Splintered Wood and Rusted Staples

Splintered Wood and Rusted Staples Hidden Language

Scott looks for a lost cat and wonders about the utility of utility poles.

SCOTT TYPES into a missing-cat poster template.

SCOTT IN FIELD: Okay. Lost Cat. Let’s see. Name: Boheme. 

SCOTT: Our indoor cat Boheme got out of the house and was gone for a day before we actually noticed she was missing.  
SCOTT IN FIELD: Sex: Female. Breed: Tabby. Is that a breed? Color: Gray and white. 

SCOTT: So, I sat down and filled out one of those missing-cat poster templates I found online.
SCOTT IN FIELD: Age: 6 years. Hair: Medium? Date Last seen: Tuesday, May 31. 
SCOTT: The template asked for the cat’s
story.


SCOTT IN FIELD: Story? What does that mean? What’s her story? Umm . . . Boheme is a declawed indoor cat, who has never been outside, so she may be very skittish.

SCOTT: You’re listening to Hidden Language — a podcast about tuning into place, bodies, and time and discovering the unexpected ways their stories can be told. I’m Scott Lunsford.

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