Life is all about telling stories. It’s how we make sense of the world around us, and as the novelist Armistead Maupin points out, storytelling can have an even bigger impact. “I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life,” he says. We tell stories to friends, to family, in class, at work and in cars – sometimes we even tell stories to ourselves. In this issue of Still Waters, you will read a variety of story-telling methods, from memoir pieces that take you into the minds of children, to short fiction that explores internal monologue, to April Mendez’s collection of poetry that tells two sides of a story. April also tells the story of her own writing in an in-depth interview. We hope this issue of Still Waters allows you to reflect on how stories deepen your own lives.