Meet the Flickerlings of Rusty Ruins the Fort and Other Important Things

 If you’re new here, you might be wondering...

Okay, but where are Flickerlings found?

You can get to know them first in Rusty Ruins the Fort and Other Important Things, where they appear inside a story about four friends trying to build a fort one summer day. That’s where the Flickerlings live right now—on the page, inside that world—so the safest way to get to know them is to start there.

In the book, Flickerlings show up when emotions get loud. They don’t float around all day like decorations; they appear in the moments when a feeling bursts out and needs somewhere to go. Kids see them in the story before they ever have to think about their own bossy little gremlins in real life.

This blog is where we slow down and take a good look.

Here, we'll pull Flickerlings out of the book one by one—showing which scenes they appear, what kind of moments call them out, and why kids of all ages can recognize themselves in those moments.

If you’ve already read Rusty Ruins the Fort, this space will feel like stepping behind the scenes.

If you haven’t, think of this blog as a guided tour that keeps pointing you back to the story where Flickerlings were born.

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