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Matt Reynolds Designs
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Father of two. Husband of one. Associate Professor of Lighting, Sound, and Digital Media Design at The University of Alabama. Let’s make some art!
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January 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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I Am A Cat - a short comic
title page depicts a car driving down a road lined with palm trees in a pastel sunset. A young me is sitting in the backseat of the car and my mom says from the front, "Alright y'all, we're almost there. Now remember that your cousins have a pet cat. You can't treat cats like you would dogs. So no petting or play-chasing. And their cat is especially anti-social so just leave it alone or they'll bite you." from the passenger seat my dad says, "Man, cats are so dumb, I would never get one. Why would anyone get a pet that doesn't even like being around you." The family walks inside the relatives house as the sun sets and i linger behind the crowd scanning around the house nervously for the cat to avoid it. as everyone files inside, the uncle starts to blare loud music. family members crowd me into a corner and as all of the clashing sounds from the house stack on top of each other i have a sensory meltdown and rush outside of the house, crying. I sit in the dark on the screened in porch for several minutes before a creaking noise catches my attention. An orange cat stops halfway through the cat-door leading outside to stare at me quizzically. I quickly shift my gaze thinking, "just ignore it and it'll leave you alone." After some time of the cat walking around the room he approaches me and bumps my leg with his head softly. I'm taken aback by this because I was told that the cat hated people. As I sit in the dark porch illuminated only by the glowing interior of the house through a window, the cat jumps up beside me and curls up into a ball. I stare through the window and wonder why my family would have described their cat like it was some angry beast who would hurt anyone at the slightest motion. I wonder that, "maybe... maybe they just don't understand you at all..." (additional context that i couldn't fit in the comic: my family like *really* emphasized how much they disliked this cat. they spent several minutes of the car ride talking about how grumpy and mean it was)
January 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM