Dear Sookie

Jazz, cats, alternate realities – just a few things Mr. Haruki Murakami and I have in common. Except for cats. They’re alright, but I’m not about to BFF one.

A couple of days ago, a shriek coming from mommy caught me by surprise – okay, I’m lying because for some reason, she has a penchant for shrieking at everything. So please, don’t make any sudden movements around her, she’ll yelp and accuse you of doing it on purpose.

Anyway, apparently Haruki Murakami is writing an advice column. There’s supposed to be a website called Mr. Murakami’s Place (Murakami-san no tokoro) and he will be answering “questions of any kind” on it. We don’t know the actual URL of the website, but mommy is already writing a list of the all the questions she wants to ask him.

As for me, well, I’m a skeptical creature, so I’ll lay low…and instead, write an advice column of my own.

So, go ahead, my faithful readers, send a question and I will answer with honesty, sincerity, and a whole lot of sass.