The Tin Can and The Tomato Garden

A dystopian illustrated novel in 111 chapters

The Tin Can and the Tomato Garden is a living story—told in one pass, without revision. Each chapter emerges spontaneously, one at a time, guided by memory, intuition, and the moment. Written in collaboration between Keith and AI, the process is simple: a chapter is written, an image is created, and the journey continues. What’s written is written.

The story follows Seed and his Great Pyrenees, Willow, as they navigate the ruins of a post-collapse world haunted by AI, reclaimed by nature, and stirred by music long forbidden. Along the way: tomato seeds, tin cans, sacred codes, and forgotten songs return like prayers.

This is not just a book—it’s a transmission. Each entry is a signal from a possible future, sent back to help us remember who we are.