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Rebecca van Laer

Rebecca van Laer
Rebecca van Laer is a writer based in the Hudson Valley. She is the author of a novella, How to Adjust to the Dark, and a memoir, Cat. Her work appears in The New England Review, Joyland, The Florida Review, and elsewhere.


What Our Relationship With Cats Reveals About Ourselves

Rebecca van Laer: “If dogs are our servants, cats are our shadows.”
September 30, 2025  By Rebecca van Laer
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