Chasing The Muse
Since 1987

Rivulets will take you on a journey to distant lands and distant times, while showcasing people, places and events that are both near and familiar. All stories, poems and essays featured in Rivulets are the work of members of the Naperville Writers Group.

A copy of the current year's Rivulets is included with your Naperville Writers Group membership.

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Rivulets 20

In this special edition...

• the love and dedication of a mother and father breathe life into their baby, who was given no chance for survival.
  
• a girl learns that being a harmonica virtuoso does not guarantee love, international fame, or parental accolades.
  
• the perfect teenage couple has no inkling of what fate has in store for them after their last dance at the local Y.
  
• images of good and bad in her marriage mix with other final thoughts flashing through the mind of a wife coming to a tragic end at the hand of her husband.
  
• cyanide capsules may prove to be a better option than hormonal supplements for a woman suffering through hot flashes.

Our featured authors invite you into this edition to share their thoughts and experiences. You'll find the poem that won the 2008 Founders' Poetry Prize and the short story that won the 2008 Founders' Prose Prize--along with encore presentations of some of the best from past editions of Rivulets.

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Rivulets 19

It was the fall...

• when a visiting daughter brought along some unexpected news--and a suprising request of her parents.
  
• when a young Korean missionary discovered that what she'd heard about America was true.
  
• that some trick-or-treaters found that not all scary masks and costumes are pretend.
  
• that a hospital waiting room was the place for a woman to reflect on ordinary, special moments shared with her mother.
  
• that an old man was taken from his island and the memory of a long-ago disaster haunting him and his family.
  
• when a divorced father and his son discovered an unknown species of spider--unknown because it was not of this earth.

Our authors featured in this edition of Rivulets invite you to share their thoughts and memories of fall. Please join them. You may find yourself reliving experiences of your falls past.

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Rivulets 18

It was the summer...

• when a cottage on the lake offered a young boy an escape from the spectre of polio.
  
• that a GI toiling in the Texas heat learned the true meaning of the phrase, "The Lord helps those who help themselves."
  
• that two girls discovered the circle of life from a spider in her web.
  
• when a boy learned from his grandfather and an old box of marbles that there is more to life than video games.
  
• that the end of an affair drove an artist to produce his most tragic work.
  
• when a dream-come-true Everglades airboat ride almost became a harrowing nightmare-come-true.

Our featured authors invite you to share these summer thoughts, dreams, and adventures--and many more. Come along! You may soon find that you'll be reliving your own scenes of summers past.

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Rivulets 17

• A college student takes creative writing by default
  
• Positive results for a writer with a smile in her words
  
• A sixteen-year-old girl writes out of anger and frustration
  
• The constant struggle of a writer with a brain injury
  
• An unappreciated poet finally gives up
  
• A writer approaching thirty questions his motivation

All this and much more awaits your discovery between the covers of Rivulets 17.

The featured authors invite you to share their techniques for "courting the muse", and the successes and frustrations encountered during the courtship.

Come along with us!

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Rivulets 16

• Take a life-changing visit to Italy
  
• Connect with a Mars explorer
  
• Spend a morning on Sanibel Island
  
• Enter an underground Top Secret military installation
  
• Learn how a series of blessings saved a life
  
• Follow a forest trail to an encounter with a bear

All this and much more awaits your discovery between the covers of Rivulets 16.

The featured authors lead you to distant lands, distant times--and people, places and events that are near, comfortable, and familiar.

Come along on the journey!

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