Well, ladies and germs... It has been a spell since our last installment of las poetas desesperadas, and much has transpired in the lives our heroines.

Of late, Clare has finally graduated from university and finds herself happily married and gainfully employed. She is surprised by the stability and tranquility of her life to such an extent, in fact, that she feels she outside looking in at times. The summer and her part in it is absolutely idyllic.

The only thing she feels she's missing is the opportunity to write. Yes, dear reader, she feels a lack of writing in her soul, down deep. And so she must write. She misses, also, her muse and friend, who helps encourage her by her very existence to tap into that creative part of herself. Hopefully that friend will have an installment soon; watch for it here next time, on LAS POETAS DESESPERADAS...