I fell in love with the art of storytelling at a rather young age. The story has the power to create a world, shift a world, or even invoke emotions we never knew we had. Storytellers (and writers) are brave beings responsible for creation and preservation. Through these acts, they are courageous and inspire the courage within us. Writers remind us to say “the thing” or think “the thoughts.” The art of storytelling and the art of the story are what keeps the world and its magic alive.
— Montéz Louria
2021 ORP Fiction Intern
Ms. Salahi looked at the spider web in the corner of the family room window and said in a melancholy tone, “Don’t you think that if there were a path that connected us to the people of the past, it would have to pass through spider webs? Imagine that for centuries, spider webs have been spun in the corners of every palace, every corridor, and every dark dungeon. Imagine that the scene I am looking at now has risen from the depths of history.”
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