You Should Probably Stop Stealing Joy... A #Storytimethread

#fiction #storytelling #storyteller #writing #writer #thread #story #writingitps #highschool #school #study #hamsterdance #dancing #teachers #nonfiction #literaryfiction #truestory #fakestory #lies #orign #girls #boys Sitting in the cramped high school library I sat a table chicken scratching a script outline for a Western style video game.

Hampsterdance plays endlessly on loop as a bunch of freshman giggle uncontrollably at the classic meme.

A book that changed me as a human being was Knowing the Enemy, Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists by @ScottAtran.

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I found his book incredibly persuasive, and upon reflection it aligned with my personal experience. Both in what I’ve seen in the world, but also...