Holy Trinity: An Eagle Tree Story

Holy Trinity: An Eagle Tree Story

In writing my new novelette Holy Trinity, I was able to learn a lot about Pacific Northwest lichens. Lichens are a fascinating species, not merely because they have never been bred or artificially synthesized by human beings, but also because they’ve influenced so much of human history. Yet they’re largely invisible to literature. Perhaps, with my story Holy Trinity, I can go a little way to changing that status.

I am sure my main character, March Wong, would find lichens entrancing. In my story, March turns his bedroom into a lichen incubation laboratory, and discovers something new to science — I’m told by reputable lichenologists that this kind of discovery does happen semi-regularly in real life. So who knows, if you learn more about lichens, you could discover something interesting as well!

 

 


 

Here are a few of the books I recommend to people interested in learning more about this fascinating species:

Lichens on a Branch