{"id":1451,"date":"2011-06-03T18:36:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T23:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2011-06-03T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T23:38:09","slug":"return-of-the-missing-muse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"Return of the Missing Muse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s still a bit too early to tell but I think my muse (aka George) has come home.  I was working on a short story last night and I felt like I was being watched.  The hubby was the only other person in the house at the time and he was working on genealogy on the other computer. The dog was asleep on his bed. Well, I&#8217;m assuming the dog was sleeping because he was doing a fine job of snoring.  Besides, the feeling I had was more like someone was peering over my shoulder more or less reading what I was writing.<\/p>\n<p>I firmly believe my house is haunted. It&#8217;s well over one hundred years old so surely at least one person died there.\u00a0I&#8217;ve had a few encounters in the middle of the night with apparitions,\u00a0spirits if you will &#8211; and not the kind that come in a bottle &#8211; those kind are a\u00a0totally different story.<\/p>\n<p>So, back to the feeling of someone peering over my left shoulder. Where I felt it from, the only thing behind me there is my laser printer and a case of paper. So I think it was George just checking to make sure I was actually writing something and not just goofing off.<\/p>\n<p>I have forewarned my hubby that if he hears me talking to myself and the name George is mentioned, it&#8217;s only me arguing with my muse and he&#8217;s not to worry unless we get extremely loud and start throwing things! 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