Inside of Every Story is a Seed

Find your way past the shell to the lively essence of the tale

No one knows for sure exactly how many species of fruit there are on planet Earth, but with 7,000 species of apples alone it’s fair to say there are hundreds of thousands — most of which you and I have never tasted.

Inside of each of these apples is not only sweetness, but seeds— nature’s way of ensuring the proliferation of that particular form of nourishment. These seeds come in all shapes and sizes, but if you want to get to the seed you will need to get past the rind — the outer layer.

And so it is with story.

Every story contains within it a seed of meaning, but getting to the seed is not always easy to do. Also, stories often contain more than just a single seed at their core. The first seed may be easy to find, but not the second or the third.

And so, the story just sits there — like a still-life piece of fruit in a bowl. It may have color. It may have shape. It may have texture, too, but it’s essence, alas, remains unexplored.