diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 809c6fc..143df0a 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ OPACITY="1"
 # see TTSwrapper.py for all valid options
 VOICE="en_us_001" # e.g. en_us_002
 
+# IN-PROGRESS - not yet implemented
+STORYMODE="False"
diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index f2ccd4e..bf745b5 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit.
     """
     global submission
-    print_step("Logging into Reddit.")
+    print_substep("Logging into Reddit.")
 
     content = {}
     if getenv("REDDIT_2FA").casefold() == "yes":
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     )  # todo use global instend of env vars
     environ["VIDEO_ID"] = str(textify(submission.id))
     try:
-        print(f'{submission.content=}')
-        print(f'{submission.body=}')
         content["thread_url"] = submission.url
         content["thread_title"] = submission.title
-        content["thread_content"] = submission.content
+        #ontent["thread_content"] = submission.content
         content["comments"] = []
 
         for top_level_comment in submission.comments:
diff --git a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
index fda30f4..8d169f6 100644
--- a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
+++ b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import json
 from os import getenv
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from playwright.async_api import async_playwright
+#from playwright.async_api import async_playwright
 from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright, ViewportSize
 from rich.progress import track
 
 from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 
+storymode = False
+
 
 def download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, screenshot_num):
     """Downloads screenshots of reddit posts as they are seen on the web.
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, screenshot_num):
         else:
             cookie_file = open("./video_creation/data/cookie-light-mode.json")
         cookies = json.load(cookie_file)
-        context.add_cookies(cookies)
+        context.add_cookies(cookies)  # load preference cookies
         # Get the thread screenshot
         page = context.new_page()
         page.set_viewport_size(ViewportSize(width=1920, height=1080))
@@ -52,20 +54,22 @@ def download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, screenshot_num):
         page.locator('[data-test-id="post-content"]').screenshot(
             path="assets/temp/png/title.png"
         )
+        if storymode:
+            page.locator('[data-click-id="text"]').screenshot(path="assets/temp/png/story_content.png")
+        else:
+            for idx, comment in track(
+                    enumerate(reddit_object["comments"]), "Downloading screenshots..."
+            ):
 
-        for idx, comment in track(
-            enumerate(reddit_object["comments"]), "Downloading screenshots..."
-        ):
-
-            # Stop if we have reached the screenshot_num
-            if idx >= screenshot_num:
-                break
+                # Stop if we have reached the screenshot_num
+                if idx >= screenshot_num:
+                    break
 
-            if page.locator('[data-testid="content-gate"]').is_visible():
-                page.locator('[data-testid="content-gate"] button').click()
+                if page.locator('[data-testid="content-gate"]').is_visible():
+                    page.locator('[data-testid="content-gate"] button').click()
 
-            page.goto(f'https://reddit.com{comment["comment_url"]}')
-            page.locator(f"#t1_{comment['comment_id']}").screenshot(
-                path=f"assets/temp/png/comment_{idx}.png"
-            )
+                page.goto(f'https://reddit.com{comment["comment_url"]}')
+                page.locator(f"#t1_{comment['comment_id']}").screenshot(
+                    path=f"assets/temp/png/comment_{idx}.png"
+                )
         print_substep("Screenshots downloaded Successfully.", style="bold green")
diff --git a/video_creation/voices.py b/video_creation/voices.py
index 32f468e..955f160 100644
--- a/video_creation/voices.py
+++ b/video_creation/voices.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from os import getenv
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import sox
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj):
         length += MP3(f"assets/temp/mp3/title.mp3").info.length
     except HeaderNotFoundError:  # note to self AudioFileClip
         length += sox.file_info.duration(f"assets/temp/mp3/title.mp3")
+    if getenv("STORYMODE").casefold() == "true":
+        ttttsw.tts(sanitize_text(reddit_obj["thread_content"]), filename=f"assets/temp/mp3/story_content.mp3", random_speaker=False)
+        #'story_content'
     com = 0
     for comment in track((reddit_obj["comments"]), "Saving..."):
         # ! Stop creating mp3 files if the length is greater than VIDEO_LENGTH seconds. This can be longer, but this is just a good_voices starting point
@@ -62,5 +66,5 @@ def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj):
                 # remove(f"assets/temp/png/comment_{com}.png")# todo might cause odd un-syncing
 
     print_substep("Saved Text to MP3 files Successfully.", style="bold green")
-    # ! Return the index so we know how many screenshots of comments we need to make.
+    # ! Return the index, so we know how many screenshots of comments we need to make.
     return length, com