Hemingway's Domain: A short Story

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Meet the true ruler of Oak & Ink Bookstore—he's orange, imperious, and has very specific standards about napping locations.

Hemingway the cat knows exactly how his bookstore should be run. After all, he's been supervising the humans for seven impeccable years. With carefully curated sunbeam schedules and book rearrangements, he maintains the perfect balance his kingdom deserves.

But when a notebook-clutching teenager with fear in her scent and a quiet boy with graphite-smudged fingers disrupt his meticulously organized domain, Hemingway faces a challenge beyond his usual scope. These humans are hiding something beneath their oversized sleeves, and they're clearly in need of intervention—feline intervention.

Through calculated book-toppling, strategic positioning, and the occasional sacrifice of his dignity, Hemingway orchestrates a plan that will either restore proper order to his realm or create chaos beyond even his considerable management skills.

Witty, warm, and surprisingly poignant, 'Hemingway's Domain' reminds us that sometimes the most powerful stories in a bookshop are the ones unfolding between the shelves—and that help often comes from the most unexpected whisker-wearing sources.

A standalone short story set in the world of the Next Chapter Bookstore series.