A series by Mary Akanbi

Crafted

Different students, different schools, one question: what were you crafted for?

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One of the Crafted crew, in her own words.

Crafted
Joey daydreams at his desk. His thought cloud shows a city of glass towers and wind turbines.
Joey. Your not so regular guy

They can twist the truth. But they can’t stop the rise.

Joey in six moves

From the night he had the idea to the night he knew they could not stop him.

Joey sits on his bed with a laptop as code rains down. A banner reads: Let’s build something incredible.

1 of 6The dream

Joey holds a tablet showing Project Pulse. The caption asks: what if you could hear the cry that no one was saying out loud?

2 of 6The idea

Joey alone in a computer room, staring at his screen. The caption reads: my project folder gone?

3 of 6The betrayal

Joey walks past classmates who turn away. The caption reads: I was ghosted in real life.

4 of 6Ghosted

Joey, seen from behind, faces a rising line marked betrayal, silence, service, strength, rise.

5 of 6The climb

Joey lies awake looking at the city at night. The caption reads: they can twist the truth, but they can’t stop the rise.

6 of 6The rise

That is half the story. The rest is in the book.

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Crafted

Different students, different schools, one question: what were you crafted for?

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Essie Lane

The girl who stood for more

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