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The best stories are never about the big thing, but the human moment inside it.

The Quill tells lost stories - the human moments history skipped over, across wars, eras, and lives. The stories are about the people, not the history.

My Lost Chapters is the exception - Chris on camera, telling a true story from his own life. No research, no script, no narration.

The Little Feather tells original stories inspired by Pokémon - gentle stories about self-love, emotional regulation, boundaries, leadership, and gratitude.

Two ex-Microsoft builders.

One real AI lesson.

Live every Wednesday.

Echo is the agent. Chris Shanku and Sash Mohapatra are the humans. Every Wednesday, Chris and Sash spend 25 minutes live-demoing real AI tools from their own systems. You see what works and what breaks. Echo does the rest. That's Human in the Loop.

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Co-hosted with Sash Mohapatra

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About TheGrove Studio

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I'm Chris Shanku. I build real systems for a living and tell true stories on stage - I won a Moth StorySLAM with this one. Technology is best when it enables human connection - period. TheGrove Studio is the home of Human in the Loop, The Quill, and The Little Feather, a project of TheGrove AI, LLC. More about me at shanku.net, more about the company at thegrove.llc.