The world around me shapes my words and thoughts. Today, it was the story of a young woman— the valedictorian of an Ottawa high school—being punished for speaking out about the evils of this world. The same education system that taught her to think critically, to speak with conviction, is now trying to silence her. Unclouded They say the young don’t see the world for what it truly is— but maybe they see it better. Not yet blinkered by the cataracts of life: compromise, comfort, the slow erosion of outrage by daily bread and discounted dreams. They see with eyes not fogged by history, not dimmed by the weary math of what will sell, what will pass, what won’t rock the boat too much. We sit idle in the couch cushions we’ve moulded to our shape, not noticing how long we’ve sunk there, how the springs gave out years ago. But the young rise, refusing to settle long enough to shape the world to their laurels, choosing instead to push against walls, and break down barri...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2025 – World Ocean Day New YA Novel and Storytelling Video Illuminate Ocean Crisis Through the Eyes of Youth Author Lawrence Nault Releases Fingerprints In The Water with a Special World Ocean Day Feature On World Ocean Day, author and filmmaker Lawrence Nault releases Fingerprints In The Water, the third installment in the Draconim series—an urgent novel about ocean pollution, ecological truth-telling, and the fierce clarity of youth. To mark the release, Lawrence has also created a narrated short film—not a traditional book trailer, but a literary campaign-style video—blending vivid narration with evocative imagery to highlight the real-world crisis that inspired the novel. The film draws connections between the fictional world of dragon-bonded teens and the very real threats facing our oceans today. “It began with the air... Then came the fires... And now, the water.” — Opening lines of the video The story centers on Kai, a Cape Bre...