Islands of the Crown





I was watching a moth flail itself against one of our kitchen can lights. “Moths aren’t very smart,” I observed. “They keep going for the light like some crazy compulsion.” In the other room, my daughter said, “At least they’re going towards light and not darkness.” Wise words. If the […]

Be a smart moth







Photo: The Capitol at twilight as I was leaving after my write-in I didn’t think I’d actually be able to finish it, though I was really really close to the end. Six chapters. That was all I had left of The Last Princess, Book 2 of my Islands of the […]

And done!