Vanity Fair asked for a “letter from London.” I could have chosen to write about the city’s rich culture of eccentric museums, the tensions inherent in architectural conservation vs housing a growing population, the emotional consequence of constant rain, conflicting attitudes about human frailty, Into The Abyss: Jack London’s searing 1903 indictment of class in the form of experiential journalism, the agony of making a chill joke about the King in mixed company...

But they say write to what you know, so I went with… cats.