For the longest time, I’ve always thought that storytelling begins at the desk.

A blank page.

A blinking cursor.

A cup of tea that turns cold while I search my head for “the right idea”.

But after spending enough time in the storytelling realm, I’ve noticed something… strange.

Good storytellers...

A few weeks ago, I accompanied my sister for her first time driving without instructor.

Her task was simple.

Drive from the grocery store back home for around six miles.

But it was the busiest hour of the day.

When she was learning how to drive, her instructor gave her an advice:

“Notice everyt...

The song ended. The spotlight shone. The crowds applauded.

I stood alongside nine other dancers. Taking our bows as the curtain closed.

That was me a few days ago. Performing my first ever ballet performance as a complete adult beginner.

And on that day, I came home with a lesson I’ll never forge...

You know what’s funny?

We live in the era of endless inspiration. Yet more than ever, we struggle to find something that actually inspires us to write.

You open Instagram. You scroll. You click ‘Like’. And you scroll away.

Or you open AI. You prompt it to give you topics to write. It gives 17 res...