when i was inspired with the idea to offer my stories in the form of a story club – a regular delivery of lighthearted + delightful stories – i was thinking about parents.

children – at least the children i know – have their favorite stories.

they read those stories over & over & over.

but sometimes, you just can’t read dr. seuss again, for what feels like the millionth time.

in those moments, you really want a new bedtime story.

but it takes time to go to the library or to the bookstore, and life can get in the way.

i wanted to create a way for stories to fly into your life, no time or effort required, for just those moments.

while my stories are not children’s stories in the usual sense – i do not write them specifically for children – i tell them to the children i know and they are always appropriate for children.

but do you know who else needs a regular delivery of wonder + magic?

we all do.

in a world where we are inundated with stories of fear + negativity, we need even more stories of beauty + wonder + magic.

there is so much goodness in the world, and it is rarely a focus. instead, we hear stories of fear, of doom + gloom, of us vs them.

it’s everywhere.

it’s almost inescapable.

our spirits are nourished by beauty + love + joy + kindness + wonder.

there are examples of this everywhere, but they are rarely delivered to us. sometimes they are easy to find. sometimes it takes time + determination + focus.

in our busy, rushed, chaotic lives, it’s easy to forget that this is important.

meanwhile, examples of the opposite are delivered, basically on a silver platter – causing our bodies to contract, our hearts to close, our minds to fill with anxiety, our hands to hold things tighter.

one of the things i feel strongly about is this: we need to find ways to bring beauty + wonder + magic into our daily lives.

we need to find ways to focus on hope + possibility + gratitude. when we don’t, we suffer.

maybe the story club is one of those ways for you. maybe it isn’t.

but my deepest wish is that you find your own ways: the people + places + things that nourish your spirit, that open your heart, that remind you of all that is good + right + true in the world.

hafiz said, “stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.”

this. yes. exactly.