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These are my articles written over time. Please feel free to ask questions about any post.

The Ledger Under Review

The greenhouse heaters hummed against the February frost, their soft vibrations echoing beneath the glass. Emil stood at the scarred table, watching condensation drip down the pane like hesitant thoughts. The ledger lay open to the last entry—The Gardener’s Faith—its ink now dry but the words still warm in memory. Few weeks had passed since […]

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Beyond the Walls

The greenhouse felt smaller under November’s early dusk, its patched glass fogged with the breath of the Circle of Seeds. Emil sat at the scarred table, the UN Youth Forum email open on the laptop: Virtual session confirmed, December 15. Present East Riverton’s story. Global youth await. The seedling tray—basil and beans now rooted in

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The Proposal Root

The greenhouse glowed under September’s waning light, its patched glass catching streaks of gold and shadow. Around the scarred table sat Emil, Priya, Aisha, Jaden, and Mina, the Circle of Seeds delegation reunited. The ledger lay open, its pages thick with entries from five schools: Crestview’s mural, Westfield’s canopy, Northwood’s quiet boxes. A laptop screen

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The Seed Carriers

The greenhouse stood as a living testament, its scorched western wall now a tapestry of painted vines weaving around sensor mounts—a scar transformed into a story of resilience. The early July sun bathed the courtyard in warmth, the air alive with the hum of growth: vines stretching, sensors blinking, the ledger brimming with entries of

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Mock up Scene 15: The Forum’s First Seed

The first meeting of the Student Stewards’ Forum was not held in the council chamber. The very air in that room, they decided, was still thick with the dust of old arguments. Instead, they gathered in the library, in the very heart of the storm’s aftermath. Sunlight streamed through the tall, now-repaired windows, illuminating motes

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Mock-up Scene 13: The Unlearning

The greenhouse, once a refuge, had become a crucible. Morning light slanted through the patched glass panes, sharper now, illuminating every scar on the benches, every water stain on the soil. The rhythm of work was slower, more deliberate—like a heart learning a new beat. Lara arrived at dawn. She didn’t knock, didn’t speak. She

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Mock-up Scene 12: The Only Ground That Holds

Dawn broke over a school washed clean and wounded. The air, still thick with the scent of wet plaster and damp earth, carried a strange humility. In the library, students moved like medics on a battlefield, carefully extracting books from the wreckage of the collapsed ceiling and laying them out on tarps in the courtyard

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The Wind Tests the Canopy

A traditional oil painting in a realistic style.A greenhouse locked and dark under heavy rain. Students gather outside, clustered under tarps and the fig tree — Sam teaching seed-saving, Aisha stitching canvas, Leo demonstrating sensor coding. Rain streaks across the scene, the council window glowing faintly in the background where Lara’s silhouette watches. A banner

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Mock-up Scene 11: The Wind Tests the Canopy

The greenhouse rhythm had widened. New footsteps joined its quiet pulse: Kai from Journalism crouching near the workbench, photographing seedlings for what he called an “alternative impact report.” Mrs. Nouri, the retired groundskeeper, showing Sam how to rescue storm-blighted tomatoes. Even Elias, Lara’s debate president, lingered at the doorway with conflicted eyes. Aisha’s sensor glowed

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Mock-up Scene 10: The First Shoots

The greenhouse was no longer just a project space — it was becoming a rhythm. After classes, footsteps traced familiar paths: Priya arriving with debate notes, Leo with a bundle of wires, Sam balancing seed trays, Aisha carrying fabric scraps, Mateo sketching reinforcements. Each came not for Emil, but for the work itself — yet

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