There’s a book
Soft Places to Land
A long letter about cats, kindness, and the slow work of trust.
A small, honest book about how this work began, what I’ve learned along the way, and how anyone — with patience, a kettle, and a soft voice — can begin doing it too.
Every cent of the proceeds goes back into the bowls.
Available as paperback & Kindle.
→ the cats
“A quiet, kind, often funny book about what it actually means to keep showing up for someone who can’t ask for help in words.”
— an early reader, who refused to give their name
A peek inside
What you’ll find in here.
Six chapters. None of them very long. All of them written at the kitchen table, late, with a cat on my lap.
- 01
The first one
How it starts. Always: with a small, frightened life and a half-open door.
- 02
Sit on the floor and wait
Why most of this work is patience. Why hands move slowly. Why voices stay soft.
- 03
When the vet calls back
How to hear hard news. How to make harder decisions. How to keep going afterwards.
- 04
Raven
The long story. The one that broke me open. The one that named everything that came after.
- 05
The colony you can’t see
Feeding the cats nobody else feeds. The bowls, the gravel, the quiet mornings before sunrise.
- 06
How you might begin
If you’ve been thinking about doing this work in your own town — here’s the very first step.
Who it’s for
Mostly: anyone who has ever crouched on a sidewalk.
If you’ve been thinking about beginning
This is the book I would have wanted on day one. It’s a roadmap and a hand on the shoulder, in equal measure.
If you already do this work
You’ll recognise yourself in here. And maybe feel a little less alone in some of the harder parts.
If you just love cats
It’s also, very much, a love letter. To the small, brave, ridiculous lives that share our houses.
If you want to support this work
Buying the book is one of the kindest, most lasting ways to do that. It buys a copy on your shelf and food in someone’s bowl.
Ready to read?
Available now on Amazon. The kindle edition is the most accessible — the paperback is, well, the cosy one.