Allies in Imagination: S. D. Smith with Sarah Mackenzie
I was honored to be the guest on a recent episode of my favorite podcast, The Read-Aloud Revival with Sarah Mackenzie. We are big fans. (And Sarah has been a huge champion for The Green Ember.)
We talked about stories, Story Warren, new book(s) news, and a lot more fun stuff.
“We do need to go for the heart. The heart is where the affections are moved. A good story aims for the heart and it carries the mind in the same action.”
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Our friend Sarah Clarkson was on the show earlier and you can find that here.
S. D. Smith is an author, a lover of chocolate chip cookies, and a founder of Story Warren. Sam was born and raised in West Virginia, lived in South Africa as a teenager, and returned to West Virginia for his (so-far) extensive adulthood. Sam and his beloved wife, Gina, have four children, two of whom have embarked on adulthood themselves. It was at their home in the Appalachian hills where he told his children many stories, including some featuring heroic rabbits with swords. These later became the Green Ember Series, a now-popular work of moral imagination that has delighted millions around the globe. Sam is a devoted Christian, a lifelong Mountaineer fan, and an enthusiast of sports, books, and humorous things.
Latest posts by S. D. Smith (see all)
- Why Imagination Matters—and You Need Allies - October 13, 2025
- Explain Up, Don’t Dumb Down: Why Little Kids Need Big Words - July 23, 2025
- Make Believe Makes Believers - July 19, 2021
This is great. How do you have so many useful and inspiring quotes at your fingertips? Do you carry them around on 3×5 cards?