Where Stories Come From

The storytelling mind.

Last night in the middle of the night, I realized I was recounting a silly story in my mind as I slept. Even then, I doubted I would write it, because it was just one long joke, and a jejune one at that. By now I’ve forgotten it, but it did start me wondering where stories come from.

This one seemed to come as a reaction to my recent concentration on serious subjects to the exclusion of…