I am all in for a Dr. Fluffles series. I cannot get enough of the indifferently evil feline. Adam Richter has created an endearing tale of broken ornaments, tired holiday conversations, and a cat with deliciously contrary motivations. A fractured festive fairy tale for the modern age.

Having grown up with the traditional Christmas tree and all the heirloom ornaments and, at one time, three cats in the house, I felt this deeply and smiled the whole way through. We even had a lighted angel ornament (who looked more like a hood ornament) atop the tree. I know the stress the season brings with the forced jollity and the adherence to tradition are migraine triggers, so seeing it from the side of the ornaments and the cat brings a dimension of appreciation for Adam Richter's imaginative interpretation of the reasons we go through this every year.

As someone who is bullied into putting up Christmas decorations myself, the question at the heart of this wonderful short play really spoke to me: how important are traditions? How do we maintain connections with the past without rituals, especially if those rituals involve dusty talking oranments? Richter's play has excellet comic pacing and he's got a great ear for the perfect one-liners. Well done!