The Cat Tender

The Cat Tender

The Cat Tender is Marty Drapkin’s third published work of fiction. His first was Now and at the Hour (2009), followed by Ten Nobodies (and their somebodies) in 2012. He’s written and published nonfiction books and articles in his pre-retirement professional field, county jail operations. He is also a photographer, specializing in black-and-white portraits of mothers and daughters as well as street photographs. He still uses film.


Marty and his wife, Erica, live in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, with a motley crew of dogs and cats, most of whom have issues. His daughter and her family, including two highly-talented grandsons, live in Seattle.