Close the laptop.
Go touch grass.
Take a short walk and photograph 5 to 10 random things. Our AI turns them into an illustrated story, rhyming poem or comic, using your own photos as the pictures.
Free to use with a free Google key, or run it on your own computer. The demo needs no setup.
Your photos
↓ Gemma AI writes ↓
Gus and the Big Bench
Gus the pigeon had a big plan. He wanted the best bench in the park. But the lamp post had other ideas…
What is Touch Grass Tales?
A small, friendly reason to go outside. Whatever you photograph (a bench, a cat, a strange sign) becomes the cast of a short tale. Everything is written in simple English: short sentences and easy words, so young readers and English learners can enjoy it too.
Four steps, a few minutes
- Connect the AI once
Paste a free Google AI Studio key (2 minutes), or use LM Studio on your computer. How?
- Go outside
Get a fun mission, like "find something that looks like a face", and take 5 to 10 photos.
- Pick a mood and format
Funny, spooky or mystery. Then a story, a poem or a comic.
- Read your tale
Watch live progress while the AI writes. Read it like a book or as slides, and publish it to the gallery if you like.
Choose what you get
Story
Six short scenes, each with one of your photos as the picture.
Poem
Four rhyming verses that are fun to read out loud.
Comic
Six panels with captions and speech bubbles over your photos.
What you need
- 📱A phone or computer to take or upload photos.
- 🔑A free Google AI Studio key or the LM Studio app on your computer. The setup guide shows you how.
- ⏳About 2 to 4 minutes while the AI writes. Keep the tab open; you can do other things.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Google AI Studio gives you a free key with Gemma models. You can also use LM Studio, which runs fully on your own computer.
Is my API key safe?
Your key is kept in your browser's local storage for 5 hours only and is then deleted automatically. It is sent with each request but the server never stores or logs it. You can press Forget at any time.
What happens to my photos?
Photos are shrunk, their hidden location data (EXIF) is removed, and they are deleted from the server after 24 hours. When you press Publish, your tale and small copies of its photos are saved to your browser's local storage, so you can find it again in the gallery on this device. It is never uploaded for others to see.
Why does it take a few minutes?
The AI works in small, careful steps: it looks at each photo, plans the plot, writes each part, then proofreads. Doing it carefully, one piece at a time, takes a few minutes.
Ready for a walk?
Your next story is just outside the door.