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The Catbird Seat by James Thurber is the story of Mr. Martin, an unassuming man whose professional life is turned upside down by the blowhard and abrasive Mrs. Barrows.  When Martin realizes that Mrs. Barrows has plans to get rid of his entire department, he decides to murder her.  He lays out the perfect plan, but once events are set in motion, his mousiness gets in the way.  This actually leads him to a better plan. 
When I first read Thurber, I was a young mousy kid- predictable and solid.  You …

She sat at her desk listening to the owl hoot.  It was pretty strange considering it was 5:05 in the evening.  She wondered if the gray days had the poor thing a little confused.  And then she wondered where he was.  Was he sitting on the fence separating her yard from her neighbor’s, or was he up in the tree on a low hanging branch? The thought of going out to look for him suddenly felt like a brilliant idea. But, then what?  Tell him that it was too early …

She fancied herself a writer, but she found that she had not engaged in “writer-like” behavior in weeks. You know, actually writing.  And it wasn’t because she didn’t have the tools or the space.  She had all the trappings:  the sexy and sleek computer, the roomy L-shaped glass desk that she had coveted for months before finally purchasing, the leather executive chair that embraced her like an old love when she sat down, Moleskine notebooks, great gel pens, and much, much more.  But this stuff did not do the writing …

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