Titan

A novel in progress.

Titan's first memory is warmth: his mother's fur, his squirming siblings, and the kind voice of Malachi, the young warehouse worker who always stopped to say hello.

Then comes the night the sky turns red.

The fire takes Titan's home. It takes his family. It takes his sight. But it does not take everything. Rescued from the rubble by Malachi and raised in a cabin deep in the woods, Titan learns a new way to know the world — by ear, by nose, by memory — until the forest becomes a map he can smell.

Then a storm brings a dangerous stranger to the cabin door, Malachi is badly hurt, and Titan must do the one thing he has never done: cross the dark woods alone to find help.

Well, almost alone. A sharp-tongued stray cat named Onyx is headed the same direction. Obviously.

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Who it's for

Titan is written for readers aged 8 to 12 — and for anyone who loved The One and Only Ivan, the A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales, or Pax. It's a story about courage that doesn't shout, family you find along the way, and a world that opens up when you learn to listen to it.

A promise about access

Titan is narrated entirely through sound, scent, and touch — so the book itself will be too. When it launches, it will come with a fully accessible ebook tested with screen readers, and an audiobook. For a story like this one, audio isn't an extra. It's the native format.

Where things stand

Five chapters are written and the rest of the journey is mapped. Follow along on the blog — I post updates as the story grows.