Thank you, Muses past and present, for your illumination and imagination. Thank you, guest posters, for your contributions and creativity....
November, 2014
Final Mosaics
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Final Mosaics
We are all having a hard time summing up what our community and readers mean to us. One last, beautiful...
MUSE ALUMNI: A FINAL NOD
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MUSE ALUMNI: A FINAL NOD
Community is what gave birth to the original Mortal Muses blog in 2010 – many of us had been exploring our...
A Time To Reflect
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A Time To Reflect
I can’t believe this day is here. It’s time for my final goodbye to Mortal Muses. The post snuck up...
Forever Musing
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Forever Musing
musing [myoo-zing] – verb (used with object) 1. to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon. 2. to write for Mortal Muses I don’t think I will...
A sweet goodbye
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A sweet goodbye
“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.” ― William Shakespeare As I wonder...
Moving On
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Moving On
The first time my husband came to America, he funded his flight ticket in part by selling his beloved old...
What I Learned
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What I Learned
When I received an email in my Flickr inbox asking me if I was interested in a position as a...
in time
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in time
Saying goodbye isn’t easy. It never really is. Especially here, in this space. Where so much creative inspiration happens. In...
Muse Alumni : A Touch of Blue
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Muse Alumni : A Touch of Blue
It’s been more than four years since my very first post on the original Mortal Muses site. I was one...
A New Path
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A New Path
As I prepare this final post I’ve been thinking back on my time as a muse. I joined just as...
Always on a Journey
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Always on a Journey
Back in 2012 I had recently gone through a major career change, from a researcher position to a job in...
Farewell to this Season
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Farewell to this Season
Sigh. A sigh of endings and a sigh of beginnings. It is both with a heavy heart that I say...
Looking Forward
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Looking Forward
As I prepare this final post, I am digging through my archives of photos (oh, that unruly archive of mine)....
Farewell to the Mortal Muses
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Farewell to the Mortal Muses
It is with great regret that we have decided to say farewell to Mortal Muses at the end of this...
Things Change
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Things Change
Photography used to be my entire life. I ran a portrait business, I spent all my free time reading tutorials...
Coming Home
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Coming Home
I’ve been gone for a while, three weeks in South Africa and another up at the lake. I went from...
A space of our own
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A space of our own
I’ve been visiting this spot with my camera lately. I’m collaborating with another artist on an art installation project here....