Mirka Muse

“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within it the image of a cathedral.” Antoine de Sa...

Eeeek, I’m having one of those weeks. You know the Jewish definition of a schlemiel- the one who falls on his back and breaks his nose....

*… You've  Got to Make the Morning Last." From “Feeling Groovy,” a Simon & Garfunkel song Some years ago my father marve...

A relative in Israel asked me if I remember Israeli spring. {I do. Mostly, I remember it was too s hort.} No, I haven’t joined the A...

A few weeks ago a friend asked me if I would help a new writer who was about to publish her first book. Could I answer her questions, or ma...

Before I was published, DH used to tell others that I was trying to write. I corrected him time and again. I  wasn't   trying; I was d...

Until my late twenties, I had difficulty with longer projects. Time management was not part of my schooling. If I  couldn't  finish a p...

“ April is the cruellest month. ” T. S. Eliot Why? Do tell, T. S. - and then tell of the extra L you put in there, which my proofreadi...

Or- The Truth About Ghost Writing   Years ago, before I even considered writing for publication, an acquaintance made me an offer...

“I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of."                                Clarence Darrow A writing col...

" Truth is stranger than fiction , but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." - Mark Tw...

DF: “You look so happy, almost glowing.” Me: “Well, I have a reason. I just finished the first draft of my very first middle grade nove...

Now that the brouhaha has worn out its welcome, I feel like reflecting on our unfortunate tendency to go on the abusive mode towards those...

On a kid-lit chat board a writer asked for input on whether a glossary is advisable when writing fiction set in another time or place. ...

I felt a bit remiss for letting Valentine’s Day pass this year with nary a bloggish mention, when I ran into this- “People who throw kis...

Or- these L-o-o-ng Odds Everyone knows that the odds of winning the lottery are almost as small as if you never enter. The odds of b...

A few weeks ago I attended a writers’ presentation where the subject was how to make the most of Author Visits. Author Visits and Author...

When a famous man died this month, the media referred to his “mixed legacy.” Got me thinking. Which one of us, when truth is told, will...

A dear friend just got some amazing news. Good news. Call it great news. It didn’t take long to start worrying about everything that co...

Yet another of the shattering factoids  I've  run into was that Andy Warhol always wore green underpants. Who knew? Who cares? O...