I died twice in my dreams tonight. In the first dream, I was hanging around Al’s place and his dog, Riley, was having serious problems. For one thing, whenever he opened his mouth he had a gnarled, rotting mass of teeth that were severely loose. For some reason he kept trying to bite me, and …
I was time traveling, except everywhere I went I was accompanied by a roiling, shifting mass of ichor-covered spheres which continually burst and reformed. I don’t know how, but I knew that this “thing” was the source of my ability to time travel. A pool of magical reserves, so to speak. I remember holding conferences …
I dreamed the world was ending again, but instead of the usual (skies of blood and continents bathed in fire) the universe was coming apart in what could best be described as a “reality failure.” My Uncle and I were frantically searching for the last remaining fragments of physical existence in an attempt to stave …
Granny Mabel and my best friend Ned died in 2003. I frequently have dreams in which they come back from the dead. Last night I dreamed about both of them. In the first dream, Ned came back and was standing over the couch where I was sleeping. He was poking me in the ribs and …
I just acquired the boxset of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum, not by buying the collection but purchasing each individual DVD from online retailers. I’ve always felt strongly about this show because I identify with the main character: his mother died when he was very young and his father was always distant toward him. His father …
Yet another Erin story. She came by to pick me up to do some job for her. When she arrived, I quickly loaded a bag full of clothes and other essentials into the back of her S.U.V., explaining “I have somewhere to go after we get done.” We complete the task (whatever it was, can’t …