Recovery

"Recovery" is "brave and it's messy in the best way possible, the way people are messy and full of unsorted feeling," writes Halimah Marcus, co-editor of Recommended Reading, in her editor's note. But, she reminds us, "It's also hilarious.".

From the story: "To the best of his recollection, no cat had ever let him down. A cat does not promise fidelity in the way that a dog does, but the kind of person who tells you a cat is a selfish independent loner knows nothing about cats, or maybe is just the kind of person a cat doesn't have much time for. (Kind of person who would not bother to fry bacon for their cat's toasted cheese sandwich, probably.)".