Blue: Life goes on. Just without you.

By Maria Roti

"Life doesn't stop-it just moves on without you."

At sixty-nine, former history teacher Matthew Clark has learned that time doesn't slow down-it speeds up.

Friends die. Family drifts. The world keeps shouting, scrolling, and selling its soul.

All that remains constant is his cat, Blue, who's been by his side for twenty-five years.

Through quiet mornings, holidays that no longer mean what they used to, and one unexpected chance at love, Matthew begins to see the truth about growing old-it's not about dying, it's about watching the world forget you're still here.

But there's beauty in the ordinary, even at the end.

And sometimes the smallest life--the one curled up at your feet-is the reason you keep going.

Told with dry humor, brutal honesty, and the soft ache of reality, Blue is a story about aging, loss, and what remains when everything else fades.

Because in the end, life goes on. Just without you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G25BX8TD
• ISBN13: 9798274274821
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"