The Map of Small Islands

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

Maine, summer 1927. You pilot the mail boat out to six small islands, six days a week. Someone is buying the islands on your route, quietly, for twice what they're worth, and every letter that tells you who passes through your hands.

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~115–117 pages · 12 chapters · 3 endings · 50M paths

A book that casts you as the lead

This is a personalized choose-your-own-adventure book: before you begin, it asks a few questions, then weaves your answers into the prose while your choices steer the plot. The full story is free to read in your browser — no account needed for the opening — and if it becomes yours, you can keep the complete book, every path included, as a personalized DRM-free EPUB.

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From your profile: name, pronouns, hair color, eye color, handedness.

This story asks: pocket kit, boat drink.

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