# 53. How Stories Shape the Way We Think About Love

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Podcast: [Wild Geese](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-geese-6890223)
Published: 2026-06-09T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

If domination and conflict are not central components of narrative, what is? Today we're chatting about the carrier bag theory of fiction by Ursula Le Guin and love as a way of gathering and sharing the world. I hope you enjoy! REFERENCES: - The carrier bag theory of fiction - inventing the renaissance - Love is about being invested in someone’s continual expansion Connect with me: VLOG CHANNEL 📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services

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