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Are black cats good luck? In Asia and Europe, black cats bring wealth, bless marriages, keep homes safe and more.
Louise Hung
Louise is a writer and director currently living in Hong Kong. You may know her from xoJane's Creepy Corner.
Louise is passionate about all things macabre, after-death care for animals and people, concocting natural remedies for living pets and people, television, gluten-free food that doesn't suck, coffee, Liz Lemon, books about talking animals, books about people wearing petticoats, time travel, and learning how to order food in Japanese in 15 minutes or less.
Full Name (Including Embarrassing Second Names): Louise Hung
Location: Hong Kong
Where You Can Find Me on the Internet: Twitter, iamlouisemicaela [at] gmail.com
What I Do for a Living: Writer, arty-farty artist
What I Do for Fun: Eating, looking for postmortem photography on the internet, backbends, watching all manner of nerdery on the TV.
The Furry Members of My Household Are: Brandy the Cat
My Favorite Things to Write About Are: Cats, ghosts, ghost cats, food, death practices, television, public embarrassment (my own).
My Pet Peeves Are: shaming of almost any kind, decaf coffee, ingrown hairs, bad breath, grammar lessons at the dinner table.
My Guilty Pleasures Are: I do not feel guilty about my pleasures.
How I Deal with Cat/Dog Hair: fashion statement
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up: Jean-Luc Picard
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