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

The Broadcast That Wasn’t Scheduled

Date: August 12, 2029 — Same moment as Amara’s proposal Locations: Times Square (NYC) | Uhuru Park (Nairobi) | Dongdaemun Plaza (Seoul) | Cinelândia (Rio de Janeiro) There was no countdown. No keynote. No official host. Yet at the exact second Amara Okonkwo’s voice filled the General Assembly Hall, four massive screens flickered on across […]

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The Embassy of Breath

Date: April 18, 2028 Location: Former UN Postal Annex, across from the Secretariat Building Status: Opening Ceremony The building had been empty for twelve years. They bought the building on a Tuesday with 19,427,814 separate donations averaging $11.42. The deed was signed by seven minors and one retired school-bus driver acting as trustee. The seller,

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The Breath They Fear

December 14, 2027 — 10:52 PM Emil’s fire escape, Brooklyn The cold on the fire escape felt different from the rooftop. Harsher. Lonelier. Emil sat with his knees pulled to his chest, forehead resting on the metal railing. Below him, the city glowed in the kind of silence that only exists after something historic has

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Rooftop General Assembly

Date Range: December 12, 2027 – January 9, 2028 Location: Rooftop of the UN Secretariat Building, New York Ambient Conditions: Subfreezing wind, intermittent snow, unpredictable sky The idea was ridiculous. Which meant, by now, it was inevitable. The Security Council chamber still smelled of burned mahogany and failed vetoes. The Memory Basement was overrun with

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