In 17th-century France, a fight breaks out between a King’s White Hound and a Cardinal’s Cat. Hauled before their two masters in disgrace, they are charged with a mission vital to their country’s future…

Today’s story is “Grey Cats and White Hounds” by Huskyteer (words are her sword!). This story was first published in The Wideness of the World by Transcendent Fiction Publishing. You can find more of Huskyteer’s stories at huskyteer.co.uk.

Staring next week, we will again present an entire month of stories, and poems, of Queer Joy, Resilience, and Solidarity in an age in sore need of all three. Please join us, friends of every shape, ability, gender, and species, for the first episode of Pride Month 2026.

Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.

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