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For those of us who obsessed over resilient mom falcon \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907837/peregrine-falcon-annie-grinnel-berkeley-campanile-birdwatching\">Annie and her series of beaus\u003c/a> (Grinnell, Alden, Archie and Lou) and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927720/annie-grinnell-lawrencium-four-new-falcon-chicks-alcatraz\">offspring\u003c/a>, there has been a giant bird of prey–shaped hole in our hearts ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13907837' hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Falcon.Campanile.MAIN_-1020x574.jpg']Since no new falcons have taken residence on the clock tower, and an appropriate period of mourning has passed, it might be time to find a new bird-loving livestream. Which is where the Port of Stockton’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portofstockton.com/owl-cams/\">Barn Owl Cams\u003c/a> come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2006, the Delta Environmental Enhancement Program has been installing nest boxes around the port to increase owl numbers. The main goal was to keep rodent populations in check, in order to protect the port’s levees. There are now 20 nest boxes and they’re doing their job. The resident owls kill and eat around 40,000 rodents annually which has reduced the need for rodenticide use at the shoreline. (The rodent bait that’s still in use is safe for the owls to consume.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program offers more than pest control though, thanks to the infrared cameras that cover six nests, inside and out, day and night. The cameras even have sound so you can listen to the owls performing their signature screeching. (Unlike many other owl species, barn owls don’t hoot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987014\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1902px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987014\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Stockton-Owl-Cam.png\" alt=\"A barn owl stands inside a wooden box nest, during the daytime.\" width=\"1902\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Stockton-Owl-Cam.png 1902w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Stockton-Owl-Cam-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Stockton-Owl-Cam-768x430.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Stockton-Owl-Cam-1536x861.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1902px) 100vw, 1902px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Stockton barn owl, entirely unaware of how many humans are staring at it via hidden camera. \u003ccite>(Port of Stockton)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The barn owls begin nesting every November. Tune in to the live cams during the day and you’re likely to see the droopy faces of these majestic beasts inside their boxes, either sleeping or preening. Once the sun goes down, they wake up and go on the hunt for prey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s during March and April that things get really exciting, however, with the owls laying and hatching their eggs. Barn owl pairs — which mate for life — typically produce five owlets at a time, but the port has seen broods of up to seven survive. Best of all? The offspring don’t typically leave the nest for two months, which means, come spring, there will be weeks of owlet entertainment coming our way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, there are plenty of chances to stare for hours at ridiculous, dainty owl legs in all of their skinny, righteous glory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987021\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/owl-legs.png\" alt=\"A close up of an owl's legs and clawed feet, standing inside a nest box.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/owl-legs.png 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/owl-legs-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/owl-legs-768x434.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/owl-legs-1536x869.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Owl legs: they’re longer than they look. 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As a fellow animal that paints their face in white, I figured it was the best opportunity to show up and show out for community as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985560\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Notes remembering Claude, on show at Golden Gate Park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Children in attendance had plenty of amusements, with tables for crafts and face painting. 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That’s what Claude taught us.” Unsurprisingly, Per Sia’s crowd work was on point throughout her reading of \u003cem>We Are All Connected\u003c/em> by Gabi Garcia and Natalia Jimenez Osorio, sharing the mic — and many fist bumps —with enthralled kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The children’s joy felt especially appropriate for Claude’s final big celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Claude] was a steady presence, teaching my children without words about curiosity, about respect for living things and about the joy of simply observing the world as it is,” California State Assemblymember Catherine Stefani noted from the stage. “In a city full of icons, Claude became one of the most beloved without ever seeking the spotlight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985556\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00718_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black man with frizzy hair pushed back in a headband smiles and holds a children's book with an alligator on the front. He is standing in a sunny park.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00718_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00718_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00718_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00718_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mychal Threets after reading ‘Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator‘ to gathered children at ‘Claude Forever’ on Jan. 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most moving moments of the morning came when 17-year-old writer Aleksandra “Sasha” Miller recited her poem, \u003cem>Claude\u003c/em>. In part, she read:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Difference lived within his body,\u003cbr>\nvisible, undeniable, true,\u003cbr>\nnot something to correct or hide,\u003cbr>\nbut something held and valued too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a city that shelters the uncommon,\u003cbr>\nthat gathers what the world lets go,\u003cbr>\nClaude became its living emblem,\u003cbr>\nproof that care can let things grow.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Claude Forever was also a catalyst for humor. During the closest moment to a traditional eulogy, Senior Director of Steinhart Aquarium Bart Shepherd had crowds cracking up. Among his alligator anecdotes was a highly amusing tale about the battle to recover a 12-year-old girl’s shoe after Claude swallowed it — all while a fire alarm was going off. Shepherd brought the recovered ballet flat with him as proof of the episode. “As you can imagine,” he said, “it’s no small feat to get a shoe out of an alligator.” [aside postid='arts_13978366']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More laughs erupted at the Claude costume contest that followed. First, adorable kids under 12 paraded, many wearing brand-new Claude hoodies complete with hoods shaped like his head. Grown-ups showed up in their best Claude finery too. One contest participant, Angela Chung, dressed up as Claude in heaven, complete with gold mask for Mardi Gras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985557\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00531_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A little girl wearing all white stands smiling, holding a stuffed white alligator as an Asian woman with a microphone smiles adoringly next to her. Children watch on from the sidelines.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00531_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00531_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00531_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00531_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">11-year-old Esmeralda Dominguez (center left) gets excited after Dion Lim (right) announces her a winner during the costume contest at ‘Claude Forever.’ Dominguez made a party hat for her beloved Claude stuffy on his last birthday. She wore her own hand-made Claude headwear for the contest. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chung, who grew up in Fremont and attended her Washington High School prom at the Academy, loved Claude for his vulnerabilities. “I think he’s so special and unique,” she told KQED. “He was born with a condition that, if he was in the wild, he would have not survived. He was too delicate for this world. I feel like, in a way, we can all relate — the world is very harsh. That’s how I relate to him. I’m glad that he found a home at the Academy and people all around the world could come and see him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13984799']Costume contest winner Mark Mezak — who wore a papier-mache Claude head, white ankle boots, pearls and a parasol — also saw the beloved alligator as a great uniter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s something we all share in common as people who visit the Academy,” Mezak told KQED. “He’s also exothermic, which means he regulates his temperature based on his environment. Our actions affect the environment and how others can thrive and survive. So I think he represents how we’re all connected to each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985558\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985558\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00619_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00619_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00619_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00619_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00619_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Mezak (center) smiles at fellow contestant Aliya after they both won prizes for their costumes at ‘Claude Forever’ at Golden Gate Park on Jan. 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the funniest moments of the contest was when bubbly host Dion Lim asked for pets in costume to step forward. When none did, a woman casually wandered to the stage with her costume-less dog. “We have a white dog, everyone!” Lim declared. The owner of Maizie the white dog quipped back, “He’s been preparing for this moment his whole life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other speakers at Claude Forever included State Senator Scott Wiener and Cal Academy’s Executive Director Scott Sampson. District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar and Recreation and Parks General Manager Sarah Madland also jointly announced the renaming of a street near the Academy. The two proudly held aloft the new “Claude the Alligator Way” sign before posing for photos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heartfelt notices from Cal Academy that were posted around the park thanked attendees for the outpouring the museum has received since losing Claude. “We’re deeply grateful for the kind messages, warm memories and generous gifts shared in Claude’s honor,” the signs said, “and for the role you’ve played in making his home so beloved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985559\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00276_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00276_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00276_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00276_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00276_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Olson wears an accessorized Claude stuffy to the albino alligator’s memorial in Golden Gate Park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>An estimated two thousand Bay Area residents flocked to San Francisco on Sunday, Jan. 18 to celebrate the life of Claude, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/tag/california-academy-of-sciences\">California Academy of Sciences\u003c/a>’ iconic albino alligator. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065763/claude-beloved-albino-alligator-at-sfs-cal-academy-dead-at-30\">Claude died last month\u003c/a> at 30 years old after he was diagnosed with liver cancer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A free event at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/golden-gate-park\">Golden Gate Park\u003c/a>’s Bandshell\u003cem>, \u003c/em>Claude Forever: A Celebration of Life featured speakers, a costume contest and a jazz funeral led by the uplifting \u003ca href=\"https://mjsbrassboppersband.com/\">MJ’s Brass Boppers\u003c/a> — in honor of Claude’s origins in Louisiana, where he was hatched. Ultimately, though, the memorial was San Francisco through and through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00304_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00304_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00304_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00304_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00304_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sister H Ivy Positive (left) and Novice Sister Lolly GaggN (right) from Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attend the memorial of Claude, the albino alligator who lived at California Academy of Sciences, at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Jan. 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re out here today to celebrate Claude,” said Sister T’aint A Virgin, who was one of five \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence\">Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence\u003c/a> in attendance. “He stood for the inclusion and the diversity that San Francisco is famous for, and that’s the heart blood of our city. He was living his life boldly and out loud. As a fellow animal that paints their face in white, I figured it was the best opportunity to show up and show out for community as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985560\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/260118-claudeforever00231_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Notes remembering Claude, on show at Golden Gate Park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Children in attendance had plenty of amusements, with tables for crafts and face painting. Most delightfully of all, there was a special storytime hosted by new \u003cem>Reading Rainbow\u003c/em> host \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981893/reading-rainbow-returns-host-mychal-threets\">Mychal Threets \u003c/a>and San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983135/per-sia-san-francisco-new-drag-laureate\">Drag Laureate Per Sia\u003c/a>. In the midst of his reading of \u003cem>Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator\u003c/em> by Emma Bland Smith, Threets led his young charges in a chant of “How different, how wonderful!” before emphasizing: “We all belong. That’s what Claude taught us.” Unsurprisingly, Per Sia’s crowd work was on point throughout her reading of \u003cem>We Are All Connected\u003c/em> by Gabi Garcia and Natalia Jimenez Osorio, sharing the mic — and many fist bumps —with enthralled kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The children’s joy felt especially appropriate for Claude’s final big celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>In honor of the beloved albino alligator Claude, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065888/bay-area-claude-fans-share-their-fondest-memories-of-the-rare-albino-alligator\">died last week at the age of 30\u003c/a>, we have a special comic from local artist A.G. Moore, who “worked alongside” Claude at the California Academy of Sciences.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>A.G. Moore is a San Francisco-based artist and museum worker originally from Alabama. They hold an MFA in comics from California College of the Arts and host the roots radio show \u003ca href=\"https://bff.fm/shows/forked-tongue\">Forked Tongue\u003c/a> on San Francisco’s BFF.FM. They strive to make an art form out of second glances. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This week, as we near the end of 2025, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/one-beautiful-thing\">One Beautiful Thing\u003c/a> from the year.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s a phrase we use in my house when it looks like things aren’t going our way: “Put it on the stairs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These four words stem from a visit I made to City Lights bookstore a few years ago to drop off zines based on my KQED series, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/rebelgirls\">Rebel Girls From Bay Area History\u003c/a>. After discovering that City Lights no longer had zine shelves, I asked an employee where I could leave mine. When he told me to “put them on the stairs” to the poetry room, I very nearly didn’t. Off in the quietest corner of the bustling bookstore, I was convinced that no one would ever find them there. I half-heartedly left a half-stack, and went grumbling on my way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13882786\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg 180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final-160x176.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\">What I hadn’t realized is that the stairs to the poetry room are also the stairs to the publisher’s office. Putting the zines on the stairs resulted in City Lights contacting me the following week and asking if I’d be interested in turning Rebel Girls into a book. City Lights will release that collection, \u003ca href=\"https://citylights.com/politics-current-events-history/unsung-heroines35-women-who-changed/\">\u003cem>Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, in April 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever since, when my boyfriend and I say “Put it on the stairs,” we’re reminding each other that momentary disappointments can sometimes lead to opportunities we never saw coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spent a good portion of our summer with a recurring disappointment so panic-inducing, however, we completely forgot to remind each other to put it on the stairs. That disappointment? A seemingly possessed cat we were terrified of getting permanently stuck with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I named him Kevin, after the murderous teenage boy from Lionel Shriver’s disturbing novel, \u003cem>We Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c/em>. “If you were a human,” I told Kevin in a baby voice every time he inflicted a new injury on me, “you’d grow up to be a school shooter, \u003cem>yes you would\u003c/em>!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We did not invite Kevin into our home on purpose. Earlier this year, we took it upon ourselves to take in a pregnant street cat, after seeing her alone for weeks and rapidly increasing in size. A few days after arriving, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13978816/stray-cats-rescue-bay-area-adoption-tnr-feral-cat-town\">Susan birthed seven kittens in my closet\u003c/a> and we proceeded to do all we could to nurture and socialize her babies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13978816']Once they were old enough, we went about getting the kittens into homes with friends and coworkers. Adopters came and went and took away their picks of the litter. Despite our best efforts to present Kevin as a fun addition to anyone’s family, no one was fooled. He was patently chaos in cat form. As five of his sisters and brothers went off to new homes, Kevin stayed with us, perpetually unchosen, and never not screaming at us for more food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We came close to getting rid of Kevin three times. He was picked by one 12-year-old boy, who was quickly redirected to another (calmer) kitten by his parents. A friend of a friend hit me up online and said she’d happily add Kevin to her brood of three cats and six foster kittens — then backed out the day before she was supposed to pick him up. After that, Kevin went to someone’s home for a three-day trial period. This lovely woman elicited warm purrs from him easily, which gave me high hopes. If only Kevin didn’t have a penchant for climbing bare legs with his extended claws, that one might have worked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We tried so very hard to get rid of him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Kevin grew into a bigger cat, we knew his chances of adoption were getting slimmer. It didn’t help that once his legs got longer he started walking with the gait of John Wayne. We had decided early on to keep his mother and one of his well-behaved little sisters. As time ticked along, we panicked daily about the fact that we might get stuck with three cats, one of whom may be a minion of the Antichrist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13984123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1194px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13984123\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-25-at-9.47.43%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"A black and white sticker showing the face of a young cat with KEVIN written in block letters underneath.\" width=\"1194\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-25-at-9.47.43 PM.png 1194w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-25-at-9.47.43 PM-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-25-at-9.47.43 PM-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My friend Joe made this Kevin sticker. Because Kevin is basically Glenn Danzig and we all know it. \u003ccite>(Joe Dissolvo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That was months ago now and Kevin is, of course, still with us. It got to the point where it would have been cruel to break up the deep bond he shares with his sister. Kevin is still the strangest cat I’ve ever met. But Kevin is, despite all of my best efforts, unequivocally \u003cem>mine\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our attachment to one another formed slowly. It started with Kevin figuring out that making me bleed every 10 minutes wasn’t something I enjoyed very much. (Now he only does it twice a week!) Then he surmised that indulging in daily cuddlefests (during which he places his paws gently on my face) makes us both very happy indeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13983145']I started to appreciate his quirks. Like, he is absolutely terrified of the heating and screams continually when it’s on. He only plays with dog toys and food containers. He knows how to remove his own collar and does so with a “Ta da!” expression on his face. (He has lost or destroyed nine collars in five months.) Every time I tell him I love him, he bites my face. After I risked life and limb rescuing him from the massive tree in our yard, he immediately climbed onto the roof and just … stared at me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some reason, I love all of this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So much so, I now believe that Kevin was the entire reason fate plopped a giant pregnant cat onto our doorstep in the first place. After failing at every turn to consider that something positive might ever come out of Kevin being so unadoptable, he is, by far, my favorite thing from 2025. 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