeball! :)

The Florida Furkids said...

We're looking forward to the next book. We loved your first one!

The Florida Furkids

Marg said...

That sounds like another great book. We can't wait. Good luck with it. Take care.

Hannah and Lucy said...

We are looking forward to reading the new book (or listening to mum read it to us).
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

Marilia said...

MOL!

Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittens said...

My first thought when reading this was NINJA CAT!! :)

congrats on your second book

Random Felines said...

we thought Mitty was going after Tom for a minute there....that is the favored game in our house (watching kittens stalk the adults)!!

Unknown said...

That wass scarey! Me was sure yous was caught for sure. And a NEW BOOK! Me can't wait!
Me LOVED the first one!
Kisses
Nellie

meowmeowmans said...

What a fun post from YOUR vantage point, Mitty! We are SO looking forward to the new book, and can hardly wait to hear about the other Tom-centric surprises. :)

Hugs!

Tamago said...

Hahaha, I could hear the Jaws music! It was very scary at first but funny:-)
Congratulations on your new book! And I look forward to find out what is the surprise!

The Furries of Whisppy said...

Hahaha. We would be scared too...especially with the JAWs music at the background.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Oh that Tom was pawing to the music fur sure!

Seville at Nerissa's Life said...

Closing your eyes while hiding is a great idea. I often believe that if I can't see a peep, a peep can't see me.

Angel Prancer Pie said...

We can't wait! (our Mommy would rather read than eat! you can't tell that by lookin at her, though!)

Old Kitty said...

Oh yay for mum's writerly project!! All the best!! Yay!!

Awww lovely Mitty!! Adorable Tom is just walking on by! Yay! Take care
x

Andrea and the Celestial Kitties said...

Jaws music, I can totally hear it! MOL

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Good luck with your book, we can't wait to hear all about it.
purrs
>^,,^<
♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥

The Island Cats said...

Whoa, Mitty! That was close!!

We can't wait for the new book!!

Cathy Keisha said...

Good luck with the new book. That is so cool! Tom looks so regal in the last pic.

Noir the Texas Tabby said...

I know a STAR!! Hey, I can hear the JAWS music now...Good luck and some Habakkuk 2:2 to go with it. :)

Noir

Julia Williams said...

You set that scene wonderfully! And there he was, walking by.

Loved it!

Good luck on the second book.

Rumpydog said...

A second book? Oh, how exciting!

Oskar said...

I can't wait to hear more!

Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar

Gigi said...

Wow--WHAT a relief! That was skeery. Kinda like the "Blair Cat Project," ha ha meow!

GLOGIRLY said...

haha! Spitty is a character.
Best of luck with the next book!
: ) Katie

Oui Oui said...

We have a confession, Father Tom! We were scared! Thank Cod it was just you.

Unknown said...

Looking forward to hearing more about the second book.

Shaggy and Scout said...

Careful Mitty....you might have to take your spying activities to confession.

Thank you all for coming to offer your condolences for our beloved Scooby. Shaggy is acting a little lost & confused right now, missing his littermate brother whom he's been with since the womb.
Your kind words were greatly appreciated, thank you!!

Clooney said...

Oooh, spying on Father Tom that must be fun! Good luck with your new book, that is awesome!

Gattina said...

James Bond in action !
A new book ? how nice !

Sage said...

Tom, you unsuspecting rascal...the suspense is building.

Katie Isabella said...

Oh MY! I can't wait!! xoxoxox

Old Kitty said...

What a fantastic editing team!! Yay!! Aww lovely Tom and Mitty!! You are both wonderful and Julie is very lucky to have your eagle paws all over her work! Yay! :-) Take care
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