you’ve stumbled into a story shop
BRAND — FILM — FICTION — AND OTHER STORIES
ALL THOSE STORIES, EVERYWHERE.
There’s a story baked inside the restaurant down the street. A hundred-thousand of them. The cocktails are named after the bartender’s past lovers — a substantial selection of bitter and sweet. Some poor soul had a mouse run up his trouser leg while sitting at table twelve. If you were to peel away the wallpaper in the women’s washroom, you’d find “Sofia + Jerry 1963” still penned on the wall.
That hummingbird flapping outside your window just saw your neighbour kiss her landscaper over by the hydrangeas.
The library book you checked out was in Namibia last week, where a few grains of desert sand got caught in its spine.
The bottle of wine you’re drinking? It was made from grapevines that eavesdropped on gossip about Napoleon’s exile — 200 years ago.
Life is nothing without stories.
The feelings they evoke.
What they inspire us to do.
We don’t collect things or experiences.
We collect stories.
ARE YOU A BRAND?
Stand out from others, arouse emotions*, and create a memorable connection through meaningful storytelling.
LOOKING FOR FILM, FICTION, AND OTHER STORIES?
I dream up my own stories, too.
I write screenplays, novellas, poetry, postcards, etc.
HI, I’M SANDRA O’CONNELL. I RUN THIS STORY SHOP.
I’ve been telling stories professionally for over 20 years and creating imaginative worlds since I was a wee girl. I’ve been a marketer, journalist, copywriter, and brand strategist (and a bartender in my university years). I’ve written screenplays and novellas (and a love letter or two). I believe stories and words hold all the power in the world — for good or not so good. I prefer to use them to spread a little bit of enchantment.
*P.S.
“Brain scans are revealing what happens in our heads when we read a detailed description, an evocative metaphor, or an emotional exchange between characters. Stories, this research is showing, stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.”
— Annie Murphy Paul, “Your Brain on Fiction”; The New York Times; March 17, 2012