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    Night of the Hogtied Alien
    Night of the Hogtied Alien
    Night of the Hogtied Alien
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    Night of the Hogtied Alien

    By Stefon Mears

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    Some cats judge their owners. Mine grades me.

     

    Tonight, I find out the truth. Why he jumps at shadows. Why he spontaneously tears off around the apartment.

     

    And the truth, well. No way I could guess this one…

     

    "Night of the Hogtied Alien" – a fun, rollicking short story of light science fiction full of cats, aliens, and an unusual weapon. From Stefon Mears, author of Stealing from Pirates and Fade to Gold.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThousand Faces Publishing
    Release dateOct 24, 2020
    ISBN9781393942214
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      Night of the Hogtied Alien

      Night of the Hogtied Alien

      Stefon Mears

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      My cat doesn’t just judge me. I think he grades me.

      I’ll never see the report card, of course. Heck, I only recently found out the truth behind the way he’d watch me. Study me. The way he’d suddenly run off into another room, chasing something I couldn’t see…

      I adopted the little gray ball of puff from a rescue shelter about six months ago, when they set up shop for an afternoon in the back of a pet store. One of those big, chain stores, but not set up for pet adoptions full-time, so it smelled more like dry dog food than animal fur. And I had plenty of time to think about that smell because I had to walk past aisles and aisles full of the treats and toys I’d have to buy for my new dog.

      And I was planning to get a dog. New best friend to keep my spirits up after

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