tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post4932342197229292059..comments2023-10-26T09:36:36.638-04:00Comments on Three Dogs and a Couch: Cleo plugs inHeather Pedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-78073488109986277002012-02-13T21:25:44.199-05:002012-02-13T21:25:44.199-05:00I've met Cleo and yes, she may be a full-figur...I've met Cleo and yes, she may be a full-figured feline but you're right, she's quite beautiful. One look into those direct eyes, full of wild summer, and she's got you captured. It's surprising how light in stride she is: that hippo image of her "tip-toeing gracefully across the stage" makes me grin rather widely. <br /><br />You've got such a balanced and insightful connection with your animals, Heather. Throughout your entire work your awareness of the natural world and the relationship between animals and humans - both culturally and biologically - has unfolded and grown. The emotionally rewarding "stories" you tell, often written from the point of view of your animals, use animals as the markers around which you shape your perspective of the world. And, you have the language skills to convey that vision to your readers. For you, cats are never cats, dogs are never dogs - you cross borders boldly. Cleo, the cat, is a rotund dancer, an opera singer "bustling on stage, lost in character". Enough said.Ian MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933134070879959931noreply@blogger.com