At some point, the story asks what you would do.
Write interactive stories on your phone.
Short stories with choices, written bubble by bubble. Add a choice when you want one, publish when you're ready, and find out what your story made people feel.
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How a story comes together
The Last Stop
#Fantasy · by you
The night bus stops at a station that is on no map. The driver opens the doors, finds your eyes in the mirror, and waits.
Curious Uncanny Mesmerized
Do you get off here?
Write one bubble at a time. Once you have a few lines down, your draft waits where you left it. Add a choice, or don't. Each answer opens its own path, and you write what follows. Publish when you're ready. Readers leave an emo on the bubble that moved them. Nobody ranks you.
Make your first choice, right here.
No download needed to start.
The Ideal Witness
#Crime · by maxouu_
The police put out a call for witnesses. Me? I already know what I'll say: I lied. I sent the investigators toward the station, far from where Julien really went. It was working. Until Captain Vasseur: she asks the same question twice, in different words. She isn't looking for answers. She's looking for cracks. And she's called me back in.
Vasseur calls you back in. What do you do?
Same time. Same jacket. Same bag. Good liars never change a thing…
Moved
A slightly different time. A less certain jacket. A hazier memory. In the moment, it seemed reasonable…
Curious
Which one saves you?The rest plays out in the app.
Every category has its own colour, type and mood.
A crime story doesn't look like a romance. The title, the palette, even the typeface shift with the world.
Real screenshots, August 2026. The stories are written in French and translated automatically.
What you get when you write here.
One bubble at a time
The editor hands you one bubble at a time, so there is never a blank page staring back at you. Start tonight, come back tomorrow: once you have a few lines down, your draft waits where you left it.
Add a choice, or don't
When you reach a moment that could go two ways, you can split your story in two and let the reader decide. Each answer opens its own path, and you write what follows. Or keep it straight through: both belong here.
See what your story did
Readers don't hit like. They leave an emo on the bubble that moved them, and you see which ending they reached.
Nobody ranks you
No leaderboard, no follower count, no like counter to refresh at midnight.
Written in yours, read in others
Your story can be read in other languages.
- telly · a story
- bubble · a segment
- path · a branch
- emo · the emotion you leave
- tella · whoever writes
- reada · whoever reads
Before you write your first telly
Is it free?
Yes. The app is free, with no subscription. You'll see ads in the feed.
Do I own what I write?
Yes. You keep your copyright. Tellyah only holds the licence it needs to host your telly, translate it automatically and show it to readers, and that licence ends when you delete the telly or your account (within 30 days at most). Details in the terms of use.
Which language can I write in?
The one you think in. Tellyah picks up the language of your telly on its own, and can translate it automatically for readers who speak another language.
Why are there no comments?
So that publishing doesn't mean bracing for comments. Readers leave an emo instead: one emotion, on the bubble that moved them, and you see which ones.
Do I need to be a writer?
No. You don't need to have been published, or to have finished anything before. You need to be at least 16.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You write in the app, one bubble at a time, and a choice is simply the two answers you type. New to stories with choices? How to write interactive fiction explains it and compares six tools.
What's a "telly"?
A short story written on Tellyah, one bubble at a time. Whoever writes it can add a choice, and each answer opens its own path.
Is content moderated?
Yes. Every published telly goes through an automated filter. Reports are reviewed and can lead to removal. See our child-safety policy.
Your story starts here.
Your readers tell you what they felt. Not a counter, an emotion.
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