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The Cat Who Woke Me Up

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Twenty years ago, Sy Safransky started writing an essay about his cat, Cirrus. Now, as he grapples with Alzheimer’s, Safransky returns to the piece and delivers an ode to one of the great loves and teachers of his life: I tried not to impose on her my ideas about how “sweet” she should be. Cirrus had a temper. If you put her down before she was done being petted, she might swipe at you with her paw. I’d hung on the wall an intricate Indian fabr…
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Longreads broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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