There Is No Cat

Schrödinger's Catastrophe and Other Stories

A region of space with different laws of physics. A child’s story about black holes. An interoffice memorandum presaging the end of the world. An alien named Gerald.

These are some of the stories you’ll find in There Is No Cat, a collection of short fiction by Gene Doucette. Each story is unique, both in the topic and the telling, as Gene never seems to approach his stories the same way twice. See what our world looks like from the perspective of a newly self-aware nanobot, or the eyes of a precocious child. Read between the lines of corporate-speak for news of an impending apocalypse. Find out what happens when cause-and-effect stops working.

There Is No Cat is funny, sometimes dark, often thought-provoking, and always interesting. The only thing missing is a cat.

©2025 Eugene Doucette (P)2025 Eugene Doucette

Gripping!

I love the stories so much so I will be purchasing a hard copy for my home!

Hilarious, mind bending. And too short.

I really hope some of the stories in this book get additional attention and grow into novels.

Good mix of stories. Great narration

Some great stories such as the zombie nanobots or the food dispensers that take over the ship. Some (like the title story) that should have been great but somehow felt incoherent. And some fillers like Gerald the alien. All in all worth the credit. And of course Steve Carlson is doing a bang up job as narrator, as usual.