Of Mice and Muse

Of Mice and Muse is a haunting, lyrical novel of silence, absence, and self-discovery.

She called him her muse, the one who would never let her write alone. He promised he would stay, that his words would carry like roots through the orchard, like blossoms returning each spring. But promises, like petals, fall. And when he vanished, she was left with only seasons to keep her company.

Set against the cycles of nature—frost and thaw, silence and song—Of Mice and Muse is a story of longing for the man he could never be, and the ache of realizing he was always more shadow than substance. From the orchard bench to the frozen river, from black roses in dreams to blossoms that return without asking, this novel unfolds as a meditation on love’s absence and the reclamation of voice.

For readers who love literary romance, symbolic prose, and the ache of quiet truths, this book offers both devastation and renewal. It’s not about the muse that leaves—it’s about finding the muse within.