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Dreams
Mar 6th
An idea came to me last night in a dream. It was a story idea, of course, as I’m struck with them at almost any given moment without rhyme or reason. Usually I hunt out a pad and pen to scribble down whatever line of dialog or narrative hits me – but this time I thought about it for a while before I wrote it in my idea book.
I thought about how personal of a connection this one was. It deals with the thought I often have of finding my Father or visiting with him even though the last time I saw him was almost 7 years ago.
This isn’t the first time an idea struck me in this manner – on the contrary it happens quite often. I think it’s something that happens to a great many writers. I know that the popular story from Stephanie Meyer of Twilight fame is that she awoke from a dream about the first book and set out to write it. That dream has certainly done well for her.
1993
Oct 23rd
The other night, I had a dream that I fell asleep and when I awoke I was in the year 1993. I don’t really remember where I awoke or who I asked, I just remember looking at someone and saying “what year is it?” and they replied, of course, 1993. Now the rest of the dream slipped away almost as soon as I awoke, but as I stumbled into the bathroom to start the shower I started thinking about what that would be like.
I thought about visiting myself in 1993. I would’ve been 8 years old then, depending on the month. I would’ve been living on a road not far from where I live now, and my parents would both be home with me – as well as my older sister. In fact, it would’ve been the last year that I spent with my whole family in one house. My parents separated the next year and eventually divorced and re-married (both of them).
If I could’ve snuck up on myself and peeked in my bedroom window, I probably would’ve seen my younger self sitting in my room playing my Nintendo (the original), which my sister handed down to me and I spent a great deal of time on. Or, I could’ve been on the floor with my massive collection of X-Men action figures, which I played with constantly and made sure to carry with me anywhere I went if I thought there was a chance of having time to have a quick battle.
