The Brown Water Files
By Jamie Bell
Leo navigates the dimly lit, freezing basement of the Oakridge Tenements to collect water samples, treating the neglect of the building as a crime scene under investigation.
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13 Stories
The Half-Life of Truth
By Jamie F. Bell
A tense, rain-battered courtroom where the fate of a Deep Geological Repository hangs in the balance.
The Root Layer
By Jamie F. Bell
A tense confrontation in a neighborhood community garden where external researchers are failing to identify a toxic threat.
The Missing Variable
By Eva Suluk
Eddie confronts a researcher trespassing on his property, setting off a chain of events that exposes the flaws in a top-down scientific study.
The Air We Breathe
By Leaf Richards
A tense town hall meeting in a working-class neighborhood where a researcher is trying to present data to skeptical residents.
The Architecture of Silence
By Leaf Richards
A drafty community center library on a rainy Tuesday evening, where the smell of old paper mixes with damp wool. The setting is intimate, grounded, and quiet.
The Exchange District Protocol
By Leaf Richards
A converted warehouse art studio in Winnipeg's Exchange District during a heavy spring rainstorm. The room smells of turpentine and ozone.
The Frozen Protocol
By Eva Suluk
A tense confrontation in a drafty community center in a snowbound town, where a public health investigation transforms into a collaborative partnership.
The Clay Keeper
By Jamie F. Bell
A group of artists tours a research facility demonstrating deep geological storage technology, focusing on a full-scale model of a deposition tunnel.
The Messenger
By Jamie F. Bell
Inside a hidden studio, the heavy steel door creaks open, revealing a soaked and terrified teen researcher named Leo. Outside, the city is slick with rain, and the air is thick with the chill of unexpected danger.
Lines of Retreat
By Eva Suluk
The morning after a tense, rain-soaked encounter, Simon, feeling the weight of the project's escalating danger, confronts George in their makeshift office. The air is thick with unspoken history and professional friction, complicated by the raw, confusing intimacy of the night before.
Human Cost
By Jamie F. Bell
Picking up in Simon’s office after a charged moment between him and George, the quiet tension is abruptly broken by news of a violent act against Mia’s family, forcing Simon to shed his reticence and act decisively.
The Canvas of Concrete
By Jamie F. Bell
A drafty community center art room in Winnipeg's North End, filled with the smell of acrylics and wet autumn leaves.