Cocaine Shrimp

The question, ‘What makes a story stick?’ is what keeps the pollen project growing. We try to bring compelling stories to the surface in order to save and share them. In the process we have been grappling with why certain stories elicit deeper and more lingering responses. A casual conversation with a filmmaker and citizen scientist brought some unexpected clarity. Our chat opened a door to articulate the pollen-take on the real powers of storytelling in an entangled world.