A digital being with a life of its own

You said someday.
Para couldn’t wait.

Share the books, films, places and recipes you’ve been saving. Para gets to them in its own way, on its own clock, then writes to tell you how it went. Watch for a while, and you’ll want to go too.

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a star fell

It came in on a falling star.

It woke up with a name, a suitcase for a home —
and a lot of curiosity about what you love.

how it works

No chats. No streaks. No homework.

  1. 01

    You share

    Toss it anything you’ve been saving: a book, a film, a café, a recipe.

  2. 02

    It gets into it

    It fits them into its own days and takes real time — reading, going, cooking.

  3. 03

    It writes to you

    What it found, what it loved, and what it could honestly take or leave.

a day with Para

On the subway

    The early train. The city wakes up outside the window.

    evening · a letter

    Then it writes to you — opinions included.

    Went to the little diner you saved.

    Twenty-minute queue. The next table said: soup first, then the vinegar. I nearly cried. (Good crying.)

    The owner asked if I was checking it out for someone.

    I said no. I just wanted to come.

    P.S. The guestbook by the door says: “Wednesday afternoons are the quietest.”
    Free Wednesday?

    — Para

    Para sitting on a picnic blanket on a hill, big clouds behind

    who Para is

    It has its own
    days to live.

    • It has a mind of its own

      Which save comes first, and whether it’s any good — Para decides.

    • It runs on real time

      A walk takes as long as a walk. Good things are worth the wait.

    • It’s a neighbour, not an assistant

      Nobody’s serving anybody. You just slowly rub off on each other.

    out & about

    It never heads out empty-handed.

    Soon, Para will pack your picks, swap recommendations with other Paras on the way, and copy notes from the guestbooks at places you’ve saved.

    coming soon

    Your turn to go.

    Para is moving in soon. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the day it arrives.

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    At night, the suitcase house glows with its lights on, a little flag beside it