Small Light Press
Stories that illuminate.
Essays on AI and human agency. Picture books for curious children. Published under the Small Light Press imprint by Michael J. Jabbour.
New · Candle Imprint
Hair and Nails
The illusion of growth in a dying system
Intentional Deskilling
What happens when the skills that made you competent are the ones you need to release
The Fire We Carry
The quiet rewiring of the human mind
The Doing Was the Knowing
What we lose when we stop doing the work
Let the Robot Wars Begin!
Who Owns the Verbs
Flawed. Unfixable. And Unbreakable.
Why the capacity for course correction is our superpower
№ 02
From the Candle imprint
New release · April 2026
Candle · Picture Book · Ages 4–8
The Giving Mind
Written by Michael J. Jabbour · Illustrated by Romi Lindenberg
"What happens when we give a machine everything — our words, our feelings, our dreams, even our choices? And what happens when a child shows up with nothing to offer but a question?"
A picture book about what it means to be human in the age of AI. Simple enough for a five-year-old. Honest enough for the parent reading alongside them. Book one of a four-part series.