Hope and inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. With the pressure of his deadline driven literary agent growing stronger everyday, writer Pete Matthews sets out on a local journey to find the ‘muse’ that will unlock his once-prevalent creativity. As his panic builds, he wanders through the streets of everyday life in Seattle and discovers that the key to reviving his imagination may just rest with a local liquor mart cashier. After several unsuccessful attempts to find personal inspiration through music, art and nature, Pete is forced to take a second look at the wisdom of this quirky character.