The cats of Oz are staging a revolution led by the mysterious magical cat, Joom. They conquer the emerald City and are overrunning the rest of Oz. Toto has disappeared. Dorothy is worried about him. How can she find him in the midst of the trouble from the cats? Many of the others of your favorite Oz characters and a few new ones are all involved in attempting to fight back against the magically protected cats. Glinda's Palace is the last bulwark against them, but can it stand?

This piece is divided into five sections, in assorted genres. The first section is a personal essay on the subject of rituals. It deals with observations on my process of obtaining rituals as part of my life and of what rituals mean to me. The second section is a reflection essay on writing as an integral ritual in my life. The following segment contains poems about tea. Tea drinking is a major contemplative ritual for me. The fourth segment includes journal entries on my routine of walking. Finally there is a brief Afterward wrapping up the piece.