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June 15, 2018

False Memory | Marsh Rose

New Millennium Award for Nonfiction
Marsh Rose of Cloverdale, California for “False Memory”
What if one day you discover you’ve been wrong about your own life story?
Marsh Rose reveals the secrets that, for nearly 30 years, her mind tried to protect her from, reminding us of our uncanny ability to rewrite the past. —NMW

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February 20, 2018

Ensō | Natalie Mucker

At the beginning of Luke Ossani’s yoga class, I am not entirely myself. I’ve somehow lost touch with half of me, the peaceful half, the part that keeps me from quitting adulthood, buying a one-way ticket to Morocco, or drinking one to five glasses of wine per night…

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February 13, 2018

The Sum of its Parts | Nina Gaby

The setting: A Men’s Co-Occurring Therapy Group takes place in an 80+ bed rural addiction facility, in a small, snow covered state, in the freshly painted almost-purple, “Wild Wisteria” office of the psychiatric nurse practitioner who at the moment is screaming silently in her head…

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January 13, 2018

Little House | Constance Campana

MONTHLY MUSE WRITINGS & AWARDS WINNER: “Little House” by Constance Campana of Attleboro, Massachusetts TOPIC: Home STORY/ESSAY/POEM: Essay MONTH: December 2017

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January 13, 2018

Tastes | Kirk McDavitt

MONTHLY MUSE WRITINGS & AWARDS WINNER: “Tastes” by Kirk McDavitt of Bucharest, Romania TOPIC: Music STORY/ESSAY/POEM: Essay MONTH: December 2017

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January 13, 2018

A Tale of Two Concerts | Jeanne Wilkinson

MONTHLY MUSE WRITINGS & AWARDS WINNER: “A Tale of Two Concerts” by Jeanne Wilkinson of Brooklyn, New York TOPIC: Music STORY/ESSAY/POEM: Essay MONTH: December 2017

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December 1, 2017

The One That Got Away | Adrienne Garrison

MONTHLY MUSE WRITINGS & AWARDS WINNER: “The One That Got Away” by Adrienne Garrison of Bloomington, Indiana TOPIC: Friendship STORY/ESSAY/POEM: Essay MONTH: October 2017

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November 21, 2017

Dendrites | Anne Gudger

From the expansive first lines to the evocative ending, “Dendrites” invites readers to speed along the author’s gray matter through her most transformative life events. It’s a ride you won’t soon forget. —NMW

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October 18, 2017

Folie Á Deux | Laura Rose

The MUSE has spoken! Laura Rose’s essay, “Folie Á Deux,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on Childhood/Parenthood. Find the complete..

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October 18, 2017

Perfection | Molly Seale

The MUSE has spoken! Molly Seale’s essay, “Perfection,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on Childhood/Parenthood. Find the complete list of..

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