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    Grandpa Hated Cats
    Grandpa Hated Cats
    Grandpa Hated Cats
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    Grandpa Hated Cats

    By Steve Vernon

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    "I hate cats more than any man on the planet," Grandpa always told us. "A dog you can take hunting and a moose you can shoot, but a cat only gets in the way and barfs on your carpet in the nighttime, most usually in the very spot that you step on first thing in the morning with your bare feet and then you are left walking around the whole day long smelling of cat-barfed-on-footprints."

    Of course, I always wondered if there wasn't a different kind of story...

    GRANDPA HATED CATS is a touching and humorous and almost-mostly true short story by Steve Vernon - the man who brought you CAT TALES - Issue #1.

    WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON

    "If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm 

    "Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter." - Cemetery Dance 

    "Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries 

    "Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we're lucky to have him." - Richard Chizmar 

    My cat thinks I am pretty cool, too.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStark Raven Publishing
    Release dateMar 10, 2019
    ISBN9781386089414
    Grandpa Hated Cats
    Author

    Steve Vernon

    Everybody always wants a peek at the man behind the curtain. They all want to see just exactly what makes an author tick.Which ticks me off just a little bit - but what good is a lifetime if you can't ride out the peeve and ill-feeling and grin through it all. Hi! I am Steve Vernon and I'd love to scare you. Along the way I'll try to entertain you and I guarantee a giggle as well.If you want to picture me just think of that old dude at the campfire spinning out ghost stories and weird adventures and the grand epic saga of how Thud the Second stepped out of his cave with nothing more than a rock in his fist and slew the mighty saber-toothed tiger.If I listed all of the books I've written I'd most likely bore you - and I am allergic to boring so I will not bore you any further. Go and read some of my books. I promise I sound a whole lot better in print than in real life. Heck, I'll even brush my teeth and comb my hair if you think that will help any.For more up-to-date info please follow my blog at:http://stevevernonstoryteller.wordpress.com/And follow me at Twitter:@StephenVernonyours in storytelling,Steve Vernon

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      Grandpa Hated Cats - Steve Vernon

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