For those of you who know her, our cat, Pumpkin, is not well at the moment. She has developed a cough because of some sort of chest infection that won’t clear up. We’ve taken her to the vets a couple of times and each time, they’ve prescribed antibiotics. The cough clears and she is fine but as soon as the prescription is finished, she starts coughing again. It is not all the time, only once or twice a day but it is worrying because she has always been fit and healthy. I’ve had her now...

It was a sunny afternoon but not too hot. Hot enough to wear shorts, singlet and no shoes, which is my favourite clothing. I’d been sitting working on a Writers Club piece, enjoying the quiet and cool of the house. A load of washing with my name on it was waiting to be pegged out, but I wasn’t in too much of a hurry to do the job. Inspiration had taken me over and I was lost in worlds of my own creation. But reality demands clean underwear and socks, so I decided to take a break and do the...

Hi, I’m Dynamaso’s cat. Now, before I tell you my name, I don’t want to hear any laughing, okay! I didn’t get to choose my own name but it is what it is and I won’t have it scoffed at, okay! My name is… Pumpkin. Hey, I asked you not to laugh. It’s not my fault. Maso is the one who chose the name. But I have grown to like it, over the years. I’ve been with Maso for over a decade now. I’ve been the one constant in the hectic life he’s led. I have to say he never once has let me dow...