On the island of Farflung there is one book, one pledge, and one Objectively Wonderful Leader. Katherine McLarky has doubts. A free serialized middle-grade adventure in 20 weekly episodes, with illustrations.

A girl kneels in a dark cellar by lamplight, clutching a map, while a trapdoor in the floor lies open beneath her—a desperate message folded inside it.

Latest episode · September 9, 2026

Episode 4: The Door in the Floor

Under the rug is a door. Under the door is a map, a note, and twenty-three burnt pages that were never supposed to survive the fire.

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Coming Wednesday, September 16, 2026: Episode 5 · The Curse of Faucho de Poyo

The Case Files 4 of 20 declassified

Part One · How to Get Where You Don’t Want to Go

NEW THIS WEDNESDAY The Door in the Floor September 9, 2026 · Chapters 4–5 · 17 min read Under the rug is a door. Under the door is a map, a note, and twenty-three burnt pages that were never supposed to survive the fire.

The Yellow Eviction Notice September 2, 2026 · Chapter 3 · 18 min read Charcoal is honest work. Eviction notices are not. And the last thing Katherine’s father told her makes no sense at all: look under the rug.

The Only Way to Get Where You Don’t Want to Go August 26, 2026 · Chapter 2 · 21 min read Katherine walks the seven miles home the way she always does — one foot in front of the other — and counts the things that are suddenly, quietly wrong.

The Man with the Antler-Handled Umbrella August 26, 2026 · Chapter 1 · 12 min read On the island of Farflung, there is one book, one pledge, and one correct answer to every question. Then a stranger with an antler-handled umbrella sits in on a surprise test.