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S.R. Lee (she/her)
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YA SF writer, emphasis on lived experience with disability and cPTSD. Futurescapes alum. Library advocate. Spoonie. PNW. 1 husband, 3 cats, no fascists. UNEXPECTEDLY SEEKING NEW REP.

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What my cats are thankful for:

Fidget - an old shoelace tied to a wand toy

Sploot - a magnet on the end of a string that’s meant to go with magnetic wand toy lures. He’s only interested in the magnet.

Tinker - electric warming beds behind closed doors so he gets some peace and quiet for once
A black and white cat sits mostly inside a large box on its side. The box is filled with brown packing paper. A pink shoelace is on top of the box. A wand toy with feathers is also on top of the box. The cat only has eyes for knotted, dirty white shoelace bunched and tangled at the end of a wand toy with some of the shoe land dangling down in front of him.
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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A drawing of four foxes sitting and staring straight at you. Above the foxes is the word “Oh.” Below the foxes is the word “Sake.” Taken altogether, it is “Oh four fox sake,” or “oh for fucks sake.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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This still frame is making me laugh so hard!

“What? I’m on a call.”
A still frame of Tofu the cat holds a fish toy in one paw, next to his ear, like he’s on the phone and looks at the camera as if you’re interrupting.
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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For Caturday, and every day really, here’s a minute of Sploot kneading a blankie I tossed on my office chair and a very forceful and happy bunt after he realizes I’m watching him. 🥰 (Alt text: A fluffy tabby kneads a fuzzy blanket with gusto. Notices me, walks over, and bunts my phone/face hard.)
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Late for Caturday, but Tinker has discovered there can be heat on the catio when it’s cold out. 😻 The birds have finally discovered the bird feeder, so everyone was glued to cat TV all day!
A woman in a cream beanie and glasses holds a cream cat with dark brown ears. The cat is tucked up under her chin like a scarf and is facing away from the camera. He’s looking at the red glow of an outdoor heater, as seen through the wire panels of the closed in patio, AKA the catio.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Today’s windy conditions blew some interesting things into the catio. Sploot was especially proud of this prize! Got it through the cat door whole and everything! 🥰
A fluffy tabby cat poses over a very large maple leaf. The brown leaf is bigger than his face! He managed to bring this in through the cat door without breaking it.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Happy 6th Gotcha Day, Tinker!!! One of the first bleps I ever caught , but certainly not the last. How is he 12 years old already? Still a sassy cat, if a bit more sleepy these days. Gives the best hugs! And always ready to love his family with a good wash!
A Siamese-colored cat—cream body with brown face and ears and blue eyes—in profile from the neck up. The tip of his bright pink tongue is sticking out because he forgot to put it away after giving himself a wash OR because it’s locked and loaded for giving his human some licks.
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Sat outside with Fidget on the catio but it was pretty chilly. Eventually he got under the blanket with me, but first he had to try an unconventional, AKA Fidget, way to stay warm haha! #Caturday
A woman makes an amused face as a small black cat tries to climb underneath her sweater’s hood—which she’s also wearing! His head and shoulders are under the hood, next to her cheek, while his back end is hanging out and angled onto her chin.
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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My cat just did this with a bag outside on the catio. Came zooming back inside for safety, but unfortunately his paper-bag attacker came with him, and he had to gallop about until the humans could catch him and free him. The. He went back out and back into the bag. So brave. No notes.
A man in an orange hoodie holds a black cat such that his front legs (and white paws) are dangling. A large section of brown paper bag is attached to the bag handle, which is around the cat’s neck. It’s very loose and not harming the cat. He somehow got stuck and ripped it off the bag.
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Awesome! Decided to double it because I spent this on cat treats and supplements. Humans deserve the same! (Earmarked my donation for their food bank.)
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October 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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I bet you can see Sploot. But can you see Fidget? (Also, yes, Home Depot. I know. We had a gift card so the money was already spent…) #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
A very large box covered in the Home Depot logo is laying on the floor with the flaps almost completely closed. A fluffy grey and tan tabby sits next to it and stares at it. Why? Upon very close inspection, two small cat toes—white with a smidge of a black foot visible—are sticking out between the box flaps. Someone is inside the box and ready to play!
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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New catio just dropped! Alt: camera pans around an outdoor deck enclosed with wire fencing with wooden shelves and driftwood paths to the top of the deck. Two cats climb and explore. My husband’s electric leafblower is harshing the vibe a bit in the background. Old cat Tinker is unseen but here too!
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Fidget is on his way to being an adventure cat! Walking on a leash in our yard like a pro and mostly listening when I tell him he can’t go in/under some things. He wants to go out every day now, whether my knees like it or not! #Caturday
A small, black cat with white toes is wearing a green and orange harness with a green leash. He’s perched on a moss-covered tree stump and looking out over an overgrown spot of Pacific Northwest yard. Lots of green things and trees surrounding it. A small black cat is nestled into a big bunch of St. John’s Wort that is all leaves and no flowers. His head and green and orange harness are visible. He is probably imagining himself as the king of the jungle.
October 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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For #Caturday, Fidget, master of disguise, shows you how to disappear and then pounce your target. (Alt text: a mostly black cat burrows into a pile of brown packing paper, becoming one with the shadows. Undetectable. Then he pounces, taking some paper with him.)
September 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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My bonded pair of 1.5yo cats are still obsessed with lamp chains and one is obsessed the lamps as well. He will literally shove his face into every lamp he can and pull it over. Sometimes by biting the lampshade. He even tries to do this to floor lamps too. Why? No idea 🤷‍♀️
A small black cat with white paws and whiskers sit on a windowsill and peeks around curtains so he can rest a front paw on a floor lamp and stare into the lamp’s can-shaped, upturned head.
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Aww. So concerned! And best of luck to Lucy! We planned to do that for our hyperthyroid cat, but lymphoma got him unexpectedly. The thyroid zap sounded like a great option for sure. So glad your kitty can do it! Sploot is our perpetually-concerned boy. 😄
A fluffy, cream, white, black, and grey tabby with long white whiskers sits on my lap and looks up at me/the camera. His green eyes are rimmed with cream lines that make him appear more wide-eyed than he actually is.
August 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Hello fellow snot kitten friend! 😪 Does Percy also really love rubbing his face on your face while having boogers on his nose? 😬 Fidget gets Zyrtec, lysine, and steam every day and has so much energy he would be a terror without the FCV! 😂 He uses speech buttons and a cat wheel. Smart little guy!
A black cat with white whiskers big yellow eyes around a blue, tied-back curtain from the windowsill behind it. His white paw rests on a copper floor lamp that’s pointed up. He’s about to shove his head in the lamp. For right now, the light illuminates his cute face from below and the shadow effect gives him a spooky look.
August 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Sploot absolutely did NOT help fold the laundry. He is an adorable liar. Don’t let him fool you.
A fluffy cream, white, and brown tabby cat sits on the bed surrounded by neatly rolled and folded clothes. He looks very annoyed that I told you the truth about his contributions to laundry day.
August 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Tinker is celebrating #Caturday and his release from 4 MONTHS of quarantine by getting lots of hugs and kisses (he loves them!) and exploring his favorite closet shelf to make everything smell right again. I’m celebrating with an ice pack because I fell while cleaning the quarantine site: my office.
A Siamese-looking cat with cream body, brown face/ears, and blue eyes looks down from the top shelf in a clothes closet. He’s surrounded by blue fabric bins and is sitting on an orange and white comforter.
August 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Sploot would like 3 tuna tacos and a virgin tuna margarita (he’s only 1) and if please a regular margarita for his human who is Over It. Thank you!
A fluffy tabby cat lays on his side on a teal blanket. He had a yellow catnip banana toy between his front paws and his pink tongue is licking his nose. His fluffy tail is curled up between his back paws because he was just bunny-kicking the banana. He’s looking at the camera, very proud of his hunting skills.
August 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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When your sweet, slightly jumpy, himbo cat falls asleep next to your head, you move a little, spook him, and he PUNCHES YOU IN THE EYE! This is 2 days in. I thought for sure I’d have a black eye. Still love you, Sploot! Cute cat photo to show he didn’t mean it. 😅
A closeup of my right eye. My eye is closed. Above it, just under my eyebrow, is a frown-shaped cut with rounded ends. It’s about a half-inch/ 1 cm long. The cut is deep and the scabbing is thick and red. Luckily, there isn’t any bruising. Sploot, a super fluffy grey, tan, and cream tabby is laying on his back in my lap. My legs are outstretched and Sploot is stretched long with his butt in my lap and head on my calves. His exposed belly is tan and cream, very soft and fluffy. His back feet are facing the camera, showing off his black toe beans. His front, paws are curled. His head is lolling off my legs because he’s so relaxed. You can just see the start of his very fluffy tail at the bottom of the photo.
August 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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#Caturday, because we all need a smile. Video: Fidget’s first ride on his “toy,” the robot vacuum. A mostly black cat with white toes, neck patch, and whiskers sits on a round robot vacuum while it turns and moves. He is calm and curious. He jumps off to watch the spinning brush from another angle.
July 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Ah yes. The outside bugs at night especially taunt Sploot through that blasted forcefield we call a “window.” Where is the damn off switch for that thing when you need it?
A fluffy cream, brown, and grey tabby cat lays on a grey kitchen counter, to the side of the kitchen sink, so he can look out the window. His ears are alert and his back feet and hips are splayed out to the side in a “semi-sploot.” He is watching for those wily, outdoor flying bugs!
July 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Found out WA Center for Bleeding Disorders offers us wonky blood havers free therapy. Yes please! On the phone for intake, Fidget kept spamming “scritches” because I was ignoring him. Finally had to tell the admin it was my cat, not a toddler, and yes this is partly why I need therapy 😅 #FluentPet
Black, tan, white, and grey foam hexagons that hold pet speech buttons are arranged on the floor. Printed on them is the name FluentPet and their logo: a paw print in a speech bubble. A large, yellow button sits alone on the black hexagon and has “SCRITCHES” written on a white label. The SCRITCHES button is not an official FluentPet button. 11 smaller, white FluentPet buttons are inserted into slots meant for them in other foam hexagons in the background.
July 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Oof. Fidget is 1.5 and has had chronic calicivirus since he was very little. He’s so stuffy and full of boogers all the time. But he’s also the most active, smartest cat. We give him lysine, steam, and immune-boosting mushroom powder daily. Hoping he‘ll grow out of it. May Data clear it quickly!
A small tuxedo cat with white toes, whiskers, and chest sits inside a cardboard box and on the blue box it contains. The word “Fluent” can be seen on the blue box. The cat is looking directly at the camera with a “can we do something NOW?!” look on his face. A colorful carpet runner and part of a shoe rack are visible behind him. (The blue box contains more FluentPet speech buttons for his growing collection.)
July 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM