Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for April 07, 2016

Sweet, sad and funny all at the same time..and dear Puck is wonderful. .Crackerjack job Georgia.

Oh, Georgia…this brought tears.

Georgia……….you are the best.

This is one of my all time favorites and that is saying a lot! Puck getting the notebook and Freddie and Tillie reunited— I can’t ask for more.

This is what the comic art form is for. Great storytelling in which the words and pictures work together to tell and show action, emotion, character, setting, and more, all in the most economical and elegant way. All that meaning compressed into a relatively small space, not a word or a line wasted, no filler, spiritually nutritious. What a gift you have. We are lucky that you share it with us.

Love this and love the strip!

Thanks Georgia.

A tale that touches the heart.

a happy cry ;)

Purrfect at always<3

Puck’s expressions all the way through.The woman covering toddlers eyes so he can’t see the grave digging.Elvis, dear sceptical Elvis being so supportive of Puck.Elvis going POOF when he to finally gets to see a ghost.Robber mouse watching from by the graves when Freddie and Tillie are reunited.The notebook.Everyone getting to say “Bye, Mow Mow.”And lets not forget the tears (((reaching for tissue)))

Oh, and Robber mouse in Lupins mug!! Omg i can’t believe i missed seeing that the first time, LOL

Very sweet story arc.

I just love this!!!

NSFW, in totally the best way!

Touching.

Arrooooo! No words!

Georgia, thank you so much for a wonderful story arc!!

I sat here and blubbed like a baby through the whole story, but especially this last installment. Thank you, Georgia, for a wonderful tale, even though it broke my heart.

So nice. Happy tears. And it is so nice that you acknowledge the fact that animals are Soul too. Good job!

Puck’s little forehead, mushed up against the glass. Tillie leaving her notebook for him. Tillie galloping flat-out into Freddie’s arms. Award for conveying the Happiest Sadness Ever goes to Georgia Dunn! From the mouths of babes: Bye, mow mow. “The tiniest box I could find.”

awww, that was the sweetest story! It ended much too soon!!

Love it, love it, love it!

This choked me up. It’s all so sweet: Tillie and Freddie meeting, again; Puck’s adorableness; Elvis’ puffiness; robber mice watching the reunion and, earlier, popping out of the coffee cup.

Just made me cry at work. What a heartwarming story!

The cats know. They sense what we don’t understand. I love how Puck is leaning up against the window.

I can’t love this anymore than what I do right now. Thank you.

This ending made my day! Thank you Georgia!

I love a happy ending! Thanks,Ms. Dunn.

One of the most endearing well done stories of life, death, & spirit renewal.

…the tiniest box I could find – and don’t all cats just love tiny boxes – happy tears! Excellent work Georgia!…

JUST LOVE THIS STRIP!!!!!!

Love it!! Thank you!

that was so sweet :) i love this strip too, Puck is my favorite but i like them all

>passing box of Kleenex< I love this.

Hello Georgia,

In panel 12 is that Tillie holding Pucks paws and kissing him on the forehead?

Georgia, I have always loved your strip, and this one is no exception. But I can’t tell you much I ADMIRE the fact that you addressed what the people were doing, no matter how well intended, and drawing the distinction between legal and ethical. Character DOES count, and yours will ALWAYS put your strip in its own unique category. (“Breakdowns can wait; what we need now is stability.” Georgia Dunn, February 2015)

Beautifully done, the whole story. Happy tears for me, too :)

No matter how many times I read it, I end up in tears! You are soooooo very sweet, Georgia x

loved it and love your strip

First time a comic strip got me teary eyed. Great strip!

I love how Freddie is rejuvenated when she and Tillie are reunited.

Fantastic artwork, tremendous story line, and all done in a very, very sensitive, talented and emotional way to cover all bases. Excellent work by an extremely talented Cartoonist. Well done, Georgia!!!!!!

I read this months ago – I shouldn’t have this reaction again…darn it…sniffles…

Still teary eyed and sniffling even on reading multiple times. Love the artwork and the cats’ expressions. Bye mow mow indeed

LOVELY!!!!!Great story arc, Georgia.

I don’t make a habit of commenting on line, but have to make an exception here. Love this strip! This latest arch has been absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

Oh yeah. this is great. :)

I love this strip…from the beautiful soft artwork and colors to the touching story arcs. Bravo Georgia Dunn for one of the best strips I’ve ever read.

Love love love this SOOOOO MUCH!!

I like that she will come back, and left a note!

Best strip of all!!! Thank you for such a great ending to the mystery! And Puck got the best gift of all time. :-)

Geezers don’t bawl over a comic strip. Until now. Purely marvelous… ………………samwise

How sweet! I love the way Elvis poofed!DO cats have religions? It looks like Puck was wearing a yarmulke. This has to be the best of any story and So cute at the end with Puck and the note!Poor Freddie had to wait to get across the rainbow bridge, but with the help of all the cats.. she made it.The people helped too of course, but that cats did all the work.Love that “Crackerjack”. must have been a popular saying in those old days time!

Perfect ending, Georgia, in ever so many ways.

My Jeremy – totally black, silky long hair – is two-years waiting just this side of the Bridge. I miss him so much; “he was a good boy”.

Thank you for the tale…awaiting the next CN adventure.

This was VERY cute story. Added to favorites.

What’s in the box?

It’s monday, April 11at 12:24 central time, and no Breaking Cat News – what’s up?? :(

I know how you feel…..I just lost one of my old girls last week her name was Itty Bitty Kitty 13 yrs old had her since birth. we have her ashes in a special place on a shelf in the living room with her companion in life J.R. who passed last year. Letting go is hard , we miss them both very much.

Love it!! You are amazing….your cats always remind me of my Minkey (black Persian) who ruled n ruled our puppies…He went to heaven at 19 years

Heart. Melted.

I absolutely loved it! Such a great reunion. <3

:’-)

just reading it new tonight.. literally brought tears to my eyes!

I am shamelessly adding my first song parody from the original website. From Peaches and Herb:

Freddie: Since I was little you were my best friend

Always together every day, and then

You were suddenly gone

And though I had to move on

I always knew my love for you would never end

Tillie: I went exploring like I always do

I heard a crash, it was the last I knew

Until one day I woke up

And met a new friend named Puck

That crackerjack kitty led me back to you (hey, hey)

Both: Reunited and it feels so good

Reunited, and we’ve understood

There is one perfect fitFor both human and kit-ty,

We know we’re both excited ’cause we’re reunited

The Orb: We’ve all just met you, but we still can see

Best friends forever we will always be

Lupin’s adventures are rad!

And even Elvis is glad

The very best is yet to come, wait and see (hey, hey)

Reunited and it feels sublime

Again together, for the very first time

So come on along, and join us singing this song

We’ll never be divided now we’re reunited!

Lovely story, made me tear up. Very well done.

aw so sad

Beautiful story.

This is at least the fourth time I have read this bit of the comic, and it still makes me cry.

IM NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING

Translation: Bye Cat Cat

This story arc had so much heart, it was like… Haunting of Meow Manor by Henry James for cats! It really brought a tear to my eye that after they laid kitty to rest, they met up finally in the afterlife… That’s really all anyone could hope for.

I just discovered your comic and have already forwarded many of the short humor about cats/sleeping/territory/hoomansbut found the story arc about Tillie and Freddie particularly touching. I hope you have it in bound format for something toto give to my daughters/students to help them handle the griefof losing their cats when it happens. Well done, Ms. Dunn.I can speak to sad kids about a Rainbow Bridge, but your talereally hits the heart about loss and possibilities, that as cat’spawns we all go through someday (we drove past our `old house many times to see if our Mow put in a spectral appearance because Thing-1 was utterly disconsolate).