Tag Archives: dreams

out of numbness

How does one awaken oneself out of numbness? My first thought is to fall back asleep to enter the dream world where nothing is numb. But I think that would be cheating. My second thought is to set oneself on … Continue reading

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the ladder

i am not sure why, but i seem to be taking things so literally these days. seeing only what’s in front of me at the moment… or strategizing about decisions i cannot make, like buying shoes or shirts or relocating … Continue reading

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SAM-e dreaming

I’ve started taking this new supplement, SAM-e, that is supposed to help with with every possible chronic or unchronic ailment and uplift the soul without side effects. i don’t know if it’s coincidental or not, but since i’ve started taking it, … Continue reading

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interviewing the librarian

today at work, i was interviewed by 2 film students who had an assignment to “interview the librarian.” I guess they wanted to know how I came to be the person they do not know at all today. I told … Continue reading

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armadillo dream

i’m so groggy this morning since awakening from a strange dream, some time between 6:20 and 7:10 a.m. I can’t recall all of the details, but it involved the mayor, Rahm Emanuel and an armadillo. I was being driven around … Continue reading

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an open door

such strange dreams lately i have had. even though i only sleep a few hours each night, those hours are loaded with mystery. early this morning, i was found wandering naked on a residential street in Brooklyn. i was trying … Continue reading

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depth

i’m at work. it’s pretty quiet here. i wish i had an office, one with a mattress of some sort instead of a desk, and dark window blinds. it would be nice to have a job where all that was … Continue reading

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unsettling

i wonder if i have either stifled my dreams, hopes and aspirations or if i am just sleep-deprived and lethargic. or if stifling dreams, hopes and aspirations leads to sleep deprivation? it did not seem all that long ago when … Continue reading

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a ramshackle affair

some days i feel like a chesapeake bay retriever. other days i feel like a wounded officer from some ramshackle disbanded army. one is n0t necessarily better than the other. i think the important thing is just to act p0lite … Continue reading

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the problem with me being me is me

i feel awkward writing about the same things over and over again. it’s just that when i think of something different, I forget to write it down. or else i dream it and forget to write it down. so i … Continue reading

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surprise

the nice part about never really going anywhere is that when you actually do go out somewhere, people are always so surprised to see you. i like surprises. maybe i should not go out anywhere more often. last night i … Continue reading

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the inert

today, an epic struggle against the forces of inertia. there are days when I awaken with this indeterminate weight of uncertainty. I eat my oatmeal with protein powder and my banana and swallow my supplements… and then … and then … Continue reading

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Maybe it was all a dream,…

Maybe it was all a dream, or maybe it was just a text. i can no longer tell the difference.

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guardian angel

he makes regular featured or cameo appearances in my dreams… my much beloved and greatly missed English Mastiff… always protective and comforting…. sometimes struggling as he did in those final weeks. I am not the best at remembering my dreams. … Continue reading

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solidifying

i am writing to you now to distract myself from things i could be writing about if i had the clarity and the courage to write about them. i can trace some of my reluctance to some day-old kale salad … Continue reading

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