My Friend, The Cat

About the Book

Traces the ten year relationship between a man and one very adventurous feline, Chesterson. From chasing cockroaches in their first apartment, “a crappy East Village monstrosity with sloping floors,” where, during hot summers, kitty was placed in the refrigerator to cool off, to wintertime road trips where we learn that cats can indeed drive a station wagon, straight through to the furry one’s cold-blooded attacks upon sleeping bare feet, the story of this special union unfolds year by year.

“Poignant and laugh out loud funny … clever wit and a flare for silliness and human kindness.”

-JOHN HOGLUND, THEATRESCENE.NET

“The funny, entertaining and very touching story of a boy who becomes a man while spending less than a dozen years with a very wise (and clever) feline partner.”

-STU HAMSTRA, CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

“Anyone who has ever loved a pet or cherished a friend will recognize something in the relationship between Bond and Chesterson … Bond’s anecdotes about his ten years with Chesterson are sweet, funny and endearing.”

-JENA TESSE FOX, BROADWAYWORLD.COM

About the Author

PHIL GEOFFREY BOND is the author of a picture book, My Friend, the Cat, also available from Xlibris. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications, and his plays have been seen in venues throughout New York City. He is a six time MAC Award winner for his work in New York cabaret, and also the recipient of the Backstage Bistro, Nightlife and Timeout New York Awards. In 1993, he was awarded the Presidential Medallion from President Clinton on behalf of his work as a young writer. A graduate of NYU, he resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.