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Expository Stories

Engage with stories that aim to explain, inform, or clarify a particular subject or idea. These narratives often combine factual elements with compelling storytelling.

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3 Stories
Projector and Proof

Projector and Proof

By Jamie F. Bell

A town hall meeting, usually sparse and tense, is unexpectedly packed. A large screen dominates the stage. The air crackles with anticipation and a hopeful, nervous energy as Leo, Sam, and Jordan prepare to present their project.

A Different Kind of Quiet

A Different Kind of Quiet

By Jamie F. Bell

The town council meeting, thick with unspoken tension, gives way to a cautious, incremental shift. Later, weeks pass, and the municipal recreation center, once a space of restless anonymity, transforms into a hub of quiet, focused creativity for Jordan, Sam, and Leo.

The Sketchbook and the Static

The Sketchbook and the Static

By Leaf Richards

Jordan, a quiet teenager, navigates the economically depressed streets of Sprucewood, Northwestern Ontario, his keen observational eye absorbing the town's slow decay. His secret sketchbook, filled with detailed drawings of hands, is his only outlet for expressing his profound sense of disconnection.

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