Muse on Monday – August 31, 2026

When we think of family, for good or bad, we usually think of an immediate family: parents, siblings, spouses, children. However, beyond those people there are varying layers of extended family. Words like “great-uncle”, “third cousin”, and “second cousin once removed” might connect in your brain with a person, but often these are more shadowy…

Muse on Monday – August 11, 2025

Writers, almost by definition, love books, and so a lot of story characters love books by extension. There are probably more stories about libraries than, say, dentist offices. I don’t have the stats but it’s a good guess. Story Prompt: August 11, 2025 Write a story that takes place in a library. There are a…