I want to tell you a story.
I don’t know what that story is
But I know what I want it to do.
I want it to snag you out of your every day
I want it to make you pause, and wonder
I want it to transport so thoroughly you forget where you left your coffee
I want it to have characters so true and fascinating and flawed
That you want to hang out with them even once the story is done.
I want it to make your heart pound with fear and excitement
I want it to catch your breath and not give it back
I want it to raise your blood pressure, make your skin itchy and your hair stand on end,
I want it to say something important, but not preachy or pretentious
But I also want it to change the world
By which I mean, I want it to change you and me.
I want to tell you a story.
And I still don’t what that story is,
But I most certainly know what I want it to do.