While lying
in my hospital bed I was able to hear the deep sound of rolling rubber wheels,
from the nurse’s cart, outside of my room. The muffled infomercial from another
patient’s television was just loud enough to sneak through my closed door and
keep me awake. I was so tired. All I could think about was going to sleep. I
tried to think of sheep… no luck. Then I remembered my old friends; the friends
that have carried me through my entire life and given me advice and knowledge
that few would ever know. I needed to reach out to them. I needed to go back to
NOMOS.
I quieted my
mind and let the outside sounds drift into the darkness, far from my grasp. My
body started to feel a bit numb and tingly when suddenly a loud *POP* had
jolted me awake. But when I awoke, the hospital was no longer there. What stood
before me was a tall, handsome man with a broken red balloon in his hand.
“Welcome
home, Miss Annie” He smirked, knowing that he startled me with his deliberate
popping of the balloon.
I call him “Mister”
We have been in many dreams together and he seems to always be that staple, who
brings me into what I need to know. I used to call him Jon, but for some reason
he kept insisting his name was Mister. So Mister it is. “Mister Sandman” he
would joke.
We flew to
many different areas of my subconscious and conscious mind. We went over the
facts and misguided views of the many things that have been happening. The
latest, most important info he gave me was that I didn’t need to be afraid
anymore. I really didn’t. He showed me the way life is and how it will be and, for
the first time, I actually “Got it” After a nice reunion and some valuable
information he told me to come back and write about it. He told me to write
about how I met them, where I met them, how others could meet them, and any
future meetings. Then, with another one of his cliché’s, he kissed me and sent
me on my way.
When I
awoke, I could see the sunrise peering from the hospital blinds. It had only
been a few hours, but it seemed like I was fully rested. I knew it was time for
me to break out my computer and begin to write again. For so long I had let my
muse fall to the wayside. But now, Mister was back.
I begin
writing again with this blog. Following my blog, I will finally continue to
complete the chapters of my novel “Bring Me a Dream” Most of my manuscript is
complete. I just need to tweak and finish it up. It was put on hold, due to a
long illness and life getting in the way; but no longer.
Please
follow my blog to see how things unravel and how I sort out my writing, as it
happens. I will also post how my characters from “Bring Me a Dream” interact
with each other in the… “real” or “not so real” world.
I also welcome
any comments, questions, or requests.
