<label for="story">Tell us your story:</label>

<textarea id="story" name="story" rows="5" cols="33">
It was a dark and stormy night...
</textarea>

label,
textarea {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

textarea {
  padding: 10px;
  max-width: 100%;
  line-height: 1.5;
  border-radius: 5px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #999;
}

label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}