Muse on Monday – September 11, 2023

Happy Monday, everyone. Today is September 11, which is a somber day in the US because of the terrorist attack back in 2001. However, it is also New Year’s Day according to the Ethiopian calendar, so I will say Melkam Addis Amet! to you, which is “Happy New Year” in Amharic, the main language of…

Muse on Monday – September 4, 2023

Today is Labor Day in the United States and Canada, so hopefully if you live there, you have the day off today. However, in many places, this is also about the time when students are going back to school to start the new school year. The first day of school is a common feature in…

Muse on Monday – August 28, 2023

We’ve made it to the end of August and the end of the Muse on Monday’s summer series. Next week we’ll have a different type of prompt. Here is this week’s prompt: Story Prompt: August 28, 2023 Theme: Dreaming Genre: any Dreams are one of those weird things that we all have in common but…

Muse on Monday – August 21, 2023

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you had a good week last week. For the summer, Muse on Monday writing prompts are a combination of a theme and a genre. Last week’s theme was Death and the genre was Comedy. Here is the prompt for this week. Story Prompt: August 21, 2023 Theme: Nature’s Fury Genre:…

Muse on Monday – August 14, 2023

Happy Monday and happy Independence Day to anyone reading from Pakistan. This is the busies time of the year in my office since we have new university students arriving from all over the world, so that’s why I did not post anything last week. For the summer, Muse on Monday writing prompts are a combination…

Muse on Monday – July 31, 2023

Welcome to the last day of July! It’s also Flag Day in Hawaii. Did you know that Hawaii’s flag is the only one in the US that has a foreign nation’s flag on it (United Kingdom)? It was also the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii before that was overthrown. For the summer, Muse on…

Muse on Monday – July 24, 2023

Can you believe that July is almost over? It’s going fast, at least for me. I hope this week goes well for you. Happy Children’s Day in Vanuatu. Part of the mission of this site is connect young people from all countries, large and small, so it would be wonderful to have some submissions from…

Muse on Monday – July 17, 2023

Happy Monday and Happy Independence Day for anyone from Slovakia that might be reading. I hope you have a great day. For the summer, Muse on Monday writing prompts are a combination of a theme and a genre. Last week we had exploration and mystery. Here is the prompt for this week. Story Prompt: July…

Muse on Monday – July 10, 2023

I hope your July is going well and you are happy and healthy. For the summer, the writing prompts for Muse on Monday will be a combination of a theme and a genre. Last week we had rivalry with a genre of adventure. You can read my story based on that tomorrow. Here is this…

Muse on Monday – July 3, 2023

Welcome to July, everyone. For the next two months, we’ll be trying something different for the weekly Muse on Monday prompt. We’ll be pairing a theme with a genre and your task will be to come up with a story that combines those. The other elements, such as the tone, length, setting, etc. are all…