George Fox and Me
Who is George Fox?
My name is Stephanie. George Fox (the cat) and I met around 2019 at a meditation center where we were both lonely for a friend. We spent a lot of time taming each other. One day, he chose me as his Lady.
I chose George Fox as his public name after the founder of The Society of Friends, also known as Quakers. I became more interested in the Friends after reading the journals of an early American Quaker, John Woolman, who through his spiritual practice began to disentangle every fiber of his being from exploitation and violence as he understood his participation in it.
His middle name, though, is Michael as in pop icon George Michael (and hence this website title, Whiskers in the Dark, suggesting a George Michael song, but I don't remember how I got here from there exactly. I noticed it makes people smile.)
Whiskers in the Dark is also hopeful. It suggests that in the darkest night, we have someone with whiskers, watching over us, possibly ready to attack our toes...
His name matters less to him, though, as TS Eliot explained, 'the naming of cats (and websites) is a difficult matter.' It's more about our relationship, my voice when I call him, and the general understanding and trust we've built. He has a secret name that I will never know, so anything I call him is just a convienient handle anyway. He responds mostly to Kitty Cat and other embarrasingly cuddly names. (While he wants us to believe he is a tough and independent fellow, his vet did tell me he turned on his charm with her: "That is a VERY cuddly cat." I digress...)
For the record, I have not ruled out entirely that George Fox is really from another planetary system/dimension and part of a massive feline mission on Earth. I'm still figuring this out and I hope he trusts me enough to let me in on this one day. I think cats need us to help them get onto the internets as part of their mission. This is not hard to prove.
George is a very good friend to me, and I strive to be one for him.
