Something’s Missing

Title: Something’s Missing

Authors: Giulio Brunetti, Becky Hackett, Jamie Somers

Illustrator: Philip Elliott

Publication Date: September 2024

Sometime long ago in the mists of time two rabbits were born, heirs to the throne of The Emerald Island. The names of Kevin and Joshua, the young rabbit princes, were on the tips of everyone’s tongue. Over the course of time the rabbit princes faced a threat. The foxes were advancing and amassing steadily. The brothers knew they would have to join forces to defend themselves against the incoming menace. To do this, there was one and only one solution. Using the power of regenerative medicine will the rabbit princes prevail?

‘Something’s Missing’ was conceived and written through a partnership between Fighting Words creative writing centre and Trinity College Dublin’s AMBER research centre. The project aimed to make complex science and STEM concepts more accessible to the public through the medium of creative writing. Through a series of four creative workshops, researchers from the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, and the School of Physics in Trinity College Dublin worked with Fighting Words facilitators to write this science story for children.