Past Announcements and Muse Prompts

  • Hylain Rackley is the November Muse Challenge Giveaway Winner!

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  • DAY FIVE: November Muse Challenge Giveaway. Deadline is tonight!

    Prompts for November 5th (you can respond to any of the older ones, too!) Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. Use the words “turkey” “gratitude” “gravy” and “Pilgrim” in a story opening that has nothing to do with Thanksgiving. Write about a dystopian world in…

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  • DAY FOUR: November Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for November 4th Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. Inviting him to Thanksgiving had not been a good idea, but now, the deed was done and there was nothing to do but sit back and worry. This season, I want to make sure I…

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  • DAY THREE: November Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for November 3rd Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. I’ve come to realize that the antidote for self-pity is gratitude. Every year in Autumn, I find myself thinking about the changing seasons of my life. Prompts for November 2nd (you can respond to these…

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  • DAY TWO: November Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for November 2nd Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. We all agreed — every single one of us — that cooking a turkey in peanut oil sounded like a good idea. I mean, that’s how I remember it anyway, although now everybody wants to…

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  • DAY ONE, November Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for November 1st Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. My new mother-in-law heaved the huge pot of boiling water from the stove to the sink. “Hold the strainer for me so I can drain the potatoes. You’re a part of the family now.” Her…

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  • Tim Barrett is October’s Muse Challenge Giveaway Winner!

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  • DAY FIVE, October Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for October 5th Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. To be born without a soul in this neighborhood is a blessing. “I would tell you I won’t hurt you, but I think we’re both tired of hearing lies.” Rules for the giveaway: Respond to…

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  • FREE (with 24-hour advance registration): Muse & Craft–Saturday October 7th, 9:30-11:00 am

    UPCOMING FREE OFFERING! Muse & Craft–Saturday October 7th, 9:30-11:00 am. Must register 24 hours in advance by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com to receive the link and agree to the writing community rules of etiquette. Muse & Craft is a FREE little Zoom oasis for writers, a chance to talk briefly about your project, respond to a writing…

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  • DAY FOUR, October Muse Challenge Giveaway

    Prompts for October 4th Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you. Truthfully, she had felt like his hostage for so long that she barely felt guilty about him being tied up in her basement now. His fangs longed for the curve of her neck. Rules for…

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