"At this point in a story, voices in our heads whisper that we’re wasting time. Why are we..."

“At this point in a story, voices in our heads whisper that we’re wasting time. Why are we spending hours alone in front of our computers? How does that help a hurting planet?


Don’t listen. Storytelling is a powerful act. Stories have the mysterious power to widen hearts and change minds. The human psyche is never quite the same after receiving a story.”

- Mitali Perkins, on the secret power of novelists.