"What can a little firefly do, when faced with true darkness? ‘Nothing’ someone will say, as the firefly is small and the Darkness is inescapable. I say ‘Everything!’ Because where there is a light, even the smallest spark – there is no Darkness. How many times has someone in a story confused stars with fireflies? Oh, so many times. That made me wander if fireflies get confused as well. That one night maybe a firefly shouted to a light glistening in-between leaves: ‘Hey, Bob, what are you up to so high up in the sky’ – just to realize he was crying to a star, millions of miles away. It would be a bit awkward... but really funny, don’t you think? And so it started, with small funny scenes with insects and a profound, hopeful message. I began to write... And then I remembered my favorite TV show – „Firefly” that was also about hope, friendship, courage and the power of dreams. I just couldn’t help myself and interlaced my little story with hints and wisdom from Joss Whedon’s story. I have a feeling that this makes my firefly shine even brighter. And when I was joined by the wonderful and talented illustrator Magda Babińska, who created inspiring, warm but not overly sweet illustrations the project started shining so bright I had to close my eyes. I asked my friends from Browncoats of Poland to be my beta-readers and they loved it, so together we decided we wanted to do something good with it. We published it together – every person added a bit of their personal talent to the promotion – and then we uploaded the e-book here, so you can read it, share it with the people you care about – and if you like it you can help a charity we chose to support. We also made printed copies of the book to sell them at conventions and give the profits to a charity promoting reading among children. We want to give the little ones a chance to get to know new worlds hidden among little rows of letters. Because what can one little letter do when faced with nothingness? ‘Nothing’ – someone will say. I say ‘everything’. Because where there is a letter nothingness ceases to exist. And let’s admit it. With letters it’s a bit like with Browncoats or fireflies. They are rarely solitary..." – Jakub Ćwiek