This particular ‘Gallimaufry’ is a hodgepodge of Ten Short stories. The author, known mostly for his gentle domestic stories about the fascinating relationship between humans and animals, has compiled a kaleidoscope of writing that sometimes takes a wry look at ourselves…and since no home is complete without one, some stories do feature cats!The author, Christopher J F Gibson, writes short stories and novels in number of genres including humour, thrillers and animal-related. He has three books of Short stories currently available for kindle and kindle apps on Amazon.uk and Amazon.com. They are 'The Cat's Whiskers' , 'Herding Cats' and A Gallimaufry of Short stories. These three books of shorts are also available through Amazon.com and Amazon.uk as paperbacks.Chris lectured in the UK for over thirty years. Most of the inspiration for his books comes from the natural environment and a love of British history and culture. Two novels by the author will be published soon. The Author has a Blog. It can be found at http://cjfgibson.blogspot.co.uk/ An Audio book of The Cat's Whiskers will be available through Amazon.com in May or June 2012He welcomes and appreciates those readers who post constructive reviews.