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The Founder's Vigil · She bounces so you may rest · tap to wake
A book club. Founded, conceived, birthed, trademarked and spiritually owned by KEL.
Light a candle to pay tribute to The Founder.
🎰 Spin for the next Keeper 🐛 Play The BookwormCatalogue No. 098.1 KEL · Prescribed Reading
What the congregation is reading right now
A scruffy, multi-species crew punch wormholes through space for a living and mostly just want each other to be alright. After Mo's computer god, the club has voted for a nice time. Sian picked this one, and the book contains an actual species called the Sianat, which we are choosing to read as prophecy.
Chosen by Sian · Ratified by Kel📜 Case fileCatalogue No. 823.0 KEL · The Stacks
Every book read under Kel's benevolent reign, in the order Her club consumed them
A young woman develops a craving for eyeballs. The book club developed a craving for discussing it. Both are Kel's doing, ultimately.
Laura's pick📜 Case fileSomeone gets murdered at a seaside resort. Poirot solves it. Kel, we assume, would have solved it faster, but she was busy founding book clubs.
Rachel's pick📜 Case fileGhosts, injustice and the Jim Crow South. A genuine masterpiece, selected, naturally, by the only member with founder-level taste.
Kel's pick (obviously the best one)📜 Case fileMan wakes up as a giant insect, family acts weird about it. Katy chose this and, much like Gregor Samsa, we simply had to accept our new reality.
Katy's pick📜 Case fileLinked stories about people being catastrophically unwanted. Reagan picked it, and the club has been recovering ever since.
Reagan's pick📜 Case fileCosy fantasy with tea and enchanted clutter. Vic's pick, and the closest this club has come to a group hug in paperback form.
Vic's pick📜 Case fileA computer becomes God, abolishes death, and gives everyone everything forever. Against all expectations, the club loved it. Mo, formally noted at the time, is now formally vindicated, and has been insufferable ever since.
Mo's pick📜 Case fileCatalogue No. 027.1 KEL · Congregational Metrics
Updated in real time as the faithful confess. Tap the tears and the spice.
Catalogue No. 028.9 KEL · Returns of Pages
Pages read in The Founder's name, collectively, for all time. Counted from the books themselves, because the honour system was deemed a security risk.
Consulting the ledger…
Catalogue No. 808.53 KEL · Arguments, Recreational
Say the unsayable — about the Current Decree only. Anonymous if you're a coward (allowed). The congregation votes with fire. Takes on finished books have been sealed in the Take Archive.
Loading the confessions…
Catalogue No. 248.4 KEL · Acts of Devotion
Done one this month? Add your name so the others can see your devotion.
Catalogue No. 060.42 KEL · Meetings, Mandatory-ish
The next book club must be scheduled. A fresh Writ of Summons has been issued. Mark every September day you could attend — the Chosen Day will be decreed by mathematics and enforced by guilt. Kel is already available on all 30 days — the Founder does not recognise scheduling conflicts — so what's your excuse?
Issued under the authority of Kel Industries, Department of Print Prevention.
| Applicant | The person at the printer |
| Materials requested | ALL OF IT, apparently |
| Reason given | None provided |
| Status of request | DENIED |
| Status of appeal | DENIED (pre-emptively) |
| Status of the appeal against the appeal | DENIED (with interest) |
| Reproduction fee, payable regardless | £∞ |
Approved and signed on behalf of The Founder, who was not consulted and did not need to be:
Kel
By printing this form the applicant consents to it being used as evidence. The ink you have just spent is not refundable. The Librarian has been notified.You lit the fifth flame. Kel did not authorise this. Welcome to the Hell of Unfinished Books, where the TBR pile is infinite, the tea is always slightly too cold, and someone is about to spoil the ending.
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Invoice no. 0001 (all invoices are invoice no. 0001)
Dispute this invoice (inadvisable)
The Library of Big Book Energy · est. by Kel, obviously
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NO. BBE-000000
Valid: never. Transferable: no. Renewable: upon acts of devotion. The bearer may borrow up to zero (0) items from the restricted section, which does not exist. Kel may revoke this ticket at any time, without reason. Reason: Kel.
Accept your ticket
You have been shushed by The Librarian. Reading privileges suspended for five seconds. She heard you from three postcodes away.
Item: Your soul
Issued: 1989
Due back: some time ago
Fine accrued: £0.00
You were told this does not exist. And yet here you are. These titles may be consulted only under the direct supervision of The Founder, who is unavailable.
Leave quietly
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