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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Luke Beesley

I was one of those pathetic males who barely noticed cats. Then I became smitten with my kitten

Luke Beesley and his cat Nathan.
‘My love for Nathan grew, as he did’: Luke Beesley and his cat, Nathan. Photograph: Luke Beesley

I’m in love with my cat. He sleeps by my writing desk all day on the cotton lining of my inside-out parka. At the end of the day, I crash into the beanbag and he climbs up on my chest and we nap.

To be clear, this is our family cat, but yes, in an eye-rollingly predictable move, the cat gravitated to the person in the household who was least interested.

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