Public · Founder Note 003
The manuscript & reading
The unabridged manuscript and the original founder audio reading, together in Founder Note 003.
Read & listenMichael Darius · Small Step Ventures
The First Quiet Night
The Story of Small Step by Michael Darius. Read the public manuscript, hear the founder reading, or enter the private storybook.
The Story of Small Step
One story.
Two ways into its world.
Written and read by Michael Darius.
Private · Working edition
The Storybook Instrument
A book of sixty-four page surfaces, with room for words, pictures, and the quiet of a page turn. This candidate edition is still being developed.
Private reading roomFounder sign-in required. Not a public release.
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