O. Paul Cooper is an unpublished writer whose prose is as sharp as his perpetual anxiety about whether it’s “good enough.” His unfinished works include the pretty okay at least in concept "Murder (Maybe): Death in Parentheses" and, we're to understand, darkly comedic "Claws for Alarm: Cats Are Literally Murderers". O. Paul lives in Fondren, Mississippi, where he spends his free time second-guessing everything, rearranging his desk “just in case,” and crafting outlines that inevitably spawn more outlines. His constant companion is Fraggle, a rescue cat with (this is true) veterinarian diagnosed "kitten related trauma and resulting separation anxiety," whose neurotic tendencies are balanced by an uncanny knack for comedic timing—for a cat. (Note: O. Paul is uninsured.)