Sam

✎ What was the very first moment you saw them?
The very first moment I saw Sam was when I went to pick out a litter of foster kittens at the county shelter. I was told they were the most at risk of euthanasia due to how young they were, so I immediately decided to take the 4 brothers in. I named the litter after horror movie slashers: Michael (Halloween), Jason (Friday the 13th), Freddy (Nightmare on Elm Street) and Sam (Trick R Treat). I'll never forget how he climbed the bars of the kennel meowing at me until I opened it.

✎ How did they get their name?
He got his name from the character Sam, from the horror movie Trick R Treat. His litter was named after slashers, and Sam earned his name because my dad told me he was the color of a burlap sack!

✎ What nicknames did you call them?
Sammy, Sammu, Wham Bam Sam, and his full government name when he was being naughty: Samuel Sam Samson!

✎ What of theirs did you keep?
His pumpkin collar <3 I keep it on his urn, as if he's still wearing it in a way