Truth of Shadows: Prologue & Chapter 1

by Sam Cook

Photo by Agape Trn on Unsplash

Prologue

Humans have many explanations for the behaviors of a common housecat, all of which are comically wrong. They rub their faces on objects in their environment to mark the world with their scent glands. They work their paws in a “biscuit kneading” manner as an echo of their instinct to push milk out of their mothers. They purr to appease…