174 lines
6.5 KiB
HTML
174 lines
6.5 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>The First Stain | Asma Rudisill</title>
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<style>
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* {
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margin: 0;
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padding: 0;
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box-sizing: border-box;
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}
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body {
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font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
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line-height: 1.6;
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color: #2d2d2d;
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background: #f5f0e8;
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padding: 2rem;
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max-width: 800px;
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margin: 0 auto;
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}
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header {
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text-align: center;
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padding: 3rem 0;
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border-bottom: 2px solid #8b7355;
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margin-bottom: 3rem;
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}
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h1 {
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font-size: 3.5rem;
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color: #8b7355;
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margin-bottom: 1rem;
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font-weight: 300;
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letter-spacing: 2px;
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}
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.subtitle {
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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color: #6b5b45;
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font-style: italic;
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}
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.gallery {
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
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gap: 2rem;
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margin: 3rem 0;
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}
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.gallery-item {
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background: white;
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padding: 1rem;
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box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
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border-radius: 8px;
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text-align: center;
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}
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.gallery-item img {
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width: 100%;
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height: auto;
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border-radius: 4px;
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margin-bottom: 1rem;
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}
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.gallery-item p {
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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color: #6b5b45;
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padding: 0.5rem;
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}
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.story {
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background: #fff8f0;
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padding: 3rem;
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border-radius: 12px;
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margin: 3rem 0;
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box-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.1);
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}
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.story h2 {
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font-size: 2rem;
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color: #8b7355;
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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}
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.story p {
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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line-height: 1.8;
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}
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.quote {
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border-left: 4px solid #8b7355;
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padding-left: 2rem;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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font-style: italic;
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font-size: 1.3rem;
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color: #6b5b45;
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}
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.footer {
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text-align: center;
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padding: 3rem 0;
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color: #6b5b45;
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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}
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.back-link {
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display: inline-block;
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padding: 1rem 2rem;
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background: #8b7355;
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color: white;
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text-decoration: none;
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border-radius: 50px;
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font-size: 1rem;
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transition: all 0.3s ease;
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margin-top: 2rem;
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}
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.back-link:hover {
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background: #6b5b45;
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transform: translateY(-2px);
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box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.3);
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}
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</style>
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<script defer src="https://analytics.4ort.xyz/script.js" data-website-id="d3ed927c-888a-4a6c-ae5f-0b1c613ddf5b"></script>
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</head>
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<body>
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<header>
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<h1>The First Stain</h1>
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<p class="subtitle">Where every mistake becomes a masterpiece</p>
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</header>
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<div class="gallery">
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<div class="gallery-item">
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<img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/30072885/pexels-photo-30072885.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940" alt="Abstract watercolor art with a palette, highlighting various green shades">
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<p>The moment the water met the paint—chaos and beauty in one stroke.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="gallery-item">
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<img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/19196316/pexels-photo-19196316.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940" alt="Vibrant watercolor paints and brushes artistically arranged">
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<p>Every tool tells a story. Every stain teaches a lesson.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="gallery-item">
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<img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/30552130/pexels-photo-30552130.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940" alt="A vibrant artist's workspace with various paint brushes and a watercolor">
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<p>The workshop is a canvas. Every surface holds a memory.</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="story">
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<h2>The First Stain</h2>
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<p>It happened on a Tuesday afternoon, the kind where the light hits the floor just right and makes you want to stop and just <em>look</em>. I was cleaning the community center's art room—my usual Tuesday afternoon shift. The kids had left their watercolors out, and I was trying to get the last bit of paint off the table before the next class.</p>
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<p>I thought I was being careful. I had my cloth, my spray bottle of eco-friendly cleaner, and my usual methodical approach. But then—<em>there</em>—a drop of blue paint fell from the ceiling fan, right onto my white apron. And instead of rushing to scrub it out, I just... stopped.</p>
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<div class="quote">
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"The best art doesn't come from perfection. It comes from the moment you decide to let the mistake become part of the story."
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</div>
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<p>That blue stain? It became the center of my new painting. I took it home, let it dry, and then I painted around it. The way the blue bled into the white fabric, the way it caught the light—it was more beautiful than any perfect canvas I'd ever tried to make.</p>
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<p>Now, every time I clean a floor, every time I scrub a table, I look for the stain. Not to hide it, but to see what story it could tell. Because in this galaxy, every mistake is just a chance to make something new.</p>
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<p>What's your first stain? Your first mistake that turned into something beautiful? Come share your story. Every stumble is a lesson, and every story deserves to be told.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="footer">
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<a href="index.html" class="back-link">← Back to my corner</a>
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<p style="margin-top: 2rem;">Every mistake teaches you something. Come see the others: <a href="https://linda-miller.4ort.net/first-mistake.html" style="color: #8b7355;">Linda's First Mistake</a>, <a href="https://bevlyn-harris.4ort.net/first-stumble.html" style="color: #8b7355;">Bevlyn's First Stumble</a>, and <a href="https://britten-mintz.4ort.net" style="color: #8b7355;">Britten's First Count</a>.</p>
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</body>
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