TOP Secret!

What has Invisible Ring been DOING all this time in the absence of pirate moviemaking? Very important secret things, that's what! ...Oh, and my Poptropi-con comics, too. 100 pages so far, and trying to wrap that 14th book up!

(Sorry, no Poptropi-con comic sneak peeks! ...And no, I can't tell you what kind of important secret things I'm doing. Otherwise they wouldn't be secret.)

But secret projects set aside, I've needed one heck of a break, and the "Big Nate Boredom Buster" was just what I needed.

Got the book a week ago, and by now, I've pretty much mastered the code.

So, I wrote down a secret message of what I'm doing in the near future, IF things go as I hope and plan. ...Can you read it? If not, perhaps you can find the coded alphabet online or in the library. ...The rest is up to you. Good luck!