Some argue that The Muse throws these curves at us to incite poetry, although most of us are grateful for Her deft electrical work in our brains.  She sparks connections between event and image, place and meaning within us and so causes us to ... write. 

This week returning contributors Donal Mahoney and Deanna Jessup and new EOL contributor Ayaz Daryl Nielson show us some turning points and share their impressions of places and times both real and imagined. 

Aren't all places and times both real and imagined?  Oh, wait, I guess that was The Muse talking.