At one point during the process of designing this book, I was on a FaceTime call with a close friend of mine, and he told me that crows were one of his favorite bird because he could go anywhere and see them.

From the rooftops of Westwood to ­­the jungles of the Philippines, we can find­ a Crow’s presence practically anywhere, in almost any continent. This book is an attempt to transform such ubiquitous and seemingly mundane experiences—which are often the ones we take for granted—into something more novel and magical.

Perhaps it was my dad’s frequent singing of “Blackbird” by the Beatles on his guitar, or the fact that my wardrobe consists primarily of blacks and greys, but something about this common, yet uncommon bird has always stuck with me.

A.E. 𓅨