Author of the super-viral ‘Cat Person’ story talks about the IRL events that inspired it

It was the short story that many of us devoured with a fury that only accompanies a piece of writing that’s profoundly relatable. But, what is the true story that inspired Cat Person, the goose-bump-inducing short story that had many of us nodding our heads as we muttered “same” to ourselves? 

In her first ever face-to-face interview, Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian told British journalist Dolly Alderton about the real-life event that became the basis for the super-viral story. 

Roupenian told Alderton that the idea for Cat Person came after a “nasty” experience with a man she met through a dating app a year ago.  Read more…

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