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The Unfolding

A library of collapsible stories — Est. 2026

Progressive disclosure for prose.

Software has long let users start simple and dig in. The Unfolding applies that to stories — each starts as a single sentence and grows outward as you tap. You choose how much story you want.

> Select a title to begin // each story expands from a single line
№ 01 Gothic Horror

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe · 1843 "A man kills an old man and confesses." 11 Words collapsed407 Words expanded53 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 02 Fairy Tale

The Three Little Pigs

English Folk Tale · 1840 "Three pigs build houses and a wolf attacks." 13 Words collapsed301 Words expanded39 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 03 Fairy Tale

Little Red Riding Hood

Charles Perrault · 1697 "A girl visits her grandmother and meets a wolf." 13 Words collapsed242 Words expanded29 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 04 Psychological Horror

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1892 "A woman is shut in a room and loses her mind." 14 Words collapsed280 Words expanded27 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 05 Realism

The Necklace

Guy de Maupassant · 1884 "A woman borrows a necklace and pays for ten years." 18 Words collapsed350 Words expanded33 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 06 Sentimental

The Gift of the Magi

O. Henry · 1905 "A poor couple sell their treasures to buy gifts." 14 Words collapsed324 Words expanded27 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 07 Horror

The Monkey's Paw

W. W. Jacobs · 1902 "An old man makes three wishes on a cursed paw." 15 Words collapsed355 Words expanded28 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 08 War / Psychological

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Ambrose Bierce · 1890 "A condemned man imagines escape as he is hanged." 19 Words collapsed347 Words expanded28 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 09 Fairy Tale

Hansel and Gretel

Brothers Grimm · 1812 "Two children are lost in the woods and meet a witch." 20 Words collapsed397 Words expanded34 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 10 Comic

The Open Window

Saki · 1914 "A girl tells a visitor a frightening tale." 14 Words collapsed454 Words expanded30 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 11 Riddle

The Lady, or the Tiger?

Frank R. Stockton · 1882 "A princess must choose her lover's fate." 13 Words collapsed388 Words expanded27 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]№ 12 Fairy Tale

Bluebeard

Charles Perrault · 1697 "A young wife discovers her husband's secret room." 25 Words collapsed521 Words expanded32 Nodes to reveal [ Open ]
> Books // long works, read one chapter at a time
Book № 01 3 chapters

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes · 1605–1615 "A country gentleman, deranged by chivalric romances, sets out as a knight-errant — one chapter at a time." 3 Chapters available328 Words collapsed5091 Words expanded [ Open book ]