This week, we step away from the usual guest author and go behind the scenes with Deb Smith, Editorial Director and V.P. at Bell Bridge books.
Butters is our 18-month-old calico; the mystery is how did she survive after being abandoned on a neighbor’s doorstep at the tender age of only four weeks. As the local author/cat/dog lady, I was called to the rescue. What I found was a tiny Reeses Cup of a baby (dark chocolate with peanut butter) who ate the vet’s high-fat canned food as if she were still nursing: By plunging headfirst into the plate and working the vittles with her front paws.
I spent several weeks wiping her entire body down after every meal. She spent most of her non-noshing time sleeping in my cleavage as I moved about the house– I tucked her safely inside a snug t-shirt I stuffed under the bottom of my bra cups, so it formed a kind of kitty baby-sling.
Despite that bizarre childhood, she has grown up into a confident – some, including the other cats, would say OVER confident – princess/diva. In short, she rules Casa Smith and everyone in it.
When I put together “Catitude” as a personal Xmas gift for friends and family, she was right there to christen the publication with her paw of approval.
Debs
DEBORAH SMITH
V.P. and Editorial Director
Bell Bridge Books
