title: Little Tortoiseshell Cat Book (Little Cat Library)
author:  David Taylor 
description: Part of a series giving anecdotes and information about the cat in art, history, folklore and legend. Each book gives hints on how to choose a cat and caring for feline needs. Also included is a personalized section in which to chart the progress of your cat. This book looks at tortoiseshell cats.
zlib_text: Clarkesworld Magazine
  
  Issue 89
  
  Table of Contents
  
  Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable
  
  by Cat Rambo
  
  The Eleven Holy Numbers of the Mechanical Soul
  
  by Natalia Theodoridou
  
  And Wash Out by Tides of War
  
  by An Owomoyela
  
  Infinities
  
  by Vandana Singh
  
  Martian Heart
  
  by John Barnes
  
  Taught by the Moon: Oral Traditions in Speculative Fiction
  
  by Rhiannon Held
  
  Dark Hearts & Brilliant Patches of Honor: A Tribute to Manly Wade Wellman
  
  by Jeremy L. C. Jones
  
  Another Word: Debts
  
  by Daniel Abraham
  
  Editor’s Desk: Support Jay Lake
  
  by Neil Clarke
  
  Space Sirens
  
  Art by Julie Dillon
  
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  © Clarkesworld Magazine, 2014  
  www.clarkesworldmagazine.com
  
   **Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable**
  
  Cat Rambo
  
  Antony bought the kit at Fry’s in the gray three months after Mindy’s death.
  He swam in and out of fog those days, but he still went frequently to the
  electronics store and drifted through its aisles, examining hard drives,
  routers, televisions, microphones, video game