In the Forest
Small Life Stories · A photographic novel · Serial
In the
Forest

A small hero, a creature companion, and a journey through a vast and twilit wood. Start from the beginning.

In progress · Start from chapter one

A hero the size
of a held breath

Kestrel is small, even for an elf. The forest is vast, even for a forest. He carries a creature he cannot name, follows a path he cannot see, and moves toward something he cannot yet describe.

In the Forest is a fantasy adventure told at 1/4 scale — photographed in chapters and published here as it’s made. It’s a serial story meant to be read from the beginning. Two elves, two Hansa mounts, two small companions, and a journey that keeps going deeper into the dark.

Chapters

Answering the Call
Chapter One
Answering the Call

Kestrel has been waiting his whole life for a signal that never came. Until now.

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A Dense Forest
Chapter Two
A Dense Forest

The forest gets darker. The trees get closer. Somewhere ahead, something is frightened — and it needs proof that they mean no harm.

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The Trees' Story
Chapter Three · In progress
The Trees’ Story

The forest is older than anyone in it. Kestrel begins to understand that the trees have been watching longer than he has been walking. The light here is different — warmer, stranger, less easy to explain.

Coming soon

Who’s in the story

Kestrel
Kestrel
The hero

Small, even for an elf. White hair, pointed ears, and the kind of stubbornness that passes for courage when you’re alone in a very large forest. He travels with a creature he found in the dark and hasn’t named yet.

Wren
Wren
Kestrel’s companion

The other elf. Quieter than Kestrel, more watchful, with a mouse she keeps close and a beret she wears at an angle that suggests she has opinions about things. She rides a raccoon. She and Kestrel are going the same direction, more or less.

Built at 1/4 scale

The forest set
The forest set
Follow along
Wren in snow
Mr Fox
Into the forest
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