Like every creative project, giving it a title could be as difficult as naming your own baby. Naming the book Sun Night, in my case, as a first published book was incredibly difficult. It took a lot of research and deep soul searching to reach that final title. However, as I inched closer to finishing the book, it became more evident what the title would be. The stories my brother and I told each other always surrounded the sun as an important character therefore a perfect piece of that puzzle. From the start, I wanted a short title that could describe an extraordinary contrast of words. We never think of the sun and the night together but they have a strong natural connection. The night is a result of the sun setting on the horizon away from where we are. There are other evident contrasts in my book that highlight differences, for example, my brother was so much more outgoing and extroverted, while I was the opposite, a quiet and more thoughtful child scared of everything. Indirectly so, the stories we told each other at night were richer in color than those of our regular life. There is also a strong unspoken presence of dark and light on Sun Night, which helps to further demonstrate that.
The most important meaning by far for me as a writer and deep in my heart is the representation of my brother in the title. Luchi, my brother, is the Sun Night. When we were small, he always illuminated the path for me when I was scared of the shadows. He would always go to the bathroom with me in the middle of the night because I was scared of the made-up ghosts I saw in my mind. Luchi would make me laugh when I was sad. Luchi would always protect me when I was bullied in school. My brother was my Sun Night.
Unbelievably so, my brother continues to shine a light in my way as I go through life to the undiscovered and new. He’s been there for me so close, steering my steps toward love and happiness. Always. He’s never let me down. He has been there to guide the direction of my life by choosing love. He’s held my hand and guided me to the choices I have made to tell the real story of our lives, experiences that only us lived. My brother was and will forever continue to be my Sun Night.
