From d3d166bf2ba2f8fa0917a35d3a604dfa79b4f6ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Campbell Alden Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:23:42 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Share a half motivational / half explanatory blurb in the README --- README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e69de29..772a014 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# 🥣 Cereal +_A tool for reading serially published works on the same timeline as the original publication._ + +Many famous works of literature were originally published serially. In the age of binge-watching, a return to +episodic viewing is perhaps the counter-counter-culture, but what about these famous stories that are now +binge-read?! + +No longer, now you can subscribe to be sent a notification when the next installment of drops. + +## Notification Methods +- 🔔 Web Push to receive notifications to read on device +- 📧 E-Mail to receive either a notification that the next edition is "out" or the full contents (maybe?) +- 🗞️ Maybe I'll one day spin this into a publishing company of my own and send out paper reprints (not serious, or am I?) + +## Available Works +I'm planning on only using things in the public domain. I found out about a similar movement where _Dracula_ was being +sent out in emails that lined up with the dates of the letters in the story and then discovered that _The Count of Monte +Cristo_ was originally published serially. I'm also a big fan of Sherlock Holmes, which was also famously published +serially. + +All of that's to say, why not do for these other works (roughly) what was done for _Dracula_!