Goodbye from Brambledown
I’ve been sitting with this for a while, and it’s taken me longer than I expected to find the right words.
Life has taken an unexpected and uncertain turn towards the end of this year, and after being very honest with myself about my time, energy, and capacity, I’ve realised that I just won’t be able to continue Moss & Meltdowns in the way it deserves alongside my main work and everything else I’m carrying right now.
This project has meant more to me than I know how to neatly summarise. Marvin, Otis, Fern, Beatrix, Harold - all of them, and the quiet world of Brambledown have brought me so much comfort and joy. Creating these stories has been a genuine gift in my life, especially during a season where I really needed somewhere gentle to go. Closing this chapter isn’t easy. I feel heartbroken about it.
I’ve spent time wondering, debating and contemplating whether I could simplify things with shorter, evergreen stories, no visuals, quieter notes. But I realised that even a stripped-back version would still ask for a kind of attention and presence that I just don’t have to give right now. And ultimately, I didn’t want to quietly do less, or slowly drift away from conversations and readers who were showing up with such care.
So instead, I’m choosing to pause Moss & Meltdowns with honesty and respect. This feels kinder than letting it thin out over time.
If you’re an annual subscriber and would like a full refund, you’re very welcome to email or DM me and I’ll process that straight away. All subscriptions are now paused too.
I have a few final stories already written that will be shared over the next couple of weeks (with the final story publishing on Monday 5th January 2026), as a quiet thank you and a gentle closing of this season.
Thank you for being here, for reading, for caring about these small woodland lives. I don’t know what the future holds, but I like to think this isn’t a forever goodbye. Maybe one day we’ll return and see what everyone in Brambledown has been up to. I really do hope so.
For now, thank you for holding this place with me.
—From Han, with care x
Sad to see you go! Thank you for sharing your world with us!! It was such a beautiful and impactful read this year. Goodbyes aren't always forever and I hope that's true for Brambledown.
Î’m sure this isn’t a goodbye forever. What you have created is too special. It’s time will come again. Thank you for your stories. I’ll look forward to their return.