Francesca

Francesca is a cat I found by getting a little lost.

I heard three names close together on the same Williamsburg walk: Kiki, Sofia, and Francesca. I mixed them up until someone repeated Francesca's name and pointed me toward her store.

Regulars mentioned her while I was asking about the other cats nearby.

Her entry began as a route note: Kiki, Sofia, then Francesca.

Francesca, Brooklyn. Photos: Gulce Kilkis / Bodega Cats of New York

The notes kept the order of the walk: Kiki, Sofia, then Francesca. Each cat still needed her own name, store, and photographs.

From the StoriesFrancesca's story appears in the Bodega Cats of New York stories.