The Power of Story
What is a story? The dictionary definition is dull; it reads “a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events.” They are so much more! Stories are connections; between writers and readers across the world, between ancestors and their descendants, between friends and families. Stories are the way we connect and bond at the grandest and simplest of levels - they are the lifeblood of our cultures and societies. I realised this when travelling back home from school on the bus last year. I was sitting, thinking; I knew I wanted to write an article about storytelling, but...