Every breath stirs the waters.

What is Story Swell?

Story Swell celebrates stories, storytellers, and storylovers.

Why Swell?

Swell (n.) /swel/
(in reference to the ocean)
waves that have enough energy to travel well beyond the place of their origin.

From experience I can say that a story, once released into the wild blue, has the power to change a storylover’s life.

By sharing the stories that move us—whether they are housed in books, music, anecdotes, poetry chapbooks, anthologies, or any other medium—we help them travel well beyond and change the lives of those that encounter them.

Who is Story Swell?

Story Swell is the design of Mea Smith, an author who needed a place to share the stories that rearranged her internal landscape. Sometimes they are her own, but more often, they are ones she encountered that lit up her soul, and now she is compelled to share them with … well … everyone she comes in contact with.