A delightful piece of Creative Writing about an affair between the artist and his muse. What will happen when he finally reveals his masterpiece of her?   My apologies: I’ve had a bit of a week (that I don’t want to get into), so instead of a new entry, I’m digging into my old creative writing files. This was written based on the prompt gallery, if I recall correctly, during my studies at the University of Edinburgh. On a semi-related note, it was there, undertaking the masters’ programme, that I met the lovely and talented Empress Heidi! ~Myranda   Muse “I am going to make you immortal.” She pauses her languid stretching to open her eyes, blinking as her eyes adjust to the morning light.  At first she does not understand what he means by such a statement, until she sees that he is not in the bed with her but instead stands at the foot of it.  He is already clothed, his finery partially visible behind the large easel she faintly recalls noticing the night before. “Are you painting my portrait, amato? She cannot keep the pleasure from her voice.   “Perhaps,” he replies with an enigmatic smile that she can […]

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