📖 Books

Stories and writings from the How to Be Alive world.
Each one a small doorway to wonder, remembrance, and belonging.

Book 1: Romeo and the Window

Written and illustrated with AI art direction by Tyler Julka

A tender story about finding safety, trust, and peace in a new home.
Told through the eyes of Romeo, a shy street cat beginning a new life.

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📔 download the book (PDF)
🎧 listen to the story (MP3 narration)

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Author's Reflection

This story was written during a quiet chapter of healing and remembering —
for anyone learning how to feel safe again, to open slowly, and to trust the gentle rhythms of a new life.

— Tyler

Coming Soon

Romeo & Dutch: A Trilogy of Gentle Bravery

A story told in three acts, through the eyes of two very different cats.

• Book 2: Romeo and Mr. Big and Loud [working title]
  A tale of quiet healing between a sensitive cat and a grieving human learning how to open his heart again.
• Book 3: Romeo and Dutch
  When a bold kitten enters the home, Romeo learns how to be brave — and the man learns how to love again without forgetting the past