Story allows us to fearlessly dip our toes at the edge of an experience other than our own. We share space through story.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The PEN Ten, interview with Caits Meissner, PEN America (August 23, 2018); Two consecutive complete sentences in answer8 on learning from experiences beyond one’s own. Full original interview read via web tool; local cache preserves selected contextual excerpt only.
- The PEN Ten, interview with Caits Meissner, PEN America (August 23, 2018)
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