Tiny Wings, Long Journey

By Kerry Ann NationsLessons in Migration, Memory, and Becoming

Science and Nature

Spirituality and Religion

Length1h 4m

About this book

Summary

Tiny Wings, Long Journey is a lyrical nonfiction book about monarch butterflies and the long paths they travel—and the human journeys that often mirror them. Blending natural history, cultural memory, and personal reflection, Kerry Nations follows the monarch’s life from egg to migration, from backyard milkweed to the oyamel fir forests of central Mexico. Along the way, she explores why these butterflies matter, why they are in trouble, and how ordinary people can help—without guilt, urgency, or overwhelm. Woven through the science is a deeper story: migration as metaphor. Home as something that can move. Transformation that happens slowly, often unseen. This is not a textbook or a memoir. It is a companion book—part field guide, part reflection, part rest stop for readers in their own in-between seasons. The book also includes a sneak peek of ECLIPSE: The Breath of the First Fire, a forthcoming thriller inspired by the same mountains and themes of displacement and return.

Book information

Rating

★★★★★ (5.0) (1)

Genre

Science and Nature, Spirituality and Religion

Length

1 hr 4 mins

Publish date

Dec 14, 2025

Language

English

About the Author

Kerry Ann Nations

Kerry Nations is an author and storyteller drawn to themes of faith, survival, and transformation. Her work blends lived experience with lyrical reflection, tracing how small acts of courage and carefully chosen words can reshape a life. She writes at the intersection of truth, healing, and hope.View all Audiobooks by Kerry Ann Nations

1Tiny Wings, Long Journey

12Reflection — The Next Stretch

13Chapter Four – Winter Home in the Mountains

3Dedication

14Reflection — Held

4A Quiet Thought

15Chapter Five – Trouble in the Wind: Why Monarchs Need Help

5Author’s Note