“Tusitala” is a Samoan term that translates to “teller of tales” or “storyteller“. Derived from tusi (to write or to tell) and tala (story or tale), it specifically refers to a revered storyteller or writer. The Samoan people in the 1890s honoured the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson with this name.

And I am happy to say that I too am a teller of tales…