My Own Story: Banned Books Week

In his book, The Storytelling Animal, 

Jonathan Gottschall wrote 

"Story is for a human as water is for a fish."  

Which raises a question:   

 "What happens when the story is banned?"

Because my own story is so interesting, this past weekend I was part of arranging a film festival dedicated to just such a question.

I sat in a blackened theater for much of the available hours in the day,

and reflected on the stories that we tell,

the stories we are afraid of,

the stories we are charmed by.

Others in the community reflected with me; 

some even were given a mic.

And when all was said and done, 

I drove away glad that I wasn't born a fish.