Muse on Monday – March 23, 2026

If you’ve ever lain in bed trying to get to sleep, you know the battle that this can be. It’s also a vicious cycle of not being asleep, then being frustrated you’re not asleep, which wakes you up more. On the other hand, there are times when you are fighting not to fall asleep (such…

Muse on Monday – March 16, 2026

Human interaction makes up a huge part of the conflict in stories. After all, as humans, we are the most interesting subject for our stories. This conflict could come from having different values, misunderstandings from language and culture, competition for resources or lots of other reasons. It’s hard enough to negotiate with someone in good…

Muse on Monday – March 9, 2026

I don’t know anyone who loves traffic, unless it’s your job to study traffic patterns. However, there are a lot of chances for conflict when you have hundreds of people driving vehicles in close proximity, each with their own emotions, personal situations and levels of distraction. That’s not including all the things that could happen…

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…