Truly the Best Contest Ever

October 14, 2009 | 1

The New Yorker Book Bench is having a contest.  Submit a photo of your pet dressed as a character from literature.  My kittens are in for the worst two weeks of their young lives.  Dante and Fur-gil?  Tess of the O’Paw-bervilles? Jay Catsby?

Oh my god.  So many possibilities.

is a contributing editor at The Millions and the author of The Golden State. You can read more of her writing at www.lydiakiesling.com.