The regional tags are often pejorative and dismissive. Don't think of place-bound stories, in other words, but of stories with a strong sense of place.

Love is always a surprise and you never get it right.

A lack of narrative structure, as you know, will cause anxiety.

There were the fairy tales my father told to me at bedtime. All the standards. I thought my father invented wolves.

In revision, your imagination becomes deeply engaged with your material. It's when you come to know your characters and begin to perceive their motivations and values.

I learned to love stories by listening to them.

Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It's love that's essential.