Sleeping Bearcat Studios is the central hub for Aaron Fennell’s otherwise-unaffiliated creative offerings. This includes novels, free text games, music, blogs, and more. Unless otherwise noted, all content hosted on Sleeping Bearcat Studios is owned by Aaron Fennell. All rights reserved.
Why Sleeping Bearcat?
There’s something uniquely soothing about the soft thrumming of a happily sleeping cat.
Our “sleeping bearcat” lived to be nearly 19 years old, and graced our hearth and home with her presence for 11 of them. I never intended for this site to serve as a memorial to her when I created it, but looking back, I’m glad to have some small space set aside for her here among my passions.
An Ode to Sophie T. Bear
By Aaron Fennell
August 17, 2024
Who’s that chubbin over there?
Our Chubbawub!
Our Snuggle bear!
When she’s happy (and that’s often)
She coos and she flops
She shows her furry belly
And she lets you pet it lots
You can burrow your face
In her angel-soft fur
Rub her cheeks or her chin
And her whole body purrs
The cutest little nose,
The softest little ears
The proudest, tallest tail
On her furry orange rear
Her keen green eyes
And her springboard knees
Let her find and gobble food
In places kitties shouldn’t be
Patient and calm
Wonderful with kids
The queen of any castle
She might find herself within
Doesn’t bite or scratch
Never leaves an “ouch”
Though she certainly has claws
(Just ask our couch)
We adopted her when she was 8
(Really, she chose us)
We shared a decade with her
And a decade’s not enough.
She was with us while we dated
When our wedding vows were sown
She protected both our daughters
As if they were her own
As a traveling kitty
She’s seen most of 95
You’ve never really road-tripped
‘Til you’ve had Sophie on your drive.
She was with us in Virginia
And in Florida, as well
She helped us make Atlanta
A nice place for us to dwell.
Today, we lost our fur-st born
Our precious kitty isn’t there
But I want the world to know and love
Our Sophie T., the Bear
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