Rosie the Bookstore Cat

"I care nothing for you hapless beings. I, after all, have slept with the greats!"

Oh, man, Rosie the Bookstore Cat at S.W. Welch's is dead! I worked there for five years in the '90s, and she was a very affectionate creature (most of the time) who did her job well. I drew some pictures of her, as did a lot of other people who worked or shopped there. I'll look through my stack of old sketchbooks, and try to find one.

I remember in an idle moment pitching in her direction a large eraser Welch had on his desk. It hit her on the head (accident! I swear!), but ever after during that evening she sat on the table of books across from me, glaring with an expression of hatred remarkable to find in such a small, harmless-looking animal. Perhaps I can capture that, but she was in general a sweet cat.