ICARUS | Annie Dawid
The hostess had drawn a simple scene on the mirror, using crank and a razor for paint and brush. She drew a mountain range and the sun setting into the sea – an ocean of speed…
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1000 words or less
The Wolf in Me | Ginny Lowe Connors
This madness.
This wolf that won’t let go
won’t absolve me or…
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The One That Got Away | Adrienne Garrison
I woke up out of a dead sleep thinking of her.
If I’m honest, I was dreaming about her…
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TREATS | Brian Feehan
Elliott is delighted with the selections, albeit a bit overwhelmed. So many choices, so many alternatives, so many decisions that have to be made; combos or solos, super-sized or regular, sodas or shakes or some…
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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 list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Folie Á Deux by Laura Rose It’s a still, sweet July evening. The
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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 winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Perfection by Molly Seale My aunt sits across from me. I have settled in the one
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Apples | Laura Maynard
The MUSE has spoken! Laura Maynard’s short story, “Apples,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on In Memoriam. Find the complete list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Apples by Laura Maynard When babies die, people bring lasagne. They bring bread. They
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Taking Our Time | Jonathan Segol
The MUSE has spoken! Jonathan Segol’s essay, “Taking Our Time,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on In Memoriam. Find the complete list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Taking Our Time by Jonathan Segol “Attention: it is now 11:30. The park
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Ice Lessons | M.K. Sturdevant
The MUSE has spoken! M.K. Sturdevant’s essay, “Ice Lessons,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on In Memoriam. Find the complete list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. “Ice Lessons” by M.K. Sturdevant I’m running next to the lake, leaping and punching
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From the Garden | Michele Flynn
The MUSE has spoken! Michele Flynn’s essay, “From the Garden,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on Parenthood/Childhood. From the Garden by Michele Flynn We live in a small city, and tend a shady backyard the size of two Ford Explorers. Half of the yard is covered in paving stones, and
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