A letter to your cat in heaven.

For everything you still say to them when nobody’s home. Add their name and one thing only they did. Free, no sign-up. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

A letter to a cat in heaven: an example.

Dear Milo,

I still do it. I still check the windowsill. I still leave the door open a crack, and then I remember.

“He sat on every page I ever tried to read.”

I would give anything to be annoyed by that one more time.

I’m sorry for the days I was in a hurry. I’m sorry for every “not now.” You never once held it against me.

Thank you for 14 years.

The house is too quiet. I’m not ready to fix that.

I’ll be okay. Not yet. But I will.

You were the best one. I’m telling everyone.

Love, always,

Sam

Use it as a start. The words that matter most are the ones you add by hand.

A short message to your cat in heaven.

If a whole letter is too much today, one line is enough. Change anything. Say it out loud, or write it on the back of a photo.

I still leave your spot on the bed. I sleep around it, the way you made me.

The windowsill is yours. Nobody else is allowed to sit there. I’ve told them.

Nobody wakes me at four anymore. I wake up anyway.

You chose me, and you could have chosen anyone. Thank you.

If you don’t know where to start.

Cats leave small habits behind, and that’s usually where the letter is. Where did they sleep when they thought you weren’t looking? What did they knock over, and did they look at you first? What sound still makes you turn your head? What do you still do out of habit? Start with any one of those.