Dust Bowl Maru

Farmer Maru is out standing in his field but alas, his field is nearly barren. It will take a lot of scrounging to find weeds to feed his hungry family.

Maru the cat sits in a basket outdoors

But enough depression: Now it’s time to roll out the green carpet for Hana’s 12th birthday party!

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Happy Birthday, Hana

Most of the time, Hana rests contentedly in the shadow of her famous flatmate Maru. But since yesterday was her birthday, reader Andrew Y. shared these highlights from her twelfth trip around the sun.

Cat wearing a pink hat with "12th" embroidered on it
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Maru, King of Swing

The swing in Maru’s living room isn’t just for fun. It also gives him the perfect viewing spot to supervise his human servant cleaning his carpet.

Maru the cat sits on a swing in his living room.

Soon-to-be published author Maru inspects a preview of his ghostwritten memoirs.

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Maru Gets Clipped

As we join Maru today, he and Hana are perplexed by undercover Kitten Miri, despite the sign pointing to her. But then it’s nail clipping time, which sends Maru into such a Zen state that he isn’t perplexed by anything.

Maru the cat sits in his human's lap, getting his nails trimmed

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