In this chapbook of 44 poems, Tricia D. Wagner celebrates the wonder of writing and pays tribute to the muse, which she defines as the characters peopling her story worlds. A central theme running throughout the chapbook is the worth of challenge and the value of viewing pain as a tool for creating art. And nature - many of the poems within this collection shed light on the bounty that nature lends not only as a source of inspiration for art, but as a source of healing for the artist.