This week, let’s stare at some more maps and imagine the stories within them. Or revolving around them. Go!

Matthew Buchholz, The City of San Francisco from Alternate Histories. Illustration. Via Etsy. 

Leonardo da Vinci, A plan of Imola, 1502. Pen and ink, with coloured washes and stylus lines over black chalk on paper. Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Nigel Peake, illustration for Nicolas Firket, 2007. www.nigelpeake.com

Psst: This week is Online Open Mic! Submit your work-in-progress today and tomorrow, in time to get feedback from your fellow writers on Wednesday!