Short Stories

Stories are all we are , they’re all we have . I had just turned 20. He was 35. His words eluded my emotional comprehension back then but resonate with me now. These memories percolated while I watched Charles Foster’s online presentation at the G10 . I was reminded of unpacking ideas in a chaotic world , specifically, Donna Haraway’s book Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (2016) when Foster said in his talk: “ It takes a story to know a stor y”. Haraway explores our interconnectedness with the environment and other species, advocating for new forms of kinship and collaboration in the face of ecological crises. She asserts: “ It matters what stories make worlds; what worlds make storie s”. Stories are tools we use to create and share our realities, environment, and how we interact. Stories are necessary for navigating our place in the world. By sharing narratives about our connections with other human and non-human beings, Haraway highlights how these sto...