Set in the near future, in an America that has resorted to flight travel assisted by the use of Emotional Support Humans, Tomás Q. Morín‘s Cat Love is a sometimes whimsical, sometimes tragic, always imaginatively conceived treatise on the nature of human relationships. Narrated by an unnamed cat, we traverse her abrupt abduction from the cozy confines of feline comfort to the jarring realities of orchestrated car accidents, buck hunting in dry lake beds, and the multiple hazards of manufactured food. Along the way, our cat heroine opines on art, music, and the afterlife in witty, often sardonic detail. With the artistry of a poet tripping the words fantastic in the realm of fiction, Morín navigates us through an emotionally hazardous tale juxtaposed with forgotten (forlorn?) tenderness to its ultimate, heartfelt conclusion. I asked him about his motivation in constructing this world.
The following is our exchange, conducted by email and edited and condensed for clarity.
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