Vol. 04 · Evening edition

A story written just for you, read aloud tonight.

Tell us a feeling, a place, and how many minutes you have. We'll write a small original story and read it to you in a voice you'll come back to.

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Tonight · 40 min
The Library Nobody Visits
read by Iris · 40 min
Moss Letters
read by Iris · 18 min
Postcards From the Wind
read by Auden · 22 min
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Three small choices, then we begin.

Less of a search bar, more of a brief. Tell us what kind of evening you want — we'll handle the rest.

i.

Set the scene

Pick a mood, a place, a length. A lighthouse in fog. A market at dawn. Twelve minutes.

scene  a glasshouse in winter
mood   cozy, slow
length 14 min
ii.

Choose a voice

Six narrators with real range — wry, hushed, grand, sly. Pick the one your evening needs.

narrator Iris
tone     warm, hushed
accent   soft British
iii.

Press play

A new story, written and read aloud in about a minute. Save it, share it, fall asleep to it.

writing ✓ done
reading ▶ now playing
cover   drawn

Voices with weather in them.

A small ensemble of real-feeling readers. Each one sounds like a particular evening.

I
Iris
warm, hushed · soft British
"The fog came in gently, the way a cat comes into a room it already owns."
F
Fen
wry, weathered · Irish
"Now — and I'll only say this the once — the lighthouse was never really a lighthouse at all."
A
Auden
grand, patient · mid-Atlantic
"There are cities where the rain knows your name. This was one of those cities."
M
Marlowe
playful, sly · southern US
"Alright. Pull your chair in closer. I'm not telling this twice, and the good parts go quick."
S
Saoirse
clear, poetic · Scottish
"The sea had a way of keeping its secrets, and, on a good day, sharing one or two."
T
Tomás
low, confidential · Iberian
"Between midnight and the first train, the city belonged to us, and to nobody else."

A handsome little radio for one.

Every story comes with its own drawn cover, a sleep timer, offline saving, and a place to come back to.

"It's the only app I've kept on the home screen this year. Half a story, half a candle." — Eli, reader since spring

The Cartographer of Small Hours

read by Fen · Literary · 24 min
09:14−14:46

A whole library of evenings.

Cozy Literary Fable Mystery Whimsy Adventure Slice of life Essay Folk tale Science fiction Romance Noir A lighthouse in fog A night train A paper library A glasshouse in winter A market at dawn A beekeeper's cottage

We make stories the way you'd make tea. Slowly, with care, and only when somebody asks for one. Our narrators are AI voices, cast character by character. The covers are drawn fresh. Every story is yours to keep, and to come back to.

— Just Story It · est. evening

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  • Up to 3 custom characters & places
  • Multi-character dialogue

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  • Up to 21 min per story
  • Up to 12 custom characters & places
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  • Cover artwork
  • Multi-character dialogue
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The whole shelf, every month.
  • 1200 listening minutes / month
  • Up to 30 min per story
  • Up to 30 custom characters & places
  • Custom story direction
  • Cover artwork
  • Multi-character dialogue
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Tonight, we'd put on a lighthouse.

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