When students ask me why I write…

I tell them it’s because stories matter. And inevitably, there comes a discussion on whichstories are important. Which are the ones you keep, which are the ones you discard? There’s a tendency for them—for all of us—to believe a story has to be big and important for it to be worthwhile.
This isn’t true. At least, not in my mindset.
I saw my grandmother last week. She lives 3,000 KM away and I don’t get to see her often. Chances are the next time I see her, she will not remember me. Time and d...