Ciccio, a black cat, and Tenkilo, a cream cat, in a tiled courtyard, with Ninja grooming among the potted flowers

The cats nobody owns

Where this idea started: a house full of cats in Puerto Escondido, and a question about who looks after them.

October 3, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
Close-up of Lucia, a young calico cat with a black patch over one eye

The cat outlives its caretakers

Everything I know about these cats lives in my head and on Instagram. When I leave, it leaves with me.

October 3, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
Mountain Lion, an orange-and-white cat, peering at the camera from behind a black railing

Ninja, Naranja, or Milo? Many names, one cat

Some of ‘my’ cats are clearly well fed somewhere else. I don’t know where, or what those people call them.

October 3, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
Mika Ella, a tabby-and-white cat, and Ciccio, a black cat, curled up together on a sofa

All talk, no code (for now)

Why I’m deliberately not building anything yet.

October 3, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
A tortoiseshell cat walking across a sunny street with its tail held high

Naming the thing: Stray Cats

Every project needs a code name. Here’s how this one got its name.

October 3, 2026 · 1 min · David Williston
Close-up of Ciccio, a black cat with yellow-green eyes, looking straight at the camera

A photo is an introduction

When people meet a cat, they take a photo. What if that photo introduced them to the cat, and the cat to everyone who could help it?

New · October 4, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
Ninja, an orange-and-white cat, lying on the ground mid-meow, healthy and well fed

Ninja, the talk of the town

Ninja was skin and bone when I arrived. Not everyone who loves cats can afford to feed them all, so what happens to the ones left over?

New · October 5, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston