The trick the muses play: They instigate the best improvisational scenes, burbling over with charm and whimsey, when you are too exhausted to write it down. Besides, you know it will evaporate, if you reach for that pen. They're laughing.
      All you can do is enjoy the effortless moment, which is not a bad way to fall asleep, knowing there’s an untapped reservoir, and maybe, just maybe it will surface once again.

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You can usually find music in the background. Currently a moving rendition of The Left Banke’s song “Walk Away Renee,” with Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy.