Does a story have to have a conflict of some sort to be a good story? I know I have spent a greater amount of time trying to avoid conflicts myself than starting them. Most of my personal stories don't even really have a point, just a recollection of events as they happened. Now, maybe some had some conflicting aspects, but for the most part it is simple: I did this, that happened. I began to think of other stories, stories that were amusing without a conflict. I came across several authors I like to read that tell tales just as plain as they may have happened. Maybe I missed something in them, or maybe the conflict was internal to the characters involved. Who knows. I will admit that stories with conflicts can be amusing, but I feel at times they lack the depth of character I look for in reading. One is sacrificed for the other. I don't believe many of the comedy shows that people are glued to have any aspect of conflict, other than ones that are designed to elicit laughter. I wonder....