Fabble, or: bedtime stories that won't bankrupt me

Preamble A couple of summers ago I had what felt like a small idea: ask an LLM to write bedtime stories for kids. Glue images and audio on top. Call it a day. The plan fit in a paragraph. The system as it stands today does not. The prototype was called Fable — a script with two HTTP calls and a folder of .txt files. The current incarnation is Fabble (fabble.me): a serverless app on AWS that generates stories, validates them, illustrates them, narrates them, broadcasts a fresh one every week, and handles payments. Occasionally it writes a story I’m proud to read aloud. ...

May 20, 2026 · 7 min

Seamless payment integration in your webapp with Stripe, Amplify and DynamoDB (+ indexes)

Prelude If you miss the beginning of my series, here’s my article about how to build an e-learning platform on AWS. Otherwise, if you are following this serie, the last time we build our backend to safely serve our HLS contents (if you miss it, follow the link).If you want to sell premium content you can leverage Stripe to handle multiple payments. This article will delve into the mechanisms of leveraging AWS services and signed cookies to deliver premium content seamlessly. ...

September 10, 2023 · 6 min