The Sign of the Compass

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

Philadelphia, 1876. The Centennial is open, the telephone is about to speak, and the women mean to hand the country a second Declaration on its hundredth Fourth. Somewhere in the crowd is the person who made your compass.

~125–127 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 it as a personalized PDF.

How it becomes your story

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

This story asks: nib, pocket.

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