At the end of the fifth installment of "Firstworld," Portland writer Jemiah Jefferson's "wovel," readers are invited to decide the fate of a character by clicking one of two choices: "Yep, he's ...

Portland's Underland Press has started a new "wovel," called "Exit Vector" by Simon Drax. A wovel is a Web novel with an interactive component -- a new installment is posted weekly and readers can ...