Don’t stray too far today, or do — stray far and further. We’re making carefully this request from our archive — Holly Painter‘s “Tell Me a Story“:
This poem originally appeared in SC 3.2; support the artist, support the arts: buy and download Storm Cellar, kids, or even get plenty of stories delivered when you subscribe.
It’s been a lovely #NaPoMo, y’all. Read on!

![Holly Painter - Tell Me a Story [sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/holly-painter-tell-me-a-story-sample.png?w=700&h=1079)
![Vanessa Couto Johnson - four poems [sample-2]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vanessa-couto-johnson-four-poems-sample-2.png?w=700&h=1079)
![Tom Howard - Ghosts [sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tom-howard-ghosts-sample.png?w=700&h=1079)
![Amanda Tumminaro - Disability [sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amanda-tumminaro-disability-sample.png?w=700&h=1079)